E-Cigs are really looked down upon by recent quitters.

[JenJen]

Well, I am on day 6 without cigs, and not missing them at all! Honestly, I don't think I could quit without these babies - I am so glad I found them! Gum, lozenges, patch? Forget them, this is doing the trick!

[Fisherman]

Looks like a brilliant piece of marketing to me. They have a fantastic domain name that it just begs for marketing anything at all, especially stuff that folks giving up ciggies would give their right arm for. Very, very clever.

[Vocalek]

Very clever name, but misleading. It should be the "QuitNicotineMessageBoard". Quitting smoking and getting physically healthy isn't good enough for them. You must be willing to sacrifice your emotional (and in many cases, cognitive) health on the alter of nicotine eradication.

I think their attitude toward and treatment of Rambo illustrates the problem with nicotine abstinence. In some people it causes permanent irritability, antagonism, and intolerance, leading to incredibly bad manners.

Rambo was extremely well-behaved throughout, offered to come back for their support if this didn't work out, and they basically said, "Go to Heck." Nice bunch.

[Fisherman]

Very clever name, but misleading.

That's what I was getting at Completely misleading to be honest. That's why they're clever little scamps I couldn't believe the stuff that they're selling on that site - gadgets to put holes in filters - amazing

[2pooped]

I discovered e-ciggs by reading the FDA report on a news site. I thought "if they are talking a ban, there must be something to it". Discovered 1 carcinogen and 1 possible trace poison. Thought "Hell that's way better!!". Made my first order. On the half day I got my order I smoked 8 ana's. Day 2 smoked 2 1/2. Day 3 I became a full time vaper. I kinda feel like a crack head. i.e. "Don't touch my 901". I have full plans on reducing my nic intake and quitting all together. No time frame set. Not gonna set one. I smoked 38 years, most of those at 2 packs a day. Actually tasting and smelling things I've never experienced! Course that could be a bad thing . Been a "Non-Smoker" for 42 days. I don't even want one of those nasty things!

[Ez Duzit]

I discovered e-ciggs by reading the FDA report on a news site. I thought "if they are talking a ban, there must be something to it". Discovered 1 carcinogen and 1 possible trace poison. Thought "Hell that's way better!!". Made my first order. On the half day I got my order I smoked 8 ana's. Day 2 smoked 2 1/2. Day 3 I became a full time vaper. I kinda feel like a crack head. i.e. "Don't touch my 901". I have full plans on reducing my nic intake and quitting all together. No time frame set. Not gonna set one. I smoked 38 years, most of those at 2 packs a day. Actually tasting and smelling things I've never experienced! Course that could be a bad thing . Been a "Non-Smoker" for 42 days. I don't even want one of those nasty things!

I'm curious what the 1 carcinogen and 1 possible trace poison are?

[olderthandirt]

Whoever Rambo is, hope he/she finds their way here. Some of the posts in that thread were on the rough side of things. Same can be said 'bout this forum as well from time to time...

[Vocalek]

I'm curious what the 1 carcinogen and 1 possible trace poison are?

What they "Detected" were tobacco-specific nitrosamines in the NJOY cartridges, and Diethylene Glycol (DEG) in one of the Smoking Everywhere cartridges. All of these substances are found in tobacco (DEG is added to keep tobacco from drying out). Since the nicotine in the cartridges is extracted from tobacco, it is not surprising to find traces of tobacco-substances in the liquid.

It is only when you read the complete lab report that you find out that they did not report on the quantity of the nitrosamines at all, and that there was less than 1% DEG in the cartridge. Not sure how much liquid it holds, but it would be between 1/2 and 1 ml. I looked it up and found that you need 1 ml per kilogram of body weight of DEG to reach the minimum level of toxicity. So, if we assume the larger size cartrige, you would need to use 100 of them to get to 1 ml of liquid, and then multiply that times your weight in kg. So we are talking about thousands of cartridges per day.

[Flitzanu]

i know this is an old thread, but one thing to keep in mind about these "quitters" is that most are under the impression that the NICOTINE is their addiction, not the SMOKING and not the 4000 other chemicals.

i'm not demeaning the addiction to nicotine, i'm just saying that for some people, it isn't just about that.

for a large lot of you out there though, i know you suffer from nicotine addiction quite severely, so that's not an insult

[LadyPamela]

I'm using Chantix and I'm about ready to stop using it. I have developed an almost constant low-level headache. This is after getting over the constant low-level nausea.

I DON'T want to smoke analogs again but, I miss it. I know the statistics of people who successfully quit... forever... and they're not that good. I have ordered two types of PVs along with nicotine and non-nicotine carts/juice.

I just want PVs to get me through when the urge hits strongly so I will never again smoke an analog. My mother died of lung cancer. I don't want to go like that.