OTC vs prescription

[Vaporer]

Chasm,

Great that you've cut back that far. It is amazing all the more minor things that vaping has satisfied than just " gimme the nic" approach. The oral fixation, seeing "smoke" come out....many things play a part in analog addiction. The FDA's approach is "it's all about the nic" and they keep approved levels so low thier failed NRT products may look good in the short run but fail miserably in the long run.
No other method has proven so successful.
In other threads testing has been actually done that shows the PV is about 46% efficient in nic delivery. So vaping 36mg, you get about 16.56mg of nicotine. Thorugh questioning most people seem to need 2-2.5 intake via a PV. Assuming that its due to the method of delivery in a PG/VG carrier being more slowly adsorbed and nicotine covering for many of the others chemicals in analogs. A person that smoked ultra ligts (.6mg nic) 1 1/2pks a day (30) is consuming 18 mg a day of nicotine but will quit analogs when vaping 36mg. A little time is required for all the other constituients to be eliminated form the body and it to recover to a "normal" state.
2 great reading threads on all this are:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...-new-post.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...-new-post.html

Long reads, but very informative.

[sepper33]

What I don't get... the FDA is urging for e-cigarettes to be subjected to restrictions and to be purchased by prescription... But last time I checked, no one required a prescription for me to start smoking, but to quit, well, that's a different story I guess...

[Vaporer]

They need to develop the best long term profit from it 1st and safety of course.
I think if the FDA had their way it would all be banned and the gov gets so much money from it, they say "no way".
Politics at its finest ! MHO

[Vocalek]

Regarding the strength needed, according to a poll on this forum, just about half need a stregth of 24 mg or higher. The kits come with 16 mg if you're lucky. How many folks bought a kit and couldn't make a go of it on what they received and just gave up?

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...f-tobacco.html

[Vaporer]

24 - 36mg seems to be the acceptable range of many people that quit.
Heavy smokes 48 solid is just hanging on.
Some do with less but were very light smokers.