Nicotine itself is hardly worse than say caffeine. But obviously the negative effects of burning and inhaling a cigarette, especially the carcinogenic agents, is absolutely stupid to think it’s an even trade to pump your workout
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Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
medicalnewstoday.com/…/does-nicotine-affect-muscl…
There is data to show nicotine might have a performance increasing effects on people. However, the idea is more that you ingest a safe amount via methods that are not smoking/chewing.
474D@lemmy.world 1 week ago
unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Oh, nicotine is way worse. It may not harm your health directly, but addictiveness is exponentially worse.
Wikipedia: Dependence and Withdrawal: Moderately physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms may occur upon abstinence, with greater than 100 mg caffeine per day, although these symptoms last no longer than a day
Wikipedia: Nicotine withdrawal Symptoms are usually strongest for the first few days and then dissipate over 2–4 weeks (…) In a minority of smokers, cravings may persist for years.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I smoked cigarettes for four years, then quit for a decade. I was incredibly stressed out and had 2-3 cigarettes for a couple days in a row and now I’m addicted again. I hope I will be able to quit soon, I just have to stop working where I am first, because I need the five minute breaks and don’t get them otherwise.
Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Is switching to vaping an option? You’d still be getting the nicotine, but not the smoke/tar
AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
As a long time daily coffee drinker, that is definitely not accurate about caffeine withdrawal. Every time I try to quit caffeine I go through multiple weeks of depression and physical weakness symptoms.
And as a former smoker, nicotine is still significantly worse. Never touch the stuff, not even once. For a lot of people, there just is no going back from it. It claims you.
piconaut@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I’ve smoked cigars occasionally, maybe as many as 2-3 per week for 2 weeks in a row and then just stopped with no signs of addiction. Nicotine is often described as one of the most addictive drugs and I sometimes wonder if I just never took enough to get addicted in the first place or my experience is a result of lower than average susceptibility to nicotine addiction.
Draces@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Probably both. They’re not mutually exclusive
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I’ve heard that but how else is one supposed to get nicotine in the system? Chewing gum? Patches? Vapes? Is it soluble in a substance that’s safe to consume?
ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Nicotine is water soluble. You can take a wet tobacco leaf off the plant and it’ll soak into your skin and get you a bit buzzed (or in my case when I discovered this mid harvest if you touch enough it’ll get you massively high and nauseous). Imo one of the best ways to get some in relative safety is grow your own, they’re really easy, and just put a leaf under your tongue for a bit then spit it out
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Its highly highly illegal to grow it in my country unfortunately.
BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Part of the problem with using tobacco this way (basically diy dip) is that tobacco leaves themselves contain carcinogenic nitrates that will still have long term health impacts. If you’re going to consume nicotine, it’s best that your source is as close to chemically pure as you can get. Synthetic nicotine is by and large the safest option outside of simply not consuming nicotine in any form. It’s still incredibly addictive and cardiotoxic
graycube@lemmy.world 1 week ago
After that article the other day about caffeine in hand lotion, I’m now surprised they don’t put nicotine in hand lotion.
000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
If u aren’t already addicted, don’t even bother. Nicotine is fucking insane
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Alcohol is worse then nicotine. Although my life is shit and I have so many reasons to drink.
Comment105@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Nicotine in comparable or larger doses from non-toxic or much less toxic sources is arbitrarily limited for stupid reasons.
muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Profits of tobacco companies isn’t a stupid reason when ur a lobbyist for the tobacco companies
roguetrick@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It interacts with nicotinic receptors in your stomach, and you’ll have the liver first past effect after that. Eating it is a bad idea.
Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I smoked for pretty much my whole life. Quit with varying degrees of success many many times. I switched to nicotine pouches 2 months ago, and it’s been fairly great at reducing the damage of cigarettes while not dealing with the actual addiction.
Still need to watch out for gum recession, so it’s not exactly 100% healthy, but smoking causes gum recession anyway and I’m not destroying my lungs anymore, so pretty solid for harm reduction.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Still need to watch out for gum recession
Boof it
Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I mean, we are talking about a crowd where steroid abuse is super common. Taking some nicotine to get a pump isn’t really anywhere near being outside the realm of an unreasonable health risk, to a large portion of this demographic.
makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 1 week ago
THAT’S WHY I DRINK A SUGAR-FREE REDBULL WITH EXTRA CREATINE, PROTEIN POWDER, AND PROBIOTICS MIXED IN WHILE CHEWING SEVEN ZYNS BEFORE EVERY 15 MINUTE SET. I NO LONGER SLEEP AND MY HEARTBEATS CANNOT BE DISTINGUISHED. MY LUNGS ARE PERFECT AND MY BODY IS PRISTINE!
JustJack23@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Your heartbeat is measured in Hz
ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 week ago
Come to think of it, a normal heart rate would be like 1-3hz depending on activity
itsworkthatwedo@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
That’s 1000 to 3000 mHz!
IzzyJ@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Im stealing this for if my brother complains about his heartbeat after staying up for like 18 hours on six cans of red bull.