Contest Time! Mountain Oak Vapors - Nothing But The Facts- CONTEST!

[Sage-femme]

Nicotine addiction is a lie.


Everyone believes and likes to repeat it. This is a LIE.

The truth is the effects of nicotine are only a very small part of what causes you to be addicted to cigarette smoking.

Scientifically, Nicotine by itself is only a mild central system stimulant similar to caffeine and has very mild addictive properties also much like caffeine. Nicotine is also a vascular constrictor, also like caffeine.

If it were for nicotine alone, no one would be addicted to smoking cigarettes. Do you see people chronically addicted to drinking coffee where they must have many cups a day to keep chasing the buzz? Of course not. There are some chain coffee drinkers but this is largely by choice, not by strong caffeine addiction. It's the same way with nicotine in tobacco.

So why then are we addicted to smoking cigarettes?

Many users of tobacco products that are natural or use a pure form of nicotine without the smoke, do not suffer from nicotine addiction. These are users of electronic cigarettes, Swedish snus, and locally farm grown natural tobacco.

How can this be?

Big tobacco processed cigarette smoke contains over 4000 chemicals. 69 of these chemicals are known to the state of California to cause cancer. Nicotine is Not one of these chemicals. The scientific community has not even identified all of these 4000 chemicals nor can they tell you what effect they have on the human body !!

People who switch from Big Tobacco cigarette smoking to a more natural form of tobacco as mentioned above will tell you, they do feel the nicotine effect But there is something missing. This feeling of something missing is what people addicted to smoking crave and are really addicted to. It is also what causes many quit smoking programs that use alternative smoking substances to fail.

People simply are obviously addicted to something else in the cigarette smoke than nicotine alone.

Source: Stop Smoking Forum - Nicotine Myth Busted - Nicotine does not cause addiction

 

[MoonLit_Water]

One study led by Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos from Greece 4 compared how a heart reacts to cigarette smoke, and how it reacts to vapor smoking. The smokers' heart rate and blood pressure skyrocketed when smoking the traditional cigarette. But the vapor cigarette users only experienced a slight uptick in blood pressure, and hardly any increase in heart rate.

 

[Debra_oh]

The World Health Organization predicts that 1 billion lives will be lost to cigarettes this century, if current trends go unchanged. Everyone concerned with tobacco and health has been on tenterhooks since last November, awaiting the FDA’s long-overdue ruling on how it plans to regulate e-cigarettes. The agency has the power to be flexible and maintain the current vibrant, innovative market — or it could “deem” e-cigs to be tobacco products, effectively banning them, which would be a catastrophe. One thing is certain: This misguided, harmful crusade against e-cigarettes is clearly detrimental to America’s public health. While long-term randomized clinical trials are desirable, the matter is too urgent and important to require these lengthy and expensive studies prior to market approval. In fact, those who demand a priori evidence before approval should be made aware that the effects of this type of regulation would be doubly destructive: Smokers would lose access for years to their best hope of quitting, and Big Tobacco will be the sole survivor after years of trials prove what we can plainly see now. E-cigarettes have the potential to save millions of lives, and those who would impede smokers’ access to them — or to truthful information about them — are, in fact, killing smokers.

National Review Online

 

[Jerms]

Smokers who switch to vaping enjoy many of the same benefits of smokers who quit smoking, such as; increased lung capacity and efficiency, improved senses of taste and smell, improved cardiovascular health, decreased risks of lung cancer and other smoking related diseases.

 

[Jerms]

The daily cost of vaping can be much lower than the cost of smoking. Hobby vapers, however, choose to ignore taking advantage of that benefit

 

[liblue1]

ECF has the most information I have ever found about e cigs.......

