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I started vaping only last Thursday and didn't have an analog until yesterday. I had one with a friend and well....I found it utterly disgusting. It stank, it didn't taste as good and well it felt dirty. I'll stick with vaping thank you very much. So YES vaping definitely helps you to quit smoking!
Any other vapers out there feel the same way about a real cig, as I do, after you've become a vaper?
Any other vapers out there feel the same way about a real cig, as I do, after you've become a vaper?
I quit smoking the day that I got my first kit. For others I know it has varying degrees of success. I wish I could say 100% success rate for my friends and family but the sad reality is that it doesn't work for everyone 
3 complete quits
3 cut backs on analogs
2 failures
I think vaping is a wonderful way to help quit smoking but nothing will help you quit smoking unless you truly want to.
3 complete quits
3 cut backs on analogs
2 failures
I think vaping is a wonderful way to help quit smoking but nothing will help you quit smoking unless you truly want to.
I smoked tobacco cigarettes more than 52 years. (Well into the third pack a day). Last July I got my first starter kit. From the first hit. . .I knew it was possible to switch over. Took me awhile of "double duty". Last 7 months I haven't smoked a tobacco cigarette. I vape my fool head off, But, I don't smoke. JMHO
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I would have to say... That all depends on what device you get to vape with and what juice you are vaping.
I started vaping a few months ago using a PV that I got from a local smoke shop called a CS-66 which to me looks a lot like an M401. After a couple days I realized that it was a piece of turd. I was pretty peeved that I wasted the money on it and after trying for about a month to get a satisfying vape out of it, I was almost ready to give up on vaping all together.
After a bunch of reviews and asking lots of questions, I got the Volt from Smokeless Image, and I haven't looked back since. No nic-fits... NOT ONE. I even tried to smoke an analog after only a few days and to my surprise... It tasted just like I licked a dirty ashtray. That pretty much sealed the deal.
So I'd say... As long as you find something that you like and WANT to use... Yes... Vaping can definitely be your answer to quitting. As many will tell you... The device and juice that keeps you off the real thing IS the best for you.
Good luck to you! If it works out for you... Pay it forward... Educate other smokers.
Happy Vaping!
I started vaping a few months ago using a PV that I got from a local smoke shop called a CS-66 which to me looks a lot like an M401. After a couple days I realized that it was a piece of turd. I was pretty peeved that I wasted the money on it and after trying for about a month to get a satisfying vape out of it, I was almost ready to give up on vaping all together.
After a bunch of reviews and asking lots of questions, I got the Volt from Smokeless Image, and I haven't looked back since. No nic-fits... NOT ONE. I even tried to smoke an analog after only a few days and to my surprise... It tasted just like I licked a dirty ashtray. That pretty much sealed the deal.
So I'd say... As long as you find something that you like and WANT to use... Yes... Vaping can definitely be your answer to quitting. As many will tell you... The device and juice that keeps you off the real thing IS the best for you.
Good luck to you! If it works out for you... Pay it forward... Educate other smokers.
Happy Vaping!
Oh, quite. In fact it's a pretty common occurrence for us to try an analog after a week or so, because by that point your senses of taste and smell will have perked up considerably so you start getting naturally curious. So you try one. And almost without fail it tastes horrible. Like licking the bottom of the proverbial ash tray. And you think, how the hell did I ever get past that taste to get hooked on these things? And then you think, holy crap, is that what I smelled like to other people all the time?!
And then you go back to your PV and thank whatever organism you please for the invention of the E-cig.
I haven't had a ciggie for 11 days. Not a single wobble either. That old adage that you have to want to give up is certainly true, but in my case all I wanted to give up was lethal combusted chems and carcinogens, not the act of smoking, which I've always genuinely enjoyed.
With vaping I'm getting all the winning elements of smoking; a great nicotine delivery system that's hand to mouth, gives a throat hit, and produces loads of vapor. But on top of that (and this is much to my surprise) I'm getting a fantastic range of flavours and a genuinely very pleasurable all round experience.
Am I an addict? Definitely. But so far my lungs are telling me I'm a healthier one than I was 11 days ago
With vaping I'm getting all the winning elements of smoking; a great nicotine delivery system that's hand to mouth, gives a throat hit, and produces loads of vapor. But on top of that (and this is much to my surprise) I'm getting a fantastic range of flavours and a genuinely very pleasurable all round experience.
Am I an addict? Definitely. But so far my lungs are telling me I'm a healthier one than I was 11 days ago
29 year pack a day smoker. I started Vaping July 24, 2011 since then i have had 6 Analogs. My wife still smokes so the analogs are always sround. I get the occasional urge to grab one, but then I remember Pina colada, Jade tiger, cups O peanut butter and other wonderful flavors. I grab my PV and remember how nasty analogs taste, Vape away...aaaahhhh.
Yes Vaping is the anecdote to analogs!
Yes Vaping is the anecdote to analogs!
I'll add my success story. I smoked regularly for 20 years. Used to smoke Newports but "toned" it down by switching to Marlboro menthol lights. I tried vaping a couple of years ago. I researched and figured on a Joye 510 as it was close to the feel of a real cigarette. I loved it! It definitely helped my craving, but one of my mistakes was I still smoked analogs. I simply cut down how many analogs I smoked per day.
I call it a mistake for me because refilling, cleaning, tweaking carts every day was such a hassle. It was so much easier to grab an analog and light it up. Alas, after about 2 months, I had my e-cig tucked way back in a drawer.
