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On the benefits and lack of demerits of nicotine (research up to 2015)
--- title: Nicotine description: On the benefits and lack of demerits of nicotine (research up to 2015) created: 2011-05-09 modified: 2016-03-06 status: in progress confidence: likely importance: 9 css-extension: dropcaps-yinit ... > In 2011, I became curious about nicotine gum/patches as a possible alternative stimulant to modafinil: its much shorter half-life makes it more useful for evenings or scenarios like needing a quick alert on a long drive. I looked briefly into the nicotine/tobacco research to see whether there was convincing evidence that nicotine on its own, without any tobacco or
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