Is nicotine harmful to your health? MORE

Is nicotine by itself harmful to health?

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Absolutely. Nicotine is an incredibly toxic poison which is also used as a topical insecticide. “The fatal dose of pure nicotine is approximately 40-60 mg” In the grand scheme of things, this is an unbelievably potent poison, whic…

Is Nicotine harmful to my health?

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Nicotine is a stimulant comparable to caffeine but much more addictive. This is why The Safe Cig TM is only recommended to current smokers. As with any stimulants the user should set personal limitations.

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is nicotine harmful to health?

Q: i’m not talking about cigarettes, just the chemical compoundseems like it wouldn’t be any worse than caffeine

A: Yes. Anything your body depends on is unhealthy for you in large quantities and in consistant use. Nicotine dulls and decays your central nervous system.

which cigarrates are not harmful for health,How to avoid the nicotine present?

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A: 1) all cigarrettes contain nicotine.Ergo, all cigarettes are harmful. Not only that, the tar and oils in the smoke irritate your lungs. It’s not necessarily the nicotine that causes cancer, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, it’s the smoke.So no cigarrettes are ‘safe’ unless you believe the tobacco companies. If you do, then I have a bridge to sell you.

Why can’t R&D develop a cigarette, containing nicotine, that isn’t harmful to a person’s health?

Q: Why haven’t the cigarette companies used genetic engineering or other scientific techniques to develop a cigarette that doesn’t contain carcinogens and other harmful ingredients? It would be good business for them.

A: a couple of decades ago, “R&D” developed a smokeless cigarette that was touted as “safe”. Everybody hated it. The product fizzled out due to lack of interest. The FDA had nothing to do with it. in 1965, the surgeon generals office won a victory by pushing through a bill that required a warning label on cigarette packages. Until just recently, the FDA did not regulate cigarettes. In 1996, the FDA won a landmark ruling labeling cigarettes as a nicotine delivery system. Since then, they have been playing legal games with the cigarette industry to develop sensible guidelines. I have no knowledge of any real successes.And not everything that burns is carcinogenic by the way. complete combustion of organic compounds yields carbon dioxide and water.Below is a link to an msds for nicotine. states oral LD50 for rat is 50 mg / kg. that’s the concentration that causes death of 50% of rat test subjects. cyanide LD50 for rat is about 4 mg/kg. Rat LD50 for DEET (some bug sprays) is about 300 mg/kg. nicotine is 10 x ‘s less toxic then cyanide but nearly 10 times more toxic than DEET.So my answer is this. Scientists working in cigarette research and development cannot make a product that is both safe and contains nicotine because nicotine by itself is toxic. If you’re concerned about safety or your health, quit smoking and stay away from nicotine.