What you are mistaking for being higher is being mildly poisoned! Nicotine is a deadly and addictive poison. Every time you use it you run the risk of becoming addicted.

My bio prof (way back the first time I went to college) told us something interesting- if you take a single drop of nicotine and put it on the ear of a rabbit, that rabbit will be dead before 24 hours is up! NO, we never did it as an experiment, but I believe him! This was back in the 60s, before the all the news about cancer and all that was popular.

How addictive is nicotine? Once, early in our marriage, the hubby and I were out of money- day before payday. We scrounged together a bit of change and since we were out of food, I wanted to get some bread, a box of mac and cheese and a can of cheap tuna. Hubby said "NO! I need my Camel Cigarettes!" We had the very first argument of our marriage over tobacco. We compromised- I got the tuna and the mac & cheese, no bread, he got Bull Durham.

But there he was, young and madly in love, but willing to let both of us go hungry to feed his addiction! And, no, he isn't normally such an ass! Wouldn't still be with him if he was.

He is still addicted after 40 years. He still needs his tobacco. He's thinking of quitting.....again. I've lost count how many times he's "quit". Maybe THIS time..... Granny:hippy: