Like Fluoride or Oxygen.

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      Many plant-based drugs, including nicotine, originated as natural insecticides: the plant uses them to make itself poisonous to insects that would eat it.

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      I’m not sure bout that. I know they say it, but on many occasions I’ve taken 80+mg orally in a day. Lethal dose is supposed to be 60.

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        Ld50 is usually in units per kg, so unless you are a pixie, 90 is well under that number.

        Remember that the ld50 is lethal for 50% of people (healthy adults? Something like that.)

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          Ld50 is not something I knew about when I asked. I’ll pay more attention next time I see some info on it. I’m not abusing nicotine cessation products as much so my interest in researching it has waned.

          I’m learning more than I thought I would from this question.

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      But impossible to overdose by voluntary inhalation. Just don’t eat, drink or inject lethal doses and you’ll be fine.