Misc I feel like the smoking (cigarettes) + depression and/or anxiety studies CLEARLY have the causation backwards

[drewbocop]

ADHD, that's been a word of the day. This post about evolving the ADHD understanding was interesting.

It's the bullshit of the century overall, but I definitely have it and it definitely runs in my family, with all the symptoms you've come to expect, and all the other medical ailments that it can provide willingly.

 

[Allylbenzene]

It's the bullshit of the century overall

Reddit is full of drug-naive people taking amphetamine daily for months and wondering why they're getting crashes? Or why they're getting obvious amphetamine-induced side-effects.

 

[ChemicallyEnhanced]

well obviously nicotine to calm down is going to be very popular with nicotine addicts!
It helps with stress if you're withdrawing from nicotine yeah, for obvious reasons

The reason a non-nicotine addict does not reach for a cigarette to calm them down is because it would not work, simple as that. As they would quickly discover after trying!

No, I used to smoke cigarettes casually 'cause I only did it when I was with my brother and his partner.if I spend most of the day with them, I might have 4 or 5 over that day, but then I often went several days without smoking any. It definitely still relaxes you and makes you feel good if you aren't depended on, or addicted to, it.