10 facts about nicotine you may not know....

[Roscopecotrain]

Taken from ejuiceconnoisseur.com/2013/07/25/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-nicotine/

The following are a few interesting facts that you might not have known about nicotine. This can be helpful to those of you who are trying to defend your decision to vape E-cigarettes from the sceptical mindsets of friends, family, co-workers, etc. The misconception that nicotine is a carcinogen, and a dangerous drug, is often confused with the many other chemicals specifically in cigarettes that are carcinogenic, dangerous, unhealthy, etc. The following is a list of many of the health benefits of nicotine:

1. There are over 4,000 chemicals in the average cigarette… many of them carcinogenic. Nicotine is NOT one of them.

2. Nicotine has been found to reduce approach-avoidance behavior in animals, and healthy human volunteers.

3. Nicotine interacts with cell membranes in such a way as to ease the passage of certain ions through the membrane. This aids in, among other things, the communication between synapses in your brain, increasing cognitive functions.

4. Nicotine has been found to substantially increase immediate as well as long-term memory abilities.

5. Nicotine increases attentiveness in patients who suffer from Alzheimer’s Disease.

6. Nicotine is used for certain types of neurodegenerative pain issues, and also pain problems associated with come mental disorders.

7. Nicotine can be used as analgesia for postoperative recovery.

8. Nicotine is being researched as a possible additive to opioid medicinal regimens, because it stimulates respiration, opposing the opioid’s tendency to depress respiration. It also increases alertness in sharp contrast to opiod’s well-known “drowsiness” effects.

9. Nicotine decreases appetite, as much if not more than cannabinoids increase it.

10. Nicotine is currently being considered as treatment against such diseases and disorders as ADD/ADHD, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, inflammatory skin disorders and injuries, obesity, and ulcerative colitis.

There is one thing holding nicotine back from the many positive uses that it is capable of… disinformation (properly defined as the purposeful conveying of untrue facts as opposed to misinformation which is merely accidental). Cigarettes and nicotine have become a hot-button political health issue that has long since ceased to be about actual health and now has more to do with which sides buys and pays for the most politicians. Enter into the mix, electronic cigarettes, which deliver nicotine, and only nicotine in a way that’s outwardly reminiscent of the smoking of “real” or “analog” tobacco cigarettes. The politics of the issue make it easy to demonize something that is even remotely similar to tobacco cigarettes. But don’t let them get away with it! And when you hear negative “scientific” evidence about e-cigarettes, try to find the other side of the story… because there’s always another side to the story. There is a lot of valid, correctly-done scientific work being done out there regarding the health benefits of e-cigarettes. On the other side of the coin is poorly constructed, statistically skewed “scientific” information regarding the health dangers of e-cigarettes. Don’t let them scare you back to smoking! You know you feel better now that you’re vaping than you did when you were still smoking.

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Nice post

11. Eating 19.2 grams of pureed tomatoes equals the effects of passive smoking pertaining to nicotine consumption

[bazzer343]

Good post always good to have this ammunition. You tell people you stopped smoking and see you vaping they say God that's worse for you now can show this and tell them to look for something else to attack
Nice one

[Hardyboater]

I suffer from psporiasis. I wish it would cure that.although it does help the constant stress which is caused by psoriasis.

Excellent post .

Thanks

[skyjay]

Great post thanks for sharing

[bazzer343]

Must admit have learnt more on this site then surfing

[Roscopecotrain]

Thanks guys. Thought is was worth a little post.

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[Roscopecotrain]

Double post

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[davess]

Interesting post roscopecotrain, informative as well

[sammy13]

Jul 29, 2013 13:43:48 GMT Roscopecotrain said:

Thanks guys. Thought is was worth a little post.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

Thankyou.
What I do not understand though is that if all the points are totally true then why is there such a hoo ha about nicotine.

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Jul 29, 2013 18:14:00 GMT sammy13 said:

Jul 29, 2013 13:43:48 GMT Roscopecotrain said:

Thanks guys. Thought is was worth a little post.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

Thankyou.
What I do not understand though is that if all the points are totally true then why is there such a hoo ha about nicotine.

Tis called scaremongering

[Roscopecotrain]

Jul 29, 2013 18:23:52 GMT digiw0rx said:

Jul 29, 2013 18:14:00 GMT sammy13 said:

Thankyou.
What I do not understand though is that if all the points are totally true then why is there such a hoo ha about nicotine.

Tis called scaremongering

Exactly

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[sammy13]

Jul 29, 2013 18:23:52 GMT digiw0rx said:

Jul 29, 2013 18:14:00 GMT sammy13 said:

Thankyou.
What I do not understand though is that if all the points are totally true then why is there such a hoo ha about nicotine.

Tis called scaremongering

I actually do honestly find this info extremely interesting though.
A few years ago there was a study done on a school in Bradford, now I don't remember the ins and outs of it all and I had no children or friends involved so I can not quote, but it was found that an extremely large number of children had been put on medication for ADD which was why it made the news.
Every day you hear about dementia, things that may help, drug trials etc.
Regarding neuropathic pain, and other pain, many people are on morphine and other strong painkillers that affect their day, I myself have allergies to most known strong painkillers and have to try to get by .
Slimming pills are known to cause heart problems.

If nicotine can help with all these things then why is it not given instead of other drugs that do not work or can not be tolerated?

[Super-Shiny]

Jul 29, 2013 13:13:33 GMT Hardyboater said:

I suffer from psoriasis. I wish it would cure that.although it does help the constant stress which is caused by psoriasis.

Excellent post .

Thanks

Vaping reduced my psoriasis by about 75% and agreed stress is the most cause of psoriasis

I use:

Demovate for most of my psoriasis and it works a treat, and the odd bit of Diprosalic for when something gets severe and once not severe back onto Demovate.

Might sound vain but a sunbed now and again works well too

[sammy13]

My other half used a sunbed, not much - 3 mins a week, and it helped his psoriasis that was caused by the morphine he has to take.
Didn't cure it but it did help. Think if he used it more it would cure it, because if we go away abroad somewhere hot he doesn't get it .