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		notpushkin 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ozempic shows anti-aging effects in trial Technically, nicotine can be classified as a stimulant: https://web.archive.org/web/20250712041104/https://psychonau...

eru 6 months ago [–]

It's not a straight-up stimulant. It's complicated.

skeezyboy 6 months ago | [–]

cognitive stimulant definitely

eru 6 months ago | | [–]

There are some technical definition of what makes a stimulant a stimulant. It doesn't just have to have a vague stimulating effect.

It's definitely a stimulant in colloquial English, just not in pharmacology.

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