When someone first starts to use it, it has moderate stimulant effects. Shortly after that, you start developing a tolerance and withdrawals, and it doesn’t actually do anything productive and you don’t get anything out of it. Many addicts will swear that it makes them feel great, but what they’re describing is just a temporary lessening of their withdrawals when they consume it
As a smoker for 13 years and now 15 years not, it was awesome. It is relaxing and really makes roadtrips feel shorter. I still tell my wife that if i had Wolverine or Deadpools regenerative powers I would smoke 2 packs a day.
You do smell really bad though, especially in the winter.
That is a very good question. Stinky, thumb sucking, and I have a question, “Why is it that smokers always want to gravitate toward door entrances and toward no smokers? I don’t think they realize how much the stench travels. Smoke long enough and you will develop wrinkles around your mouth that looks like an anus. That’s nature’s way of telling you that you are inserting something ‘waste like’ into your mouth. So glad I quit. I know it’s hard to quit but seriously, why be a sadist?
When I worked third shift it was really useful for keeping myself awake and almost mentally functional while adjusting to the new sleep schedule. Outside of that, nicotine mostly just helps counter the headaches/mental fog I get from not having nicotine. Overall not worth, just smoke weed if you want something ‘fun’.
A woman told me the reason she started was because people told her it would help her mental health. She noted peer pressure isn’t as bad as the D.A.R.E. cop said it would be, but it wasn’t non-existent either.
I use nicotine to help me stay focused and even keeled. I used to take ADHD prescription meds, but struggled with abusing them once my tolerance grew and I maxed out the dosages they could give me. I’ve quit nicotine a few times, lasted about a year but felt unfocused and on edge for a lot of that year.
I’ve been a user for 30 years. Currently vape but have smoked cigarettes/cigars, dip/chew, even snorted snuff (which was actually kind of nice). I have no plan to quit in my lifetime unless it is no longer financially affordable. As others mentioned, there is an ADHD benefit for focus (undiagnosed, I grew up when ADHD “didn’t exist”). It also helps with some kinds of anxiety. It is simultaneously a depressant and a stimulant. Good for when you’re anxious, and good when your brain is running a bit slow.
The first hit of it in the morning is nothing short of orgasmic for me. Never done heroin but I imagine that’s what it’s like. Same, but to a lesser degree, if you abstain for a few hours. Fucking bliss.
The main and really only thing I hate(d) was the smell of cigarettes. But I’ve been vaping since 2014. I have no ill effects in terms of blood pressure/heart etc. from vaping.
Personally I also find it heightens the effects of weed. But I have a sensitive system so that may just be me.
I’m willing to bet that many nicotine users have adhd. Nicotine directly treats adhd symptoms, much like amphetamine based stimulants do. Some people believe that non-smoking nicotine is better for your health long-term than traditional adhd meds.
As someone who has used both traditional adhd meds and nicotine separately to treat my own adhd symptoms, nicotine was much easier on my heart than Adderall. I don’t take either now, because they’re both terrible for you. But between the two of them, I’d rather a slow burn than a resting heart rate of 110bpm.
Paired with caffeine, it’s my cheaper and less regulated alternative to ADHD meds. The kinda trouble I get into when entirely unmedicated can be pretty devastating (loss of jobs, relationships, misplacing expensive and important personal items, higher frequency of inattentiveness during important tasks like driving, etc).
The dependence and health concerns aren’t great, but sometimes you’re choosing between sets of bad options.
It’s an addiction. You trick your body into needing something and then feel relief when you get it. It’s also a stimulant so you do get a very mild elevated feeling from it. I need to quit but at least I vape over cigarettes now. I know to most it’s no different but to a smoker of 10 years it’s a huge difference.
It feels good for like 5 days then you just feel normal when you use it yet you also feel like shit without it and you use it to avoid feeling like shit until you decide you can feel like shit for weeks to months straight to get off of it.
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When someone first starts to use it, it has moderate stimulant effects. Shortly after that, you start developing a tolerance and withdrawals, and it doesn’t actually do anything productive and you don’t get anything out of it. Many addicts will swear that it makes them feel great, but what they’re describing is just a temporary lessening of their withdrawals when they consume it
No benefit, just that in the moment of using it you get a slight euphoria felling with mostly goes away fast, and it’s also really addictive
It helps my ADHD I quit a year ago but if I really needed to fixate on something it was my go to. It also kept me a lot skinnier.
Nicotine can have a relaxing effect, but as others have said, it’s mainly about alleviating the withdrawal symptoms that develop between doses.
