Another possibility is that we absorb nicotine just as well from vaping, but that it's less effective when not combined with all the other chemicals found in analogs.
That is the conclusion i have come to.
Another possibility is that we absorb nicotine just as well from vaping, but that it's less effective when not combined with all the other chemicals found in analogs.
In the next few months, there are likely to be news stories and probably published articles in peer reviewed health/healthcare journals claiming that e-cigarettes either contain or emit very little (if any) nicotine, and calling for a ban on the products (because they are mislabeled as containing nicotine).
Several reliable sources (including a prominant tobacco product researcher and the head of respected testing laboratory) have informed me that several tests and/or studies have been (or are being) conducted that have found that some (perhaps most or all) of the e-cigarette products tested in laboratories and clinics (on e-cigarette users) found little or no nicotine in the products or in the blood stream of users.
Ironically, while some have advocated a ban on e-cigarettes by claiming that "they contain enough nicotine to kill a person", others will soon be advocating a ban on the products by claiming "they don't contain or deliver any nicotine".
Trog I just have to say that this would make me very happy! I would love to find out that I am no longer addicted to nicotine and that the e-cig tricked me into thinking I was still getting nic! Then I would know that all I had to do is kick the hand-to-mouth thing and no longer be a slave to anything. Nicotine is the only thing that has ever taken control over me. How wonderful it would be to find out that not even nicotine controled me any longer. I would not be mad at all, but that's just me I guess.nicotine quitters and nicotine swappers.. which camp are you in...
i have been reading stuff lately that is suggesting e cigs are pretty useless nicotine delivery systems.. they are nothing much more than placebos..
does this make me happy.. no it bloody dosnt.. is it true.. i hope not..
trog
Had a friend who doesn't smoke but smokes weed for years all the time. He'd smoke a analog once in a while. Well he was over and said let me hit the heavy stuff. I loaded up a 501 with 36mg. He took 5 hug hits not to fast. I feel dizzy, oh dam! ran to the bathroom and though up! Yes the old to much nic for a non smoker!
Very well put mike, but if he kept vapping the 36mg for two to four weeks all day his brain and body would be looking for more nicotine maybe 48mg? and then more nicotine maybe some 60mg? that's how the addition works.
Hi Trog,I say we are getting it,nicotene that is! But I did have to go 48mg nic to satisfy my urges.I also do snus at the same time,cuz I really love my nicotene! Also,hurry up with that darn screwdriver I ordered from you, I love screwdrivers,they are a workhorse,and this will be my second one. My first one after 6 months,is still working,but not the same as brand new. I have not said anything before,cuz for me its hard to explain,but I will try. Where the atomozer screws into the body is where I am having my problem,that little screw on body came loose,so all the wiring wants to jump out! I told hubby to glue it but he thinks notSo,when the thing comes loose he sauders back 2gether for me with a warning the wiring is getting short,and once its to short its a goner! Thats why I ordered another screwdriver,but my other question is will you fix my first screwdriver? Hubby keeps it limping along,but only you do miracles I guessnicotine quitters and nicotine swappers.. which camp are you in...
i have been reading stuff lately that is suggesting e cigs are pretty useless nicotine delivery systems.. they are nothing much more than placebos..
does this make me happy.. no it bloody dosnt.. is it true.. i hope not..
have i been conning myself for the last eighteen months.. if so does this make me feel happy.. nope it just makes me feel pretty stupid.. i dont like being sold lies even when its me thats doing the selling..
nicotine is a mind altering drug.. i take the stuff with the deliberate intentions of altering my mind i think it makes me a better person..
it makes me kinder and more tolerant to others.. it calms me down when i need calling down.. it makes me concentrate and think better when i need to do this..
sooo are e cigs giving me the drug i want or are they not... assuming the liquid is really what it says it is and 36 mg really does contain 36 mg or thereabouts of the drug i need.. i know its going into my body in reasonable quantities.. But..
is it getting to the parts it needs to.. and if it isnt what the hell is happening to it..
it seems nicotine quitters are happy with the suggestions e cigs dont work only as placebos.. they are happy to be fooled or to fool themselves into whatever desired result they want to achieve.. it seems some people are pretty easy to fool.. are they happy with this.. it seems so..
am i... jeesh no i aint.. big style i aint.. he he he
just to finish off.. i dont want a "high" or a "buzz" from the mind altering drug we call nicotine.. what i want is a little more basic.. i want something that improves my thinking ability and tempers the less pleasant parts of my personality.. in short i want (need) something that make me a better more tolerant clear thinking person..
trog
Really interesting post, and I've had much the same experiences, and the mechanics of it is a mystery to me. You can rest assured that you're not alone.I felt satisfied and "normal" vaping once. It involved using 48mg liquid non-stop (no breath of fresh air between drags) for over an hour straight.
Oh, and a few times I felt okay after flooding my atty and getting a mouthful of juice.
Otherwise, I was useless at work (terrible concentration/focus issues) unless I had a cigarette every now and then. And I'd develop a horrendous headache that at first I thought was caused by too much nicotine.. until I discovered that just a couple of drags from a cigarette made it disappear instantly. Hmm...
I originally smoked two packs a day of Pall Mall Light 100s. Or if I had extra money, three to four packs a day of Marlboro Light 100s.
What confuses me is that my brother consistently smoked three or four packs of full flavor cigs a day... in some cases, unfiltered rollies.. and yet he is satisfied on 24mg and gets a buzz from 36mg.. in fact, it sends him to the bathroom with the squirts from time to time. Hmm...
I've tried using the exact same device, exact same liquid, exact same method of inhaling... no joy.
I'm clueless as to how this could be, but did manage to completely cut out the cigarettes as soon as I got my hands on some snus.
Note that straight-up nicotine has never done the trick for me. Two 21mg patches + 4mg gum leaves me feeling slightly ill but still not "right". And it's not the hand to mouth, either. I never missed the habit a bit when I switched to snus.
--K
I could never quit using e-cigs, not even close. I could vap for an hour straight and I still needed a cig. Started using snus and all was well. It gave me the nicotine satisfaction I needed, and the whole oral fixation thing just fell away. Very much a secondary issue for me.
I'm not going to question the validity of those that can quit with e-cigs. I believe it, more power to you. I'm just happy I found a good source of my beloved nicotine from a clean high quality source. If someone figures out whats going on clue the rest of us in please.
Amen to that. I had some nic withdrawal, but it was made better by the physical action that is very close to smoking. It probably helps that I was smoking ultra light analogs.For me, it wasn't anywhere near that simple. I felt horrible and I had withdrawal. But I found that I could tolerate it because I had an ecig. The hand-to-mouth thing was very important to me.