[unmole]

> It's also cripplingly addictive.

That very much depends on the medium. It's virtually impossible for a nicotine naive individual to get addicted to losenges or gum.

[sph]

In order of addictive potential, smoking >>>>> lozenges/gum >> nicotine patch.

It's all a matter of how long it takes to reach peak concentration in your blood stream. Smoking takes seconds, lozenges take minutes, a patch takes 2 to 3 hours.

[coffeeindex]

I’m going to need a source on that

[unmole]

https://gwern.net/nicotine#dependence