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I have smoked for 14 years and hated every second of it until I quit. Nicotine is not cripplingly addictive. Inhaling tobacco (or electronic cigarette) vapour by lung is crippingly addictive.

Years later, I replaced my ADHD medication with low-strength nicotine patches and I find it as effective, cheaper, longer-lasting and with less addictive potential than dexamphetamine. The side effects when I forget a patch are much less than not having my morning cup of coffee — just extremely distractable and lower energy.

Smoking is terrible, but I wish people learned that the effects of smoking are much more intense from the effects of pure nicotine.