 

[MoonLit_Water]

Dr. Anthony Panarello, Pulmonologist.
An average tobacco cigarette in addition to the nicotine contain over 4,000 cancer-causing elements. The electronic cigarette contains zero cancer-causing elements. Secondly, tobacco cigarette has been proven to cause cancer in non-smokers. The electronic cigarette does not produce the second-hand smoke in the traditional sense. It is only produces a harmless vapor, which according to lab results consists of 90% water, 1% nicotine and other elements, which are not harmful by the FDA. Nicotine can be harmful to your health and it is highly addictive, but the electronic cigarettes without all of the additives, found in tobacco cigarettes, clearly a better alternative to people who already smoke. You can avoid damaged longs by smoking electronic cigarettes.

 

[Ms.P]

Vaping is much less expensive than smoking.

 

[JoanJ]

E-Smoking and Your Smile

E-cigs are the obvious smoking choice for a long list of reasons, one of which being the health and look of your teeth. Here’s why:

No yellow teeth. The tar released from cigarette is the “smoking gun” behind tooth yellowing and discoloration. Fortunately, e-smokers need not worry because e-cigs emit no tar whatsoever.
No odor. E-smoking leaves behind no smell or lingering odor. So, people who use e-cigs don’t have to be ashamed of opening their mouth because of that infamous “smoker’s breath.”
No combustion. Cigarettes deliver nicotine through the process of combustion, or by burning tobacco. This releases harmful and irritating smoke. E-cigs, on the other hand, vaporize liquid nicotine, which is exhaled as harmless water vapor.

Also, fewer visits to your dentist's office also means you can avoid costly medical services and operations to fix your smile.

 

[Debra_oh]

Not completely accurate, but entertaining.

...................................

 

[Sage-femme]

If I would have had to use this stuff, I'd still be smoking tobacco AND I'd be sick and nuts.

Chantix Side Effects:

Chantix (varenicline) is an oral drug that is used for cessation of smoking. Common adverse effects of Chantix include nausea, sleep disturbance, constipation, flatulence, and vomiting. Headaches, abnormal dreams and taste disturbance also occur. Chantix is not addictive and is not a controlled substance; however, some patients may experience irritability and sleep disturbance if varenicline is abruptly discontinued. Patients may experience psychiatric symptoms such as behavioral changes, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal behavior while using Chantix.

Source: http://www.rxlist.com/chantix-side-effects-drug-center.htm

 

[MoonLit_Water]

Well since Debra just posted the vid i was gonna here is another, like the doctors vid it's a few years old not completely accurate but not negative either

 

[Reddhott]

100% Kosher US Pharmaceutical Grade Vegetable Glycerin. Vegetable Glycerin is used for DIY e-liquid making, cleaning out your atomizers or a great way to mellow out a flavor from premade e-liquid.

 

[K1NGP1N]

Fact: Vaping is awesome and a ton better than smoking

 

[Jerms]

The nicotine in eliquid provides a satisfying hit to the throat that smokers crave, which increases it's effectiveness as an alternative to smoking.

 

[liblue1]

I have found that I can build a modbox all from items bought at radio shack.
<------------------

 

[JoanJ]

Myth: E-cigarettes can cause cancer.

Fact: Not true. Studies are emerging that dispel this myth. Electronic cigarettes contain no tobacco and leave behind no tar, so the main carcinogenic components are not present to create a problem, like cigarette smoke.

 

[Jerms]

Big Pharma wants ecigs to be regulated by the FDA because unregulated vaping cuts into their profits from smoking cessation products such as the patch and nic gum. What they don't admit to is that those products are no more effective at smoking cessation than going cold turkey, while vaping has shown to be much more effective than any previous product.

 

[K1NGP1N]

PG can cause allergies with some people.

 

[Jerms]

Vaping isn't only for cigarette smokers. People who smoke pipe tobacco or cigars can also find products that recreate that flavor from juice that has been extracted from quality tobacco leaves such as Virginia, Burley, Latakia, Perique, Cavendish, and many other types of tobacco. Several vendors, including MOV, carry a line of Naturally Extracted Tobacco that provide fans of quality tobacco a realistic and enjoyable experience, minus the unhealthy combustion.