> Nicotine by itself isn't too different from caffeine
Yes it is
You should actually look up the literature. Chronic use is actually harmful in a lot of the same ways that tobacco smoking is. Obviously it's a huge improvement over tobacco use, but it's also a huge downgrade from abstinence as a whole.
It's not. The biggest health consequence of long term nicotine use is hardening of arteries. All of the lung problems, the worst side effects, are from smoking.
Yes it is
You should actually look up the literature. Chronic use is actually harmful in a lot of the same ways that tobacco smoking is. Obviously it's a huge improvement over tobacco use, but it's also a huge downgrade from abstinence as a whole.