Do most people ever quit vaping?

[flybykite]

Just curious because when I decided to switch from tobacco That I wanted to quit for decades, I had the intention to use a vaporizer for awhile, cut back on nic and then stop all together.
I've cut down to 12,9,& 6mg now and I think I enjoy vaping just as I did smoking.
Seems most people never stop vaping because it's more acceptable and it does less damage than cigs.
I wish I didn't need to bring a device with me everywhere I go. It's of course exciting that I don't need to have a lighter and I have to look for one occasionally. I'm imagining that freeing myself from the devices could be just as awesome.
Thoughts.

 

[HauntedMyst]

I have no desire to quit vaping ever. I like doing it. After years of smoking, vaping is freeing.

 

[EvilZoe]

Just curious because when I decided to switch from tobacco That I wanted to quit for decades, I had the intention to use a vaporizer for awhile, cut back on nic and then stop all together.
I've cut down to 12,9,& 6mg now and I think I enjoy vaping just as I did smoking.
Seems most people never stop vaping because it's more acceptable and it does less damage than cigs.
I wish I didn't need to bring a device with me everywhere I go. It's of course exciting that I don't need to have a lighter and I have to look for one occasionally. I'm imagining that freeing myself from the devices could be just as awesome.
Thoughts.

Some people do.

The thing is, vaping is still pretty new an activity and it can be a lot of fun, too.

It's all about whether you want to use vaping to quit or if you're just having a good time while getting away from the cancer sticks.

 

[erikbal]

I really enjoy vaping and wouldn't mind weening myself off nicotine but don't see myself quitting any time soon.

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[SteelReserve]

I've wondered that too. When I first started vaping I bought an analog alike and was just going to use it until the cartridge ran out and than quit all together. But I upgraded to an ego style and enjoyed all the flavors and enjoyed no smoke smell or ash and the freedom to vape anywhere. Now I have at least 10 mods countless cartos,attys,tanks a million different flavors to try. I can honestly say I love vaping and it kinda became a hobby in a way that smoking never could.

 

[rickyrickeric]

One of my best friends and his wife both started vaping to quit analog cigs about four months ago, and now they vape at 0 mg nicotine. They had both been regular smokers for many, many years. For them, they simply enjoy vaping, even though they are now totally free of nicotine-free.

 

[nebulas]

I bought my first device only to use in places that had the smoking ban put in place and I planned to continue to smoke my normal 1.5-2 packs a day but when I took my first drag off that ecig I was just content doing that instead. So I never started with any intentions of quitting and I still don't have any desire to quit. I will never go back to the analogs again though.

 

[WillyZee]

I started vaping 2 months ago to quit smoking ... and surprisingly it worked.

I may quit the vape one day ... however, not anytime soon

 

[bhswmc01]

In 5 months, I've gone from 24mg down to 12mg. By the end of 2015 I'd like to be at 0 nic - if it happens, great - if not, no biggie! I like vaping too much to quit, though...

 

[degnr8]

I think the answer you're seeing is going to be the most common. I have no desire to quit vaping either BTW. What you have to remember though, is those of us on ECF are a real minority. Most vapers never do any more research than asking a vaper or (gasp B&M employee) what they should use and buying something cheap. How many of them discover the vast world of vaping goodness and make a lifestyle of it, we have no idea. I would guess those vapers use it more like NRT. They wean themselves off of nic and get rid of them.

 

[Fulgurant]

Smoking can be regarded as purely an addiction, a joyless burden. Smoking can also be regarded as a genuinely enjoyable activity. Everyone who smokes falls somewhere in the perception spectrum between those two extremes.

People who decided years ago that they would like nothing better than to quit might have forgotten or dismissed any enjoyment that cigarettes offer; to them, vaping might present a perfect stepping stone towards freedom. And hey, more power to those people.

But everyone else might find that once they've banished the major health risks of smoking from their lives, they are reminded of the more pleasant aspects of the habit. There's nothing quite like sitting down to a smoke after a long day, or lighting up during a well-deserved break on a hectic morning, or as you prepare to puzzle out a difficult problem, after all. It's hard to give that up, and why should they? That's the essence of harm reduction, allowing consenting adults to indulge in a time-honored past time (or something very close to it) without the associated health risks. Vaping really isn't a quitting tool; it's a have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too tool.

Heck, vaping offers a number of potentially enjoyable wrinkles that are almost entirely absent from the world of tobacco, to boot -- the variety of flavors and cool gear, and so on. Our only problem is that the powers-that-be in the so-called public health establishment don't think we deserve to continue to enjoy something that looks like smoking, whether it's safe or not. They have a strategy for the total eradication of all tobacco and tobacco-like use; it's a hopelessly optimistic, ineffectual, and oppressive/tyrannical strategy, mind you, but they're sticking to it. And hey, the people in their industry can make a nice living, at our expense, flailing fruitlessly towards the goal.

