How much nicotine do you vape?

[dnakr]

Someone correct me please,

Here is my understanding. I use to smoke light cigarettes (0.7) at a pack a day which would be 14mg per day.

I e-cig at 11mg and I use 2ml per day.

My understanding is that "per puff" on the e-cig is equivalent to 1/2 of a drag on a real cig; therefore, 2 drops = 1 cigarette and 20 drops = 1ml, so I get 10 cigs per ml.

So 2ml per day (40 drops) of e-cig usage is equal to 1 pack of cigarettes but I have increased my nicotine level by 8 – is that correct?

 

[freddo]

1ml = 11mg 2ml=22mg

you are now smoking 22mg of nicotine which is 8mg more than before, you are correct

 

[Kate]

Yep, juice nic levels are measured in mg per ml except for Johnson Creek who measure mg per 1.2ml.

Here is one of Freddo's handy threads about measuring drops - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/3615-drops-ml.html

Some measure 20 drops per ml and some get 15.

I get five minutes vaping with two drops. (With 7-10mg juice that equals about one cig).

 

[Kate]

Bumping this poll to see how newer votes add up.

 

[Dawnfox]

I have NO idea! I have so many flavors and levels going throughout the day, I don't know how I'd calculate that. I have some 36 mg TW Marlboro and 24 mg TW Tobacco, but I only vape those when I'm craving the taste of a cigarette - a few puffs several times a day. I also have 36 mg TW Coffee and Vanilla mixed that I'll "sip" occasionally. My sweet flavors are mostly 11 mg. My current favorite and most vaped is PS Wild Strawberry, which is 4 mg. I don't ever completely drain any one of the carts in a day, though. (I'm refilling VK carts, using 10-15 drops per cart.)

I'm still new enough at this that I'm just having fun with a flavor buffet throughout the day, and switch carts and flavors whenever I feel like it.

 

[verhoeven]

well back on the analogs, smoking 30 analogs a day and vaping 2ml of ry4 24mg. Been smoking 60 analogs a day for 20 years. No side effects except when I mix 18mg chocolate with the 24mg ry4, got me dizzy. No problems using the straight 24mg ry4. Why can't I get off theses damn things. I vape all day in my truck and then at each stop I'll have a real cig.

Don't know if I want to the the 36mg, kinda scared.

What am I doing wrong? I somehow think I'm using time management to pass the day (1 real cig = 8 mins.)

well anyway, i have cut down.

 

[bschade1]

I have no idea. I drip three drops probably 30 times a day. 90 drops. Is that too much? I haven't smoked in 6 days, but when I smoked I would go through 2 packs.

 

[ed_bollix]

I'm a low/zero person but I will vape med or high on a stressful day but then back to zero/low.

 

[bschade1]

I have a 30ml bottle of JC juice. If two drops equals .1ml and .1ml equals one cigarette than my 30ml bottle equals 300 cigarettes. If I divide that by 20 cigarettes a day than my bottle should last 15 days.

Does that sound right? Its important for me to know how much nicotine I am consuming. Please help.

 

[bschade1]

I am sorry. I am not getting this. I vape 2ml a day of 24mg JC juice. I understand that 2ml is equal to 20 cigarettes. How does the 24mg strenght come in?

 

[bschade1]

OMG! I think I vaped about 90 cigarettes worth today. I am glad I am looking into this.

 

[katink]

24 mg would be somewhere around 24 real cigs (per ml used) if you had moderately strong cigs; and around 30 of the most-sold cigs (which stand for 0.8 mg per cig). So if you use 2 ml of that, that would make it worth 48 resp. 60 cigs that you are smoking.
If you would go back to say 16 mg, your cig-equation would be around 16 cigs (per ml!) as to stronger cigs; and around 20 real cigs worth (16/0.8) with 0.8 mg in them (the 'usually sold'). Multiply by two for 2 ml used, so 32 to 40 cigs worth if you would be using 16 mg instead of 24.
Hope that helps you a bit here

 

[Keef]

This is a rough guide to Cigarettes and their Liquid equivalent.

I have not seen any real proof of how much Nicotine your body is actually getting from 1ml of liquid vaped or how much is wasted.



Liquid conversion Table.

1ml 11 mg Liquid Juice = 11mg Nicotine
1ml 14 mg Juice = 14mg Nicotine
1ml 18 mg Juice = 18 mg Nicotine
1ml 24 mg Juice = 24 mg Nicotine
1ml 36 mg Juice = 36 mg Nicotine



20 Cigarettes 0.9mg nic = 18 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 18 mg Juice or 2 ml of 9 mg juice

20 Cigarettes 0.8mg nic = 16 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 16 mg Juice or 2 ml of 8 mg juice

20 Cigarettes 0.7mg nic = 14 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 14 mg Juice or 2 ml of 7 mg juice

20 Cigarettes 0.6mg nic = 12 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 12 mg Juice or 2 ml of 6 mg juice

20 Cigarettes 0.5mg nic = 10 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 10 mg Juice or 2 ml of 5 mg juice

30 Cigarettes 0.9 mg nic = 27 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 27 mg Juice or 2 ml of 13.5 mg juice

30 Cigarettes 0.8 mg nic = 24 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 24 mg Juice or 2 ml of 12 mg juice

30 Cigarettes 0.7 mg nic = 21 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 21 mg Juice or 2 ml of 10.5 mg juice

30 Cigarettes 0.6 mg nic = 18 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 18 mg Juice or 2 ml of 9 mg juice

30 Cigarettes 0.5mg nic = 15 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 15 mg Juice or 2 ml of 7.5 mg juice

40 Cigarettes 0.9mg nic = 36 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 36 mg Juice or 2 ml of 18 mg juice

40 Cigarettes 0.8mg nic = 32 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 32 mg Juice or 2 ml of 16 mg juice

40 Cigarettes 0.7mg nic = 28 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 28 mg Juice or 2 ml of 14 mg juice

40 Cigarettes 0.6 mg nic = 24 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 24 mg Juice or 2 ml of 12 mg juice

40 Cigarettes 0.5mg nic = 21 mg Nic per day - you need 1ml 21 mg Juice or 2 ml of 10.5 mg juice

 

[Kate]

That's a great breakdown Keef. Just in case anyone gets confused I think I should mention that you've put an extra zero after the point in the cigarette nic measures (eg. it would be 0.9mg rather than 0.09).

I have been in touch with a Dr who is researching blood nicotine levels from vaping and am hoping to be able to share some test results about absorption rates soon.

 

[bschade1]

Thank you all very much. I was over doing it. I will need a lower level juice.

 

[bschade1]

How can I reduce the nicotine level of my 24mg juice?

 

[Keef]

Thank you kate

 

[Kate]

No problem Keef, that's a good reference post

Here you are bschade1 - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/5066-eliquid-recepies.html

 

[bschade1]

Thank you again.

 

[Seabrook]

I started vaping at 25mg which was way too high for me. After getting headaches, I went down to 18 PDQ.