I am prescribed Ritalin for ADHD. I try not to take it often because I've heard bad things about ADHD meds, but I'd love to take it every day.

Recently I learned nicotine has about the same effectiveness as Ritalin. It also has some benefits, although it's incredibly addictive. But then I learned that nictone itself is not that addictive/cause bad withdrawals. It's actually nictone+MAOI which is found only in cigarettes. Nicotine alone is about as addictive as caffeine supposedly.

Should I switch to nicotine instead of Ritalin? Will I be better off that way?