OK for nonsmoker to pop a quit-smoking lozenge?
October 8, 2008 8:02 PM Subscribe
Is it harmful for a nonsmoker to use a quit-smoking lozenge?
This free trial of Commit Cappuchino Lozenges sound pretty darn good, but I don't smoke. Given the proper dosage, is there any plausible harm for popping one or two of these per day? (recommended 9 per day for smokers trying to quit). It's free candy, as far as I can discern ^_^
This free trial of Commit Cappuchino Lozenges sound pretty darn good, but I don't smoke. Given the proper dosage, is there any plausible harm for popping one or two of these per day? (recommended 9 per day for smokers trying to quit). It's free candy, as far as I can discern ^_^
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I've never smoked a cigarette in my life. I remember a friend of mine once had those nicotine mints to help smokers quit. Out of curiosity I tried one. It tasted awful and I couldn't even finish the damn thing because it made me sick to my stomach. I don't think they would do you any harm in moderation, but why would you want to just start taking them? There are plenty of other cappuccino flavored candies out there without nicotine in them.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 8:13 PM on October 8, 2008
posted by MaryDellamorte at 8:13 PM on October 8, 2008
I've used the lozenges to quit smoking, and I'm telling you, they do not taste that awesome.
posted by All.star at 8:14 PM on October 8, 2008
posted by All.star at 8:14 PM on October 8, 2008
Before you order a package, you might try dipping a used cigarette butt in a cappuccino, then eating it, to get an idea of what to expect with regard to flavor.
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! at 8:20 PM on October 8, 2008 [2 favorites]
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! at 8:20 PM on October 8, 2008 [2 favorites]
Let's take an addictive drug to satisfy a sugar craving. Yeah, that sounds like a spectacular idea. Not! Don't screw with nicotine; it is one of the most addictive substances around.
posted by caddis at 8:27 PM on October 8, 2008
posted by caddis at 8:27 PM on October 8, 2008
"Who but a fool would deliberately addict himself to nicotine?" -- Dale Pendell, Pharma/kopoeia.
posted by holgate at 8:33 PM on October 8, 2008
posted by holgate at 8:33 PM on October 8, 2008
I have to chime in. I never smoked regularly, but my roommate was quitting smoking and offered me a piece of Nicorette gum.
I would do anything to take back that moment.
I have, since 2001, been addicted to this gum. I was never, ever, for a minute, addicted to cigarettes. They were an occasional party thing - I did not understand addicts THEN. Any time I try to quit the gum, I am anxious, miserable, depressed, and horrible. I will regret trying the gum for the rest of my life (or until I quit). As others have said, nicotine is one of the most addictive substances available on the market. I cannot speak for the lozenge, but WHY GO THERE. It is expensive and it sucks, more than I can express, to be addicted to something so utterly stupid. *self-flagellate*
To answer your question regarding harm, no, I'm a biomedical scientist, and I have thoroughly researched this topic and can tell you that, to date, there are no long-term effects of nicotine-replacement products. It is not akin to snuff, where actual tobacco is involved. The tobacco is where the carcinogens reside in terms of our current understanding.
My advice, admittedly skewed and personal and biased and all that, is don't.
posted by Punctual at 8:36 PM on October 8, 2008 [1 favorite]
I would do anything to take back that moment.
I have, since 2001, been addicted to this gum. I was never, ever, for a minute, addicted to cigarettes. They were an occasional party thing - I did not understand addicts THEN. Any time I try to quit the gum, I am anxious, miserable, depressed, and horrible. I will regret trying the gum for the rest of my life (or until I quit). As others have said, nicotine is one of the most addictive substances available on the market. I cannot speak for the lozenge, but WHY GO THERE. It is expensive and it sucks, more than I can express, to be addicted to something so utterly stupid. *self-flagellate*
To answer your question regarding harm, no, I'm a biomedical scientist, and I have thoroughly researched this topic and can tell you that, to date, there are no long-term effects of nicotine-replacement products. It is not akin to snuff, where actual tobacco is involved. The tobacco is where the carcinogens reside in terms of our current understanding.
My advice, admittedly skewed and personal and biased and all that, is don't.
posted by Punctual at 8:36 PM on October 8, 2008 [1 favorite]
Furthermore: if you want free candy, I will send you a couple of packs of sugar-free chocolate-flavoured caffeinated peppermints if you MeMail me a snailmail address. Seriously. Nicotine lozenges make the soft tissue of your mouth feel like it's been sandpapered with something nasty.
posted by holgate at 8:37 PM on October 8, 2008
posted by holgate at 8:37 PM on October 8, 2008
I quit smoking years ago now but I remember having the same thoughts about Nicorette gum when it first came out. Like, awesome! It's a cigarette in a piece of gum. Now I can quit smoking while enjoying the tasty flavor of delicious chewing gum.
Except that this chewing gum tastes like a packet of pepper that triggers my gag reflex and burns the back of my throat like a shot glass full of kerosene!
posted by The Straightener at 8:44 PM on October 8, 2008
Except that this chewing gum tastes like a packet of pepper that triggers my gag reflex and burns the back of my throat like a shot glass full of kerosene!
posted by The Straightener at 8:44 PM on October 8, 2008
You may well get hooked, and those things aren't cheap. Don't start an expensive habit because someone offered you a freebie one time. That's like the pusher's oldest trick in the book, except the nicotine lozenge people really aren't trying to market to you, the non-smoker.
I used to work for a quitting smoking program and I will tell you from talking to hundreds of smokers that those things taste nasty.
posted by fructose at 8:46 PM on October 8, 2008
I used to work for a quitting smoking program and I will tell you from talking to hundreds of smokers that those things taste nasty.
posted by fructose at 8:46 PM on October 8, 2008
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