Do you vape more than you used to smoke?

[ostego]

Hey,

Was just thinking that when i used to smoke, i'd have 15 roll ups a day probably! Assuming 1mg nicotine per rollup, that's 15mg nicotine a day.

Now that i vape though, because it's so readily available and easy, i probably have around 30+ vaping "sessions" a day, these are probably shorter than the time spent smoking a cigarette. But given i use 11mg content e-liquid, and I'd estimate get through 2.5ml per day if i have nothing to do that day, that's around 28mg of nicotine.

Does everyone find that they vape more than they used to smoke? Or am i an anomaly?

It's strange though, even though in theory you'd think that by doubling the nicotine intake, i'd have more cravings, i don't crave an e-cigarette per-se, I'm fine going without where as without a cigarette, you certainly seem to notice the need more

 

[volume control]

You dont get 100% of the nicotine in the liquid, more like 30-40%. I vape more frequently than i smoked, but i take less puffs to cure a craving as opposed to having an entire cigarette every time i had a craving. However at 11mg using 2.5ml a day youre probab taking in anywhere from 10-15mg a day tops depending on your device/inhale method/how long you hold vapor in/etc etc

 

[wrath186]

Short answer, Yes. I do vape more than I smoked, but there are other factors there. I can vape in my apartment, my landlords wouldn't let me smoke, so I can just sit there and vape away all night long. Also, most of my juice is nic free, so I don't feel guilty about vaping more. I don't vape in my car and I rarely vape out.

Are you concerned about your intake for health reasons or because you feel you've traded one addiction for another?

 

[VV_James]

Oh GOD Yes!
I vape like a lab rat
At least 6mils a day.

All day every day, every place I am...

BUT I haven't touched a cigarette in almost 4 years!

 

[ephemerata]

You dont get 100% of the nicotine in the liquid, more like 30-40%.

That's an interesting figure. Do you have a source for that by any chance?

To answer the original question: I do seem to vape more, especially when I find something really delicious. Especially since now I can "smoke" in my apartment and don't have to go outside in whatever-weather-I'm-currently-complaining-about. I think I'm going to start ordering a lower nicotine content.

 

[suspectK]

Well, when you lit a cigarette, you don't want to just put it out cuz you're done with it. Then, you'd have a nasty clip that you'd feel obligated to not enjoy..not to mention I didn't enjoy the cigarette in the first place. Vaping you can put it down with out it just burning, unless your button is screwed up. My last mod's button got screwed up before I gave up on it.

Wouldn't a moderate hit with the same held in time as a bigger hit absorb more nicotine? Sorry<<<my logical thinking from staying up all night.

 

[SmellYaLaterCigs]

It's strange though, even though in theory you'd think that by doubling the nicotine intake, i'd have more cravings, i don't crave an e-cigarette per-se, I'm fine going without where as without a cigarette, you certainly seem to notice the need more

Cigarettes include a lot of other chemicals that are addictive - not just nicotine.

 

[Penn]

As already mentioned, it would be impossible to know how an individual's nicotine intake is different since no conclusive studies have been done on absorption from smoke as compared to vapor.

At first I made a point of not vaping more than I would have smoked. That didn't last long. Fortunately, I mix my own so I can go low nic when I know I will vape heavy and higher when I know I will vape light.

I think most of us vape more than we smoked. What I find humorous is when people ask how much liquid compares to smoking and you can clearly tell many responses which don't take that in consideration.

 

[BigBen2k]

Actually, nic absorption can vary between 10 and 40%, depending on individual anatomy, and method of vaping (i.e. inhale). I wish I had the source handy.

With a median of 25%... I (used to) go through 2 mL per day of 12 mg/mL, which some would consider 2 packs of light, but at 25%, it's 1 pack of ultra lights, which is exactly what I used to have.

Am I getting more nic? I don't know.

Now 2 months in, I'm down to 6mg/mL. I also cut my coffee consumption in half.

 

[Ref Minor]

Hey,

Was just thinking that when i used to smoke, i'd have 15 roll ups a day probably! Assuming 1mg nicotine per rollup, that's 15mg nicotine a day.

