[pstuart]

And not smoking or drinking saves you money!

[gdulli]

Yes, our system is most definitely stacked against the poor, but it's important to also remember that we all have free will and that some choices fully within our power are much better than others.

[tonymet]

nicotine is likely one of the best appetite-control , cognative-enhancing and anti-anxiety medications ever known to man. A large driver of obesity , anxiety and psychotropic abuse was smoking cessation.

Giving out nicotine gum , would decimate the drugs industry, but likely resolve a lot of our chronic health and depression issues.

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I've actually considered taking nicotine for these reasons. But I don't because it appears you build tolerance very quickly.

[tonymet]

i know a number of people with moderate ADHD who use it instead of Adderall.

[giardini]

tonymet says >nicotine is likely one of the best appetite-control , cognative-enhancing and anti-anxiety medications ever known to man.<

Is this not under-reported? I have known several people for whom smoking appears to be truly necessary. One said he was prescribed smoking to control his "shakes".