When I was growing up kids smoked cigarettes because they thought it made them look cool or more adult, but that’s not really the case anymore.
tl;dr: it’s one of the dumbest things you can get addicted to because the only “benefit” just comes from managing the addiction itself.
As a smoker for 13 years and now 15 years not, it was awesome. It is relaxing and really makes roadtrips feel shorter. I still tell my wife that if i had Wolverine or Deadpools regenerative powers I would smoke 2 packs a day.
You do smell really bad though, especially in the winter.
Poor man’s vacation.
I have ADHD. I used it for focusing
It’s a stimulant. It’s like having super strong coffee. Then you get addicted.
The simplest answer is that they are addicted to it and they are trying to counter the withdrawal symptoms.
Because its fucking great lol
That is a very good question. Stinky, thumb sucking, and I have a question, “Why is it that smokers always want to gravitate toward door entrances and toward no smokers? I don’t think they realize how much the stench travels. Smoke long enough and you will develop wrinkles around your mouth that looks like an anus. That’s nature’s way of telling you that you are inserting something ‘waste like’ into your mouth. So glad I quit. I know it’s hard to quit but seriously, why be a sadist?
When I worked third shift it was really useful for keeping myself awake and almost mentally functional while adjusting to the new sleep schedule. Outside of that, nicotine mostly just helps counter the headaches/mental fog I get from not having nicotine. Overall not worth, just smoke weed if you want something ‘fun’.
I get an excuse to leave the room at any moment, to go outside and take a few deep breaths away from everyone else.
Haven’t used it, but I’ve heard it helps you lose weight because it kills your appetite.
A woman told me the reason she started was because people told her it would help her mental health. She noted peer pressure isn’t as bad as the D.A.R.E. cop said it would be, but it wasn’t non-existent either.
I use nicotine to help me stay focused and even keeled. I used to take ADHD prescription meds, but struggled with abusing them once my tolerance grew and I maxed out the dosages they could give me. I’ve quit nicotine a few times, lasted about a year but felt unfocused and on edge for a lot of that year.
its suicide you can savour
I’ve been a user for 30 years. Currently vape but have smoked cigarettes/cigars, dip/chew, even snorted snuff (which was actually kind of nice). I have no plan to quit in my lifetime unless it is no longer financially affordable. As others mentioned, there is an ADHD benefit for focus (undiagnosed, I grew up when ADHD “didn’t exist”). It also helps with some kinds of anxiety. It is simultaneously a depressant and a stimulant. Good for when you’re anxious, and good when your brain is running a bit slow.
The first hit of it in the morning is nothing short of orgasmic for me. Never done heroin but I imagine that’s what it’s like. Same, but to a lesser degree, if you abstain for a few hours. Fucking bliss.
The main and really only thing I hate(d) was the smell of cigarettes. But I’ve been vaping since 2014. I have no ill effects in terms of blood pressure/heart etc. from vaping.
Personally I also find it heightens the effects of weed. But I have a sensitive system so that may just be me.
It’s my constant companion and dearest friend.
Just my lukewarm take.
i never understood this as well
ive tried vaping and never found out what people like so much about it
Don’t judge me! Sorry, I get edgy before my break.
Same thing can be asked about beer.
It’s not the same as drunk, but you definitely get an altered state / buzz.
I’m willing to bet that many nicotine users have adhd. Nicotine directly treats adhd symptoms, much like amphetamine based stimulants do. Some people believe that non-smoking nicotine is better for your health long-term than traditional adhd meds.
As someone who has used both traditional adhd meds and nicotine separately to treat my own adhd symptoms, nicotine was much easier on my heart than Adderall. I don’t take either now, because they’re both terrible for you. But between the two of them, I’d rather a slow burn than a resting heart rate of 110bpm.
Stress relief 😅
Paired with caffeine, it’s my cheaper and less regulated alternative to ADHD meds. The kinda trouble I get into when entirely unmedicated can be pretty devastating (loss of jobs, relationships, misplacing expensive and important personal items, higher frequency of inattentiveness during important tasks like driving, etc).
The dependence and health concerns aren’t great, but sometimes you’re choosing between sets of bad options.
Nicotine is a cognitive enhancing drug.
It’s an addiction. You trick your body into needing something and then feel relief when you get it. It’s also a stimulant so you do get a very mild elevated feeling from it. I need to quit but at least I vape over cigarettes now. I know to most it’s no different but to a smoker of 10 years it’s a huge difference.
A quicker death
It feels good for like 5 days then you just feel normal when you use it yet you also feel like shit without it and you use it to avoid feeling like shit until you decide you can feel like shit for weeks to months straight to get off of it.
Honest answer? It helps calm down my IBS. At one point I knew the science behind why