[LatteLazy]

Assuming you don't smoke tobacco, aren't the health effects of nicotine (at the levels 99% of people limit themselves to) basically nothing?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicotine#Adverse_effects

It expressly does NOT cause cancer in humans. It means you get a bit less REM sleep. No one has shown it causes birth defects in humans.

Caffeine sounds much worse!

[justin66]

> Assuming you don't smoke tobacco, aren't the health effects of nicotine (at the levels 99% of people limit themselves to) basically nothing?

Nicotine itself is believed to be associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease. (the "Cardiovascular system" section of the wikipedia page on Nicotine is quite lacking)

[beatgammit]

Isn't nicotine far more addictive than caffeine? Perhaps a direct comparison could show that nicotine is less harmful on paper, but the addictive nature seems like it could make nicotine more dangerous in practice.