• quicksand@lemmy.world
    57·
    3 months ago

    They aren’t exactly good for you.

    Or bad necessarily. From my understanding nicotine is similar to caffeine in that regard. The harm is in the other stuff you’re pumping into your lungs

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
      6·
      3 months ago

      Addiction is bad for you, and nicotine is really addictive if you let it rewire your brain (it is a dopamine agonist).

      I stopped drinking coffee over a week. It took me over a decade to drop nicotine.

      • Possibly linuxEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        Yeah Nicotine is also very bad for your mental health long term. You become so hooked on it that you literally can not be happy without it.

        • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
          1·
          3 months ago

          It’s such a pacifier. And with vaping, you can get a little hit almost no matter where you are - don’t even need to step out for a break

          • Possibly linuxEnglish
            3·
            3 months ago

            It actually makes a lot of sense from a business. The vaping companies want you to live a long life hopelessly addicted.

            • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
              1·
              3 months ago

              Totally. It’s no wonder tobacco companies are deeply invested in smoking cessation and alternatives (or so I’ve heard - don’t ask me for a source).