Fast forward to about a month ago. I am smoking more than ever. I decide to look into the e-cig again. After reading about what is new on here, I figure the Ego-T looks like a good fit for me. I find a local vendor with a brick-n-mortor and pay them a visit. As soon as I purchased my PV, I through away the remainder of my pack of analogs I had in my car. This way, every time I had the urge, I took a hit from the Ego-T.
Now, with a little research afterwards, I am at 3 weeks without an analog at all. I know everyone is different. Some people need to be weened off analogs. I could not go that route. That made it way too easy for me to cheat the first time. I also have learned in my first few weeks that I prefer a LR atty on my Ego-T. Some say you have to fiddle with it too much to have it work properly, but I tend to think there is a lot less maintanance than what I used years ago. I clean my attys once a week which takes about 15 minutes tops.
I also realized not all liquid is created equally. Stock menthol liquid was not very enjoyable for me to vape. Again, after doing some research on here, I found a vendor who makes some of the best stuff I have ever had. Now, I vape a sweet tasting liquid which makes all the difference.
In short, I think by purchasing the right equipment you can quit analogs. Not sure if I can promote what and where I purchased, but I am more than happy share my setup. 3 weeks analog free! It's worked for me!
I call it a mistake for me because refilling, cleaning, tweaking carts every day was such a hassle. It was so much easier to grab an analog and light it up. Alas, after about 2 months, I had my e-cig tucked way back in a drawer.
Fast forward to about a month ago. I am smoking more than ever. I decide to look into the e-cig again. After reading about what is new on here, I figure the Ego-T looks like a good fit for me. I find a local vendor with a brick-n-mortor and pay them a visit. As soon as I purchased my PV, I through away the remainder of my pack of analogs I had in my car. This way, every time I had the urge, I took a hit from the Ego-T.
Now, with a little research afterwards, I am at 3 weeks without an analog at all. I know everyone is different. Some people need to be weened off analogs. I could not go that route. That made it way too easy for me to cheat the first time. I also have learned in my first few weeks that I prefer a LR atty on my Ego-T. Some say you have to fiddle with it too much to have it work properly, but I tend to think there is a lot less maintanance than what I used years ago. I clean my attys once a week which takes about 15 minutes tops.
I also realized not all liquid is created equally. Stock menthol liquid was not very enjoyable for me to vape. Again, after doing some research on here, I found a vendor who makes some of the best stuff I have ever had. Now, I vape a sweet tasting liquid which makes all the difference.
In short, I think by purchasing the right equipment you can quit analogs. Not sure if I can promote what and where I purchased, but I am more than happy share my setup. 3 weeks analog free! It's worked for me!
I am on my 11th day analog free. I smoked between 1-2 packs of Marlboro Lights for (not counting a few quits that lasted from a few days to one 4 year) over 30 years. I tried EVERYTHING (except those injections in your neck) to quit; nothing worked. My last attempt was with Chantix, which got me down to about 5 analogs a day, but made me certifiably crazy. The day I quit the Chantix, I dug out the old Smoking Everywhere kit I'd bought about 3 years ago, went to the mall and bought a pack of cartos. I had two analogs left, smoked 'em, and haven't looked back.
Since I bought those overpriced ($25/5 and not great) cartos, I found this forum. I ordered a KR808 from myvaporstore.com, with a bunch of prefilled cartos. After receiving one set of dry blueberries (a situation rapidly and VERY kindly remedied by the vendor who, at my request, replaced the cartos with a pack of blanks, a bottle of blueberry juice, and a syringe), I find that I will probably never (or seldom) buy prefilleds again. It's so easy! I just placed orders with a couple of different vendors who are having sales for a bunch of juice, and I am ordering a set of syringes from myvaporstore.com today.
Long story short: this is so very do-able! If I can do it, then anyone can. I enjoy vaping MUCH more than smoking...the flavors are fun, and it's so much less expensive (If you don't get hooked on buying tons of paraphrenalia and upgrades and mods). I can breathe again (I have ... maybe *had* ... early stage COPD); I don't wheeze. My singing has improved because I can breathe properly. I don't smell. I can vape in my house! It SUCKED going out in the 115 degree AZ heat to smoke! It's kind of sick, but it's SO MUCH FUN vaping!
Yes, you can quit smoking with e-cigs. I'm living proof. Living a long, long time, I hope ... at least a lot longer than had I not switched over!
Good luck to everyone who's giving it a go!
Since I bought those overpriced ($25/5 and not great) cartos, I found this forum. I ordered a KR808 from myvaporstore.com, with a bunch of prefilled cartos. After receiving one set of dry blueberries (a situation rapidly and VERY kindly remedied by the vendor who, at my request, replaced the cartos with a pack of blanks, a bottle of blueberry juice, and a syringe), I find that I will probably never (or seldom) buy prefilleds again. It's so easy! I just placed orders with a couple of different vendors who are having sales for a bunch of juice, and I am ordering a set of syringes from myvaporstore.com today.
Long story short: this is so very do-able! If I can do it, then anyone can. I enjoy vaping MUCH more than smoking...the flavors are fun, and it's so much less expensive (If you don't get hooked on buying tons of paraphrenalia and upgrades and mods). I can breathe again (I have ... maybe *had* ... early stage COPD); I don't wheeze. My singing has improved because I can breathe properly. I don't smell. I can vape in my house! It SUCKED going out in the 115 degree AZ heat to smoke! It's kind of sick, but it's SO MUCH FUN vaping!
Yes, you