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I think it's totally plausible that it was the nicotine. I do notice that it's absorption is far more efficient than with the e-cigs I've used. Much closer to the absorption rate of smoking. Your experience reminds me of when I tried dip - I got the nausea pretty quick.

Yeah, it's nice to have some good Swedish brands available now. As far as the TNSA in chew and dip, it seems it would be difficult to lower it because of the processing method. If they found a way, that would be good too.

I started using snus recently. I was always curious about it over the 2 years I've vaped, but took the plunge and found it to be excellent. Actually, I haven't vaped in a week. That being said, I've found a lot of literature on snus, but one thing that still seems unclear is the difference...

Hi, and sorry to hear about your dad, but good to hear he's being taken care of and going to rehab. In Feb, I lost my stepdad who helped raise us from a young age. He refused the hospital (he was that kind of guy) when he had acute bronchitis on top of his COPD, and had respiratory failure. He...

I just started with the same snus, and love the wintergreen. I'll try a new flavor for the next can, though, to see what I like best. I had no craving to vape once I started a couple days ago! I think I've finally got a handle on the hand to mouth habit.

Thanks so much, rothenbj. What you've accomplished is astounding. It's great reading your story. I'll check out that thread.

Hi y'all. 2 years ago I was a PAD smoker, and quit entirely with vaping. What I've been doing recently is having a pipe smoke a few times a day, yet I don't inhale the smoke (for the most part - some is inevitable). Still, this is too close for comfort for me, because I find I'm enjoying it way...

I haven't found a phone number for this place. Do you know if their juices use PG, VG or both?

The rate would still be lower under ObamaCare than under the current choices of health insurance. I don't see how this isn't justified. Smokers die earlier. What isn't justified is a completely for-profit health care system that can deny you on a whim, under-insure you and charge you insane...

For those who don't know, Dr. Michael Siegel is a well known M.D. who works for the Boston University School of Public Health. He spent years doing research on secondhand smoke at the CDC, and is now a major defender of e-cig users. In response to an article about the e-cig industry using...

One question. Does this petition oppose all regulation, or just regulation as a tobacco product?

The United States: where multiple financial institutions can practice fraud on an unprecedented, massive scale with no prosecutions whatsoever, and small e-cigarette businesses can be castigated like they're the plague. The whole "e-cig resemblance to the real thing" argument is about as...

As we can see, the opposition to e-cigarettes has an ever-evolving (or devolving) argument. In 2010 and 2011 the main rationale they used was that "we don't know if they're safe." This line was further reinforced by the now-infamous FDA study that blatantly took its findings out of context. Many...

Would anyone be interested in creating a flow chart that shows the connections between specific "health" organizations and specific pharmaceutical companies?

I definitely never watch TV. It's funny how people look at you weirdly when telling them that. I do appreciate how the Blu ad clearly markets toward smokers only, though. I guess that's the thing about this emerging e-cig market - everyone has to set the ethical tone for the whole industry to...

I believe USPS is in dire straits right now. In the last month and a half, what used to take 2 days is taking twice as long or more. I placed an order early Mon. morning, and it hasn't even been scanned in here, which is only a 6 hour drive away. The same happened with the last order. It appears...

It would have made sense if the intention of the study was to put e-cigs in proper context. Unfortunately, we find yet another study that fails to do that. In projecting bias and forming public opinion, no - using an FDA-approved control doesn't make sense.

It's possible that they included e-cigs because of illegality in some jurisdictions. Even though reputable vendors already abide by import/export laws, they may be avoiding it altogether for this reason. Being that the e-cig industry doesn't even approach the size Amazon, etc, the risk could...

The fast food industry (that markets directly to children, btw) actually has a greater effect on public health than the e-cig industry ever would. Obesity, heart disease and diabetes, among other things, are strongly correlated to a diet that is high in sugar and fat, which is almost the entire...

Thanks, mudhill. Much appreciated. I think it's the limbo status that I'm having trouble with. The not knowing sucks. But really, it'll get worked out either way.