Here is the link of the results I got when I typed in Nicotinic Acid.
I would love to find something that will fix my asthma, arthritis, and lower my cholesterol. It's something I still think about doing but just can't pull the trigger on those high doses. I see the articles you talk about and find just as many that say don't do it.
You can find anything online to verify what a person thinks so getting to the truth is difficult.
I got brave the other day and popped 500mg just to see what would happen. I flushed but had no other symptoms. No melatonin. The funny thing is, the leg/ankle/foot that I hurt 3 years ago has a circulation problem and arthritis. I flushed more in the lower leg, ankle, and foot than anywhere. I almost had a raised rash there but nowhere else. I flushed there more than in my face. LOL I never at any time felt like I was in trouble and all I did was flush.
I do agree with you that the junk they put in Niacin to stop the flush probably makes the others more dangerous than the Nicotinic Acid version.