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Let me try again.

Nicotine addiction = Not a good thing. Any addiction is not a good thing and nicotine is the top addictive substance.

Use of cigarettes or other straight tobacco products as nicotine delivery system = Very bad thing. It causes cancer, COPD, birth defects, and can kill me from across the room, even though I don't smoke.

Use of nicotine delivery systems without tars, etc from tobacco as a medical means of getting off nicotine = good thing.

Use of nicotine delivery system etc as a means of replacing tobacco as a means of being addicted to nicotine = see addictive substances, but also see tobacco use. It is not a great thing, but is not as bad as tobacco use straight up. I'd rather people not become addicted. If they must, and this is actually their choice, I'd rather see this sort of use than that with all the public health problems attached.

I'm not, at all, advocating being addicted. There are always problems associated. This is merely a lesser of two evils situation, in my opinion.