Posted by undopaminergic on January 20, 2020, at 4:45:47
In reply to Re: nicotine enhancment and dependence, posted by rjlockhart37 on January 19, 2020, at 23:45:39
> it's a form of caffeine that enhances dopamine transmission,
I don't think that's what you were trying to say. Nicotine is not a form of caffeine, though the two are used for much the same reasons.
> Freud .. was a cocaine addict, and also smoked nicotine.
I wouldn't say he was a cocaine addict, though he was a regular user for some time. I'd say he *was* addicted to cigars, however -- he continued to smoke them even after he got oral cancer.
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