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When I slipped up and started smoking again, I used the nicotine logenes to break the habit. Several years later I'm still using the logenes all day long. I am frustrated that I can not find information about the long term (years) effects are of ingesting nicotine rather than smoking it (tar, lungs etc.). Because I pay for individual health insurance I'm not going to ask my doctor. I don't want it in my records. Individual health insurance policies are ridiculously more expensive that employer/company policies. If there's any thing about nicotine in your history the cost is half again as much...if they will cover you at all. My other addiction is food and I'm already significantly overweight. My health otherwise is very good.

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