Obviously, when governments these days say they care about us, we need to ask ourselves if there is a hidden motive.
Why are governments around the world so anti-smoking? Is it really because they care about our health? Or is it maybe linked to this?
Research paper
The control of parasitic nematodes impacting animal health relies on the use of broad spectrum anthelmintics. However, intensive use of these drugs has led to the selection of resistant parasites in livestock industry. In that respect, there is currently an urgent need for novel compounds able to control resistant parasites. Nicotine has also historically been used as a de-wormer but was removed from the market when modern anthelmintics became available.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6287576/
More research:
The following article is worth reading from beginning to end. I've copied only 2 parts of the text here:
The ancient coevolutionary relationship between vertebrates and helminths (parasitic worms) has potentially profound implications for human health. The fundamental structure and control of the immune system were likely shaped by vertebrate-helminth coevolution, for instance, and the evolutionarily novel absence of helminth infections in many populations might therefore be responsible for the increasing prevalence of allergic and autoimmune diseases (the hygiene hypothesis) (Jackson, Friberg, Little, & Bradley, 2009).
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In humans, there is a large literature on the deliberate use of plants for medicinal purposes (ethnomedicine). In addition, there is increasing evidence that the plants that are incorporated into many diets provide protection against parasites (Etkin, 1986, Etkin and Ross, 1991).
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513814000567
And one last article:
12 Unexpected Nicotine Health Benefits
I've copied some of the most interesting ones:
Possess Neuroprotective Properties
Some scientists claim that nicotine may help protect neurons from degeneration through its ability to affect stimulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and reduce estrogen levels. A 2012 study indicates that nicotine has protective properties in animals' brains.
Treat Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia presents with cognitive problems which may be improved by use of nicotine. The result is improved memory, better learning ability and other functions. It is believed that many schizophrenics use nicotine to reduce the effects of the condition by improving their mental stability.
Control Alzheimer’s Disease
Researches into the ability of nicotine to enhance brain function have been going on for a long time. They follow indications that nicotine could be helpful in reducing the effects of Alzheimer’s. Nicotine is believed to give encouraging results in the improvement of mental functions including attention, vigilance and recognition in persons with Alzheimer’s.
https://www.newhealthadvisor.org/positive-effects-of-nicotine.html
By the time I was in 4th grade, they were already teaching us that smoking causes cancer, and early death. I had one, and only one question: If the government knows this, and they allow the sales of cigarettes and collect taxes on their sales, why are they still legal? There are over 500 chemicals added to cigarette tobacco that are not found in cigars and pipe tobacco. Even then, the answer was obvious. They want to collect as much money as possible from cigarette taxes, while we get sicker and run to the medical industrial complex for relief, and then die shortly after reaching retirement age. So simple a cave man could figure it out. Tobacco and cigarettes are not the same thing.