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Nicotine on it’s own isn’t particularly addictive. It only becomes highly addictive when combined with the MAO inhibitors found in tobacco, primarily harman and norharman.

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toikpi@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Some sources disagree with your claim.

Mayo Clinic

Nicotine dependence occurs when you need nicotine and can’t stop using it. Nicotine is the chemical in tobacco that makes it hard to quit. Nicotine produces pleasing effects in your brain, but these effects are temporary. So you reach for another cigarette.

The more you smoke, the more nicotine you need to feel good. When you try to stop, you experience unpleasant mental and physical changes. These are symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

www.mayoclinic.org/…/syc-20351584

Centre for Addition and Public Health

In the past, it was believed that because nicotine does not cause intoxication or impairment, using tobacco was simply a bad habit, not an addiction. Today, nicotine is recognized as the very addictive drug found in tobacco products.

Nicotine dependence (also called tobacco addiction) involves physical and psychological factors that make it difficult to stop using tobacco, even if the person wants to quit.

www.camh.ca/en/health-info/…/nicotine-dependence

John Hopkins

Both e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes contain nicotine, which research suggests may be as addictive as heroin and cocaine. What’s worse, says Blaha, many e-cigarette users get even more nicotine than they would from a combustible tobacco product: Users can buy extra-strength cartridges, which have a higher concentration of nicotine, or increase the e-cigarette’s voltage to get a greater hit of the substance.

hopkinsmedicine.org/…/5-truths-you-need-to-know-a…

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bfg9k@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I’m intrigued, got any sources for this claim?

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- RobotToaster@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Monoamine Oxidase Inhibition Dramatically Increases the Motivation to Self-Administer Nicotine in Rats
  
  Monoamine oxidase inhibition in cigarette smokers: From preclinical studies to tobacco product regulation
  
  Effects of Monoamine Oxidase Inhibition on the Reinforcing Properties of Low-Dose Nicotine
  
  Biologically Active Compounds Present in Tobacco Smoke: Potential Interactions Between Smoking and Mental Health
  
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- toikpi@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I searched for “nicotine addiction” and found a number of links to reputable bodies. I have put some of them above.
  
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