I get your concern, I was a smoker for 10 years and quit 35 years ago. There is no way I could oils get addicted to these nicotine patches because I don’t even know they are on and I never think about them. The only time I think about them is when I see them by my toothbrush. The act of smoking, the feeling in your lungs, exhaling smoke, etc is a completely different act and dangerous to put burning chemicals in your lungs.
If you get a chance to listen to the podcast, it’s so cool because he explains how God puts all plants on earth for a reason and nicotine is not only in tobacco but in eggplant and other root vegetables.
Please don’t be worried, it’s just so great to have my senses back after almost 3 years! (It’s funny, my daughter has 4 young boys and with her 2 year old pre patches he could be sitting on my lap with a poop and I couldn’t smell it and now after patches he walks in the room and I know!)
Good luck!!