Get the best experience in our app Enjoy offline reading, category favourites, and instant updates - right from your pocket. Download the App Maybe later Home Nicotine benefits Nicotine benefits 3rd March 2000, 12:00am Compiled By Jon Slater Share Nicotine benefits https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/nicotine-benefits Copy Link AMERICAN academics have suggested that nicotine could help children with neuro-psychiatric problems - including Attention Deficit Disorder. However,Paul Newhouse of the University of Vermont, said not enough was known about nicotine’s long-term effects and stressed the dangers of smoking. Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Register with Tes and you can read five free articles every month, plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. More information Keep reading for just £4.90 per month /per month for 12 months You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £4.90 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters More information Read more GCSEs Compiled By Jon Slater • 17th May 2002 Teachers’ pay Compiled By Jon Slater • 17th May 2002 No bonus claims Compiled By Jon Slater • 8th February 2002 Costly surveys Compiled By Jon Slater • 8th February 2002 Recent Most read Most shared Leaders suffer ‘disturbing’ mistreatment, support service warns News 23 January 2026 The new inspections mean schools must change their expectations Analysis 23 January 2026 Would an under-16s social media ban help schools? News 23 January 2026 Are perimenopausal teachers getting enough support in schools? Analysis 21 January 2026 What educational psychologists really do Teaching & Learning 22 January 2026 Why hybrid teaching is growing in demand Analysis 16 January 2026 Reception staff spend over an hour a day on toilet assistance News 22 January 2026 Schools need ‘ecosystem’ of experts for inclusion drive, DfE told News 22 January 2026 What educational psychologists really do Teaching & Learning 22 January 2026