>>The counter-argument is that the real harm from smoking comes not from the nicotine, but from the tar.
I agree on that, which is why a low-nicotine cigarette makes little sense to me.
>>XXII also has a high-nicotine cigarette, the argument being that if the nicotine high is satisfied with one cigarette, then the amount of tar going into the system will be reduced, because one will be smoking less.
I agree on that too, but then how is that better than an e-cigarette with no tar at all?
>>There are questions of oral fixations here
Again, potentially solved by an e-cigarette.
The ultimate driver is the nicotine, but it reinforces all sorts of secondary habits too.