[GeronL]

pure, nicotine is a poison

[Gabz]

pure, nicotine is a poison

I think most people know that, those that don't weren't paying attention in chemistry class.

The leaves of tomato, potato, eggplant, and pepper plants can be dried and cured in the same manner as tobacco and the nicotine content can be manipulated in the same manner. But most people grow those plants for the fruit, not their leaves. And people also grow tobacco for the flowers, not to harvest the leaves.

[jjsheridan5]

pure, nicotine is a poison

Anything is a poison, dosage is the critical issue. The nicotine found in a cigarette or a salad, is insufficient to cause any problems. The "nicotine is a poison" meme is a misleading scare tactic, nothing more. A salad is a virtual buffet of naturally occurring insecticides and "poisons". Nicotine has a wide range of positive benefits, and no serious negative effects. Contrary to the claims of this article (and other pseudo-scientific babblings), nicotine is not very addictive (comparing it with a real addiction like alcoholism or cocaine addiction is nothing short of ridiculous). Is nicotine a "poison"? Yes. And so is just about everything that you breath, or otherwise consume.