[GekkePrutser]

Hmm yes but I don't believe people willingly pick nicotine to deal with that.

Most of us just grab an espresso. It's the people that were already smoking that go for the nicotine.

And if it were that harmless, why wouldn't they put it in drinks?

[shawnz]

For non-office workers it's not always convenient to make coffee while you work, so perhaps that's the difference. And to be clear, I don't think it's harmless (but I think the degree to which it is more harmful than caffeine, if you exclude the non-nicotine-related harms of smoking cigarettes, is probably exaggerated)

[TheHappyOddish]

I started smoking because my housemates did and continued due to the hunger suppression and the nicotine hit. I also drink coffee, it's not the same rush.