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Nicotine addiction isn't that bad - tobacco companies encourage the belief that it's more severe to keep people smoking (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 6 months ago by Aggravationstation to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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Tobacco companies had to own up to the fact that smoking is harmful in the 1960s when undeniable evidence came out. People struggled to quit because it is somewhat addictive, but mainly because they enjoyed it.

Those companies then encouraged the rhetoric about it being more addictive than heroin. It isn't. In my experience it's less addictive than caffeine.

Here's my history with nicotine:

Smoked cigarettes from 15 - 26.
Quit totally for 14 months
My friend who smoked moved back to town and I smoked when I was with them.
Switched to vaping 8 years ago.
Quit vaping in January this year (2024).

I bought 30 cigars at the start of last month (April 2024) and have smoked 9 of them so far. I normally just have 1 a week if I'm having a beer at home but I went out drinking 2 nights in a row at the start of this month and smoked 6 over that weekend.

Am I addicted? Maybe, but I haven't had any nicotine this week and don't plan on having any next week either.

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[–] Aggravationstation 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I thought I would have to crave cigarettes for the rest of my life, and that simply isn't true.

This is what I was trying to get at.

I also smoked weed most days for about 15 years then quit due to starting a job that drug tests and had no ill effects. I thought this would be more common but reading what people are saying here there are a lot of individuals who have problems quitting even weed which is far less habit forming than nicotine.

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The problem with weed is it absolutely wrecks sleep for people. Without the high, people don't fall into deep sleep and end up having vivid nightmares. It can take weeks or months for your brain to adjust.

Lots of people have trouble quitting cigarettes, but they aren't having nicotine symptoms.

[–] Aggravationstation 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The only effect I noticed when quitting was that I could remember my dreams more often.

[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, anytime I quit weed I have the craziest vivid dreams, not nightmares just weird ass dreams