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false. While there are similarities between nicotine and 

 caffeine, there are important differences. Nicotine is highly 

 addictive while caffeine is not. All caffeine-containing 

 products intended for human consumption already are regulated by 

 the Food and Drug Administration. Cigarettes are not. 



Nicotine Addiction is Intended 



Is nicotine addiction intended? It is. 



Dr. deBethizy's reference to "mild pharmacology" is 

 imprecise, but it evokes the often subtle and varied effects of 

 nicotine on the central nervous system. It is compatible with 

 the conclusion that the cigarette companies intend to create and 

 sustain an addiction to nicotine in many of their customers. The 

 "mildness" that Dr. deBethizy may have had in mind has been 

 discussed in great detail by two of his colleagues at R. J. 

 Reynolds: at the doses usually consumed, .nicotine does not 

 produce the harsh, intoxicating changes commonly associated with 

 many other addicting drugs (Robinson and Pritchard, 1992) . This, 

 however, is not evidence against regarding nicotine as addicting. 

 The creation of intoxication under common conditions of use is 

 hardly a defining feature of addicting drugs. 



"Mildness" is also achieved in another sense. Unlike street 

 drugs, the potencies of which can vary enormously from bag to 

 bag, a given brand style of cigarette produces a very predictable 

 puff profile of nicotine delivery because of advances in 

 cigarette engineering. The cigarette smoker has a far more 