Now that i vape though, because it's so readily available and easy, i probably have around 30+ vaping "sessions" a day, these are probably shorter than the time spent smoking a cigarette. But given i use 11mg content e-liquid, and I'd estimate get through 2.5ml per day if i have nothing to do that day, that's around 28mg of nicotine.

Does everyone find that they vape more than they used to smoke? Or am i an anomaly?

It's strange though, even though in theory you'd think that by doubling the nicotine intake, i'd have more cravings, i don't crave an e-cigarette per-se, I'm fine going without where as without a cigarette, you certainly seem to notice the need more

I went from 15 roll ups to 2-3ml of 18mg liquid, now reduced to 2-3ml of 8-12mg liquid.

 

[gmb225]

its really a different situation for me than smoking. i find freedom from lighting up a cig and being stuck with it for 10 min or more till its done before i could do some things. with vaping i chain vape four or five puffs and set it down. may pick it up again in a couple min or not for 15 min. sometimes longer. since im dripping and or using heavy duty vaping equipment that puts out alot more vape ive had to drop from 24mg(ego batt + ce4) to 6mg(reo grand or nimbus dual coil sub ohm on a mech mod). using 6ml to 8ml/day.

 

[ostego]

Is nice to know that only up to 40% of the nicotine is absorbed!! Makes me feel a bit healthier chain-vaping! But then again... what happens to the other 60%+!? is it exhaled, or does it drop down into the lungs, etc.?

Obviously vaping is far healthier than smoking, you can tell just by the way you feel after a few weeks of switching!

Is nice to hear other peoples' habits though and know that I'm not just one vaper going out of control!

 

[djeleveneleven]

you guys are making me feel bad maybe I need to check into Nicotine rehab! I vape 25mg every second of every day! I cant get enough! I am in the process of stepping down but I definitely consume a lot. I'm at about 6ml ish a day.

 

[Lombaowski]

I spend more time vaping but probably get about the same amount of nicotine, not sure.

 

[amplitude]

Definitely vape more, but mostly because it's always available, don't have to go outside... I'd have to do all kinds of math to figure out the nicotine intake though.

 

[volume control]

Is nice to know that only up to 40% of the nicotine is absorbed!! Makes me feel a bit healthier chain-vaping! But then again... what happens to the other 60%+!? is it exhaled, or does it drop down into the lungs, etc.?

Obviously vaping is far healthier than smoking, you can tell just by the way you feel after a few weeks of switching!

Is nice to hear other peoples' habits though and know that I'm not just one vaper going out of control!

If you want to read further up on it, and other users asked for some source on the info here is a good thread on it

How much nicotine do we get from e-cigarettes? - ECF InfoZone


http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...3-blood-test-lab-results-nicotine-levels.html

 

[VV_James]

you guys are making me feel bad maybe I need to check into Nicotine rehab! I vape 25mg every second of every day! I cant get enough! I am in the process of stepping down but I definitely consume a lot. I'm at about 6ml ish a day.

I'm right there with you from 5am till midnight or so... cept I ain't in the process of stepping down at the moment...
WAS down to 6mg for over a year, then stress happened and I just started creeping back up now I'm back to 24mg...

 

[djeleveneleven]

LOL THATS HILARIOUS! Honestly I thought I was the only one that stepped up! It kept me from going back to a cigarette and thats mission accomplished for me! However I am at 20 now and will continue my decline every bottle. (hopefully)

I'm right there with you from 5am till midnight or so... cept I ain't in the process of stepping down at the moment...
WAS down to 6mg for over a year, then stress happened and I just started creeping back up now I'm back to 24mg...

 

[vjc0628]

Yes, Assuming 30ml's = 1 carton
I went through a carton a week I go through around 40 ml's or so a week
with that being said I am also still sampling many flav's whenever something new is in a clero that bumps it up
as well as when I'm trying to get done with something so-so, So that I can get to something new

1) I believe that will calm down when I get 5 flavs in daily rotation that are keepers
Also went out sat night with wife and family where I could not vape inside neither was it easy to get outside often
I found that not only did I vape a whole lot less but most importantly I did not need to vape more

 

[GPSTrucker]

As I smoked 3+ packs/day I don't think it would be possible to vape more than I smoked LOL