Many plant-based drugs, including nicotine, originated as natural insecticides: the plant uses them to make itself poisonous to insects that would eat it.
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.
Nicotine, small doses can be okay, but large doses and it’s really lethal
Many plant-based drugs, including nicotine, originated as natural insecticides: the plant uses them to make itself poisonous to insects that would eat it.
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.
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.)
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.
But impossible to overdose by voluntary inhalation. Just don’t eat, drink or inject lethal doses and you’ll be fine.