Posted by sukarno on September 8, 2006, at 23:25:32
In reply to Re: Nicotine, what are associated dangers?, posted by Estella on July 30, 2006, at 8:56:12
Taking nicotine alone is much, much safer than smoking (which contains 4000 chemicals, 43 of which are known to cause cancer).
Nicotine has been shown in at least one study to be as effective for ADD/ADHD as Ritalin or amphetamines.
It shows promise for treating Parkinson's disease.
It can also help depression.
The downside is the increase in blood pressure, potential for heart arrhythmias, increase in clotting factors (the blood can clot more easily which is especially dangerous if you take birth control pills containing estrogen/estradiol) and potential for habituation and addiction.
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