Are you more addicted to vaping then to analogs?

[tom_chang79]

most def. Analog were really boring, a few zippos and occasional dupont lighter were the only excitement. Part of the problem was the horrible smell. Even back when I was a smoker, I thought the smell I was generating were disgusting. This is coming from an 18-year smoker (ex now)

 

[DC2]

So am I addicted? Yeah, but I have experienced some rough drug addiction and this is nothing compared to it. The fun of the hobby side of it keeps me vaping. I get more reward from completing a set up that works really well or a flavor that everyone loves.

I don't know whether to congratulate you, or wonder if you need to seek help.
But one thing I know for sure is that I lack your level of motivation.


But if you're doing good now then more power to you.
After all, maybe I am the one that needs to seek help, for my general laziness.

 

[ScandaLeX]

..... I can't remember ever going into a forum and starting a thread called "Just got a new Marlboro, hits like a tank"...or "problem with my Camel light, please help".....

I'm over here in stitches!!! THIS is hilarious!!!!

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[KjAthena]

no I had a much bigger addiction to smoking I was smoking 1 and a half packs of full flavor smokes....
now I vape 1-3 ml of 18mg juice. I had bloodwork done right before I quit smoking and had to have them done again to prepare for some medical procedures got the results yesterday .

My Dr confirmed the following results

Before quitting smoking............. nicotine...42, cotinine...612
After switching to vapeing.........nicotine....11, cotinine 216

Nicotine unexposed user level would be less than 2........active tobacco user would be 30-50
Cotinine unexposed user would be less than 2.....active tobacco user 200-800

pulse oximeter carbon dioxide reading when smoking 7%
pulse oximeter carbon dioxide reading after switching to vaping 1%

Now I have to state that the first tests were done about 14 hours after smoking a ciggarrette (while hospitalized)...
I vaped within 10 mins of second set of tests

 

[Denrock316]

I vape a lot more than I smoked most of the time, but I would say definitely less addicted. I do vape a lot at home but not nearly as much when out. I don't get crazy if I go without vaping for awhile like I did when I was smoking, and I've lowered my nic from 18mg to 12mg. I do love vape mail too though getting new vape stuff is so much more fun than buying cigs was.

 

[Beckyjc]

Undoubtedly, I've spent a small fortune. It's more of a hobbie than smoking ever was. Always blending flavours, fiddling with hardware, subscribing to vendors new liquids. Recently I've been stuck at home with a broken arm and have had little else to do other than vape and browse the web..

 

[ScandaLeX]

Undoubtedly, I've spent a small fortune. It's more of a hobbie than smoking ever was. Always blending flavours, fiddling with hardware, subscribing to vendors new liquids. Recently I've been stuck at homewith a broken arm and have had little else to do other than vape and browse the web.

Awwww poor you!

 

[CommaHolly]

For me it's a definite yes. For two reasons.

1. Vaping is a hobby for me. Giving up something you enjoy doing is many times harder than just giving up a habit.
2. This one is a theory. I think because the nicotine is of such purity, that the withdrawals from it are greater.

Of course there are many concerns with this, but we can leave that open to discussion.

what about you?

the opposite for me,,,,,,

is it a hobby? yes and no,,,,,I love to vape, have no plans to stop,,,,,but I'm not into collection mode,,,,just finding something dependable that works,,,,,

and I had no problems whatsoever giving up the nic,,I vape 0mg nic, and still love to vape,,,,,

and will continue to do so

but to answer your question,,,,

yes, I vape far more than I ever smoked,,,,and I smoked A LOT!

 

[XeniaMike]

I have to say it just seems like it. I vape more than I smoked because I never smoked in my car, in the house, or in my office at work. Now I can pretty much vape anywhere so I do it a lot more.

 

[Starlyte2]

I got up to 10 or 12 ml a day, between 12mg/ml and when I had cravings for a real cig, 18mg/ml. Then I went on to WTA unflavoured juice. I've been DIYing my juice since just after I started vaping, it's really fun, getting a good flavor that you made yourself .
Any how, after a week with WTA, flavored as usual, with different tobacco flavors, the alcohol based ones, super concentrated, and caramel, cream, vanilla, some coconut, at 12mg/ml, I was only using 3ml a day. I was flummoxed, really, as I thought it was a psychological thing. But it happened on its' own, with no effort on my part. It's more expensive to buy, but I use a 1/4 of the amount I used before . Even if it's much safer than smoking, I think it's still better if I use less juice and less nicotine than a few months ago. Any way, it can't do any harm, and cigarettes taste HORRIBLE now, when I lit one, and put it out right away

Now I'm at 10mg/ml, 2 or 3 ml a day.

Tobacco and caramel mix (with cream and vanilla) a day. 90%VG, 10%PG, or 100%VG (with 10% distilled water, otherwise it's like porridge )

As for the hobby side, I love mixing juices, and I've got a collection of (not expensive) Mods, mechanical and VV/VW, and a Zmax in the snail mail. I have clearos, which I re-wick, and quite a few genesis style atomiser tanks, DCT's (with CE2 cartos), and some 901 atties and tanks, great for tasting stuff. Ilove the bittom coiled style, T3s, Protanks, and an Oddy, which holds a tiny 2ml.

I'm working on a design for My Perfect Battery Mod (MPBM v1) a box type, with modules and VW. Planning stage only, though. But one day soon...