"A lot of people still think e-cigarettes are not harmful. But studies show that nicotine is, pound for pound, as addictive as heroin." @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams at #CADCAForum Meet and Greetpic.twitter.com/1NhxnXNdll
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Lots of good comments/ questions on this tweet- so let’s discuss. “Addiction” is dependent on the person, the environment, the substance/delivery &other factors. Most experts feel it includes varying degrees of dependence, intoxication, tolerance, withdrawal, and reinforcement.
Many folks focus on “harm” as a defining component of addiction, but addiction in not only about harm. Here is @ASAMorg definition.
https://www.asam.org/resources/definition-of-addiction …
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When people speak of the addictive properties of nicotine, much of the focus is on dependence- and a large number of addiction experts feel and consistently state nicotine is one of if not the most dependence creating substance.
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People also question the relative harm of nicotine to other substances. I don’t think it’s a good idea to compare harm. Someone’s loved on dying of smoking or their kid unable to focus in school because of e cig dependence, or their loved one overdosing are all “harm” to someone.
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