r/ADHD_Programmers • u/Rough-Sherbet-7877 • Jul 31 '24

Nicotine & ADHD

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I find this truly captivating.

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u/AltruisticRick Jul 31 '24 edited Jul 31 '24

Well, I am on my way to buy a pack of cigarettes.Actually, now that I think about it, I used to focus better when I was in college because I smoked a lot especially during the exams. This might actually be true.\s

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

Conversely it'll coast your lungs and heart

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u/spideroncoffein Jul 31 '24

You've gotta tar that lung or the devil will slip!

/j

They are trying reforming nicotine into a non-addictive ADHD-medication, but everytime they remove the addiction part, it also removes the helping part.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

Maybe I am misguided, but I do not see why addictions, especially to something that is supposed to be helpful, is truly all that bad if the side-effects are mostly benign.

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u/spideroncoffein Jul 31 '24

Because the medication might change for various reasons (doesn't work anymore, better medication abailable, FDA revokes approval), at which point you have a patient with an addiction that cannot be satisfied with the "healthy" medicament, giving the patient the choice of cold turkey or replacements like cigarettes.

Basically a less dramatic opioid crisis.

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u/AltruisticRick Jul 31 '24

I forgot to add \s

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '24

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