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   From: gadekryds@lundhansen.dk   
      
   Aidan Kehoe wrote:   
      
   > Nicotine is a fascinating molecule. It is a mild stimulant that improves   
   > cognition and problem-solving, and I think it’s plausible that its effect   
   was   
   > part of the pace of economic development and raising GDP per capita in the   
   20th   
   > century.   
      
   Back then the tobacco was 'cleaner' than it is today.   
      
   > I do not endorse smoking, it is bad for you. I am not intrinsically negative   
   > about nicotine replacement therapy or vaping.   
      
   I am negative about nicotine replacement therapy or vaping - about   
   nicotine as such but also about the uncontrolled additives the products   
   come with. If the nicotine was clean, it would be less harmful than   
   cigarettes.   
      
   --   
   Bertel   
   Kolt, Denmark   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)