I remember Dr. Dean Edell said more than a few times, 'nicotine/tobacco has been so vilified in the U.S., we will never know if it has any medicinal value.'
Exactly. It has a ton of valuable, useful characteristics. It's a REALLY good hack for fitness--every day, wear a nicotine patch and go to the gym (at the same time/trigger each day). You RAPIDLY get addicted to fitness.
Nicotine has similar effects to Vitamin B3. Niacinamide (a no-flush B3 supplement) has helped my girlfriend reduce her tobacco intake, when she gets it...
You rapidly get addicted to fitness? Sign me up! But seriously do you have more details on this?