Nicotine: The Smart Drug That Makes You Dumb

Traded the Marlboros for a fruit-flavored USB stick? Congrats! Nicotine sharpens your thinking, but it also changes your thinking. Still addicted, but vaping delivers way more nicotine than smoking ever did. Dan and Dan Jr. dig into everything from its antidepressant effects to the spiritual danger of nicotine’s constant mental stimulation. How different are vapes from cigarettes and pouches? And why physical withdrawal isn’t as bad as people think. Really! China’s key role in the US flavored vape market, toxic metals in Elf Bars lodging into your lungs, and why even NIC-free vapes aren’t safe. Ep. 0033

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0:00 - How Much Nicotine in Vapes vs Cigarettes?

6:39 - Quitting Nicotine: Tapering or Cold Turkey?

12:40 - Comparing Dopamine Release of Different Substances

21:40 - Cognitive Benefits Come with Spiritual Deficits

24:30 - The Fault with New Age, "Oneness," and Playing God 

30:09 - Becoming an NPC: Nicotine Hijacks Awareness

33:20 - Health Risks of Vaping

35:30 - China is Making Us Drug-Addicted 

36:50 - CBD Vapes and Dean's "Anxiety Pen" Crash-out

40:05 - Cause Marketing: Appealing to Your Values vs Making Good Product

47:40 - Gambling Tax Shakeup in the Big Beautiful Bill 

52:43 - How Anxiety Affects Sleep

55:14 - Microplastic in Glass Bottles? The Truth

57:32 - Canceling Fireworks is Unpatriotic