Do you smoke ( tobacco)?

[mornelithe]

Blouge said:

mornelithe said:

I think the disconnect is that Nicotine can be injested via other means.  It's the smoking itself that is the problem, Nicotine isn't what causes lung cancer.  

True, I think nicotine just causes strokes and heart disease.

False.  The main issue w/ nicotine is it's addicting, thus reinforcing the use of tobacco as a medium for introducing nicotine into your system.  This isn't to say Nicotine has no other side effects, but the biggest issue is its addictive nature.

"In other words, it is the delivery system, not the addictive drug, which is responsible for the vast majority of tobacco-related disease. More detailed information on the effects of nicotine on cardiovascular disease and pregnancy are discussed in the commentaries on other key findings in the section."

http://www.treatobacco.net/en/page_60.php