Interesting test on addiction

[Nuck]

Bit of background:

Smoked for 25 years quite heavily (40-50 cigs per day). I have a heavily addictive personality.

Quit for 8 years with no slip-ups (quit for the kids)

Started vaping 2.5 months ago and have increased to about 1.25 ml a day of 11-18mg juice.

Now for the test

I was feeling a bit of a head cold a few days back so I decided to use it as a test to see how much of the previous addiction had returned.

Just under 48 hours of no vaping and there were none of the symptoms of addiction. I would get the odd thought once in a while that it would be nice to relax with a vape but none of the jittering, etc that comes from nicotine withdrawal. No clammy skin, no headaches, no stress...nothing.

I was quite surprised by the lack of addiction. I think there might be some validity that nicotine alone is not that potent an addiction. Maybe I just need more time.

[cosican]

Originally Posted by Nuck

Bit of background:

Smoked for 25 years quite heavily (40-50 cigs per day). I have a heavily addictive personality.

Quit for 8 years with no slip-ups (quit for the kids)

Started vaping 2.5 months ago and have increased to about 1.25 ml a day of 11-18mg juice.

Now for the test

I was feeling a bit of a head cold a few days back so I decided to use it as a test to see how much of the previous addiction had returned.

Just under 48 hours of no vaping and there were none of the symptoms of addiction. I would get the odd thought once in a while that it would be nice to relax with a vape but none of the jittering, etc that comes from nicotine withdrawal. No clammy skin, no headaches, no stress...nothing.

I was quite surprised by the lack of addiction. I think there might be some validity that nicotine alone is not that potent an addiction. Maybe I just need more time.

I am sooo thrilled to hear that, you have no idea, how pleased I am for you and maybe,, one day for me

now DO YOU GO BACK OR KEEP IT OUT OF YOU LIFE ALTOGETHER

[Nuck]

Oh..sorry. I guess I wasn't clear.

I have no intention of ever giving up vaping. Now that sweet, sweet nicotine is available without all the toxins I'm ALL over it

I just stopped using it for a bit to check my addiction level out of curiously. I'm probably try again around the 6 month mark. I was just really surprised the addiction hadn't reestablished it again.

[cosican]

Originally Posted by Nuck

Oh..sorry. I guess I wasn't clear.

I have no intention of ever giving up vaping. Now that sweet, sweet nicotine is available without all the toxins I'm ALL over it

I just stopped using it for a bit to check my addiction level out of curiously. I'm probably try again around the 6 month mark. I was just really surprised the addiction hadn't reestablished it again.

I knew better I was trying to be positive and think, maybe just maybe I can stop spending all this money I do love it and never even considered dropping down from my 36mg if they had 72 mg, I would be the first on line

feel better

[nicowolf]

Originally Posted by cosican

I knew better I was trying to be positive and think, maybe just maybe I can stop spending all this money I do love it and never even considered dropping down from my 36mg if they had 72 mg, I would be the first on line

feel better

I, too, would be beating down some doors to get my hands on some 72mg. Not to vape straight up, of course, but to flavor to my taste and still have maybe 40mg.

[taukimada]

Originally Posted by nicowolf

I, too, would be beating down some doors to get my hands on some 72mg. Not to vape straight up, of course, but to flavor to my taste and still have maybe 40mg.

if i had my way..
i'd have a hundred milliontrillion mg... that's the ticket

seroiously tho.. id take 120mg ejuice.. happily

[JeremyJames]

It must be nice, doesnt work that way for me, nicotine is my lifeline, I still experience nic withdrawl on a normal basis with ecigs

[surbitonPete]

I have wondered if the addiction will be the same because I have read an article where they experimented with rats and supposedly proved that nicotine on it's own isn't actually addictive.

[nicowolf]

Originally Posted by surbitonPete

I have wondered if the addiction will be the same because I have read an article where they experimented with rats and supposedly proved that nicotine on it's own isn't actually addictive.

Maybe this is why I STILL cannot give up the analogs. I love vaping, but something is missing. I constantly crave the analogs, even while experiencing mild symptoms of nic OD.

[JustPuffin]

Originally Posted by nicowolf

I, too, would be beating down some doors to get my hands on some 72mg. Not to vape straight up, of course, but to flavor to my taste and still have maybe 40mg.

The human body could not handle more then 36 mg. More the 36 mg would need to be handled under laboratory conditions. One drop of pure nicotine could probably kill 36 people. When you refill always use a tissue over the mouthpiece to catch excess e liquid vapor.