People who are using nicotine products to reduce their smoking habit are finding something interesting. Direct nicotine usage doesn't prevent the so-called nicotine withdrawal that they get when they simply stop smoking. This is because the problem isn't nicotine. The problem is the chemicals the tobacco companies saturate the tobacco and cigarette paper with. Nicotine, itself, isn't habit forming. It's the other chemicals that tobacco companies add to get smokers to return to the tobacco products by habit. If nicotine were habit forming, people would become habitual eaters of egg plant, potatoes, tomatoes, and other regular foods - which have nicotine in them. Consider Dr. Bryan Ardis, "The Other "N" Word" at https://thedrardisshow.com/episode-04-10-2024-the-other-n-word.