A particularly bad thing to consider given your evident lack of self control!

You have a funny way of interpreting non-quantitative evidence quantitatively. You would need a quantitative account in order to infer addiction. Take World of Warcraft. I played it for a total of three weeks, just one evening per week, and that was three years ago. So, I played it, I liked it, and then I moved on. Or take my little dog. Surely you don't mean to say that owning a dog demonstrates a lack of self control! I'm sure that dog owners across America would be very interested to hear your reasoning for that.

How about some basic respect for other people that you don't know. I mean, really, is telling a complete stranger that he's an addict supposed to persuade him of something?

Let's recap. Gerard said "don't do it", which is not much of an argument. He pointed out that it's a superstimulus, like ice cream. That's really one of the examples from the article he linked to. So what it amounts to is that I shouldn't try e-cigarettes because they're like ice cream. Another example ie video games. So, I shouldn't try cigarettes because they're like video games. Really? That's the reason? That's the argument? Or: I shouldn't try cigarettes because they're like chocolate chip cookies.

He argued that nicotine is harmful but was honest enough to admit that the evidence is mixed - from which I gather that the claim is not all that strong.