Doctors, health experts want further studies on nicotine benefits

Advocates and scientists highlight the need for further research on nicotine's therapeutic potential, separate from tobacco-related diseases. Stressing the benefits of nicotine for stress and mood management, experts urge transitioning smokers to safer options like heated tobacco products and vapes to reduce harm. Emphasizing the complexity of nicotine's effects, specialists discuss its impact on brain function and advocate for nuanced understanding rather than a simplistic good or bad categorization. The aim is to reduce smoking-related deaths and improve public health worldwide by promoting harm reduction through alternatives to traditional tobacco use.