So I'd say that if you want to quit, go for it. Otherwise, vape on, as long as you don't mind dealing with the half-baked schemes of over-zealous, irrational, and power-mad functionaries in government and various health-advocacy agencies.

 

[Talyon]

Yep a few quit, but most haven't so far. For me I've no intention of quitting, if it happens it won't be planned.

I really do enjoy the activity of this alternative.

 

[EvilZoe]

Yeah, we're sort of a hive of vaping enthusiasm here. I doubt many of us know what "most" vapers ultimately end up doing.

The numbers show that most people using vaporizers are using cigalikes of some sort, though. If they're not already back to smoking I imagine they're still vaping after that. (yeah, I realized how dumb that sounded after I typed it but I'm too lazy to delete it)

 

[Sickkboy]

Like most people (I believe) I thought this is it, this is the way I'm gonna quit a deadly stick and then quit vaping altogether once I'm ready, somehow the thought of quit vaping have lost now, I'm enjoying it and it doesn't harmful as cig, why quit?

 

[otrpu]

When I started vaping I was going thru 2.5 PAD analoges. My intent was to stop smoking. . .then to quit vaping. It never was a hobby to me, just a means to end the smoking. Took me about three years. When I started, most the cigalike's were crap. The Ego. . .may have been a glimmer in somebodies eye. The cigalike's didn't do it for me. Even the Ego types left me wanting for more. Finally. . .the ProVari came along. And of course, I melted many a clearomizer with my Cinnamon DIY eLiquid. I preferred the tube PV. Never really gave the Box Mods a fair chance. If it hadn't been for ProVari, I probably would have landed on Box Mods. Then. . .the big tanks came on the scene. That was the beginning of the end of my vaping. I smoked constantly, and vaped constantly. Big batts. . .Larger quantity containers. . .I could go a few hours without having to fiddle with anything. Got concerned I may be vaping too much Cinnamon, (long before the Cinnamon scare). Decided to leave it out of my next DIY batch. Vaping my fool head off. . .24 hours later remembered that I'd also left the nicotine out of that batch! Now, I'm vaping 50/50 PG/VG. . .that's it! Took me six months of that to get rid of the "hand to mouthy, oral gratification" thing. Feb 6th was my last vape. Don't miss smoking. . .Don't miss vaping. . .Life is great. Doubt that I'm anywhere near typical. Ecigs and this board helped me get what I was after. And, I'm very thankful to those that aided me in my Quits. Doubt I could have done it without either of you. If you wanna quit, good luck with your quit(s). If you don't. . .good luck with whatever you wanna do. JMHO

Cheers,
otrpu

 

[zara1269]

I don't know if anyone here remembers me but I was a fairly active user on this forum from 2010-2012. I switched to ecigs in 2010 and eventually quit ecigs altogether in May 2012 when I became an RN and started applying for hospital jobs which most in the area now test for nicotine upon hire and refuse employment to anyone with a positive test. I ended up with a job in long term care where just about everyone and their gold fish smoke. I survived my first very stressful year as a nurse nicotine free (by the grace of god) mostly bc no one could smoke on the property. During this time my anxiety was off the chart that I considered getting on Valium or another anti anxiety med. Now this past August I was offered a management position at another facility where the employees do get smoke breaks and the temptation and the whole new type of stress. The temptation to bum a smoke was getting too high that last week I fell of the wagon but and bought an e-cig. I started back at 12-16 mg nic and my anxiety has went from a 8/10 to about a 2/10.
So yes people can quit vaping. My bf caped the entire time I didn't. I did crave ecigs way more than cigarettes. I could have stayed off of them but it was a conscious choice I made after weighing my options closely to start back up again. It wasn't hard too quit. Hard part was staying off of them.

 

[cocacola31173]

Right now the only place i truly enjoy vaping is at the house. IF im out and about I may take it with me but I rarely use it. Now when Im at home on the couch there is nothing better then dripping with my IGO L and watching TV. To me its something I like to do and not something I have to do.

 

[MudOnTheTires]

I personally don't plan to quit vaping. I do want to step down my nicotine, but I am in the group of people that thoroughly enjoyed smoking. To find a way that I can continue the habit with much less risk is amazing to me. I've stepped down to 12mg from 18mg and I will continue to lower the nic, but have no set schedule for it. Once I get to 0mg, I will continue to vape. It might get old and I might stop, but I highly doubt it.

 

[mare ze dotes]

For me it is still something that I have to do, which is a little disappointing. Vaping is so much better than smoking and I like the flavors, but it is still a bit of a monkey on my back. It nags me to have to be tending to it when I would rather not at any given moment.

 

[kabonk]

I have no idea what I will do years from now as Of right now I'm content where I'm at 4 mg nic I've been at 4 mg for over a year so I guess I could easily drop to 2 mg maybe I will on my next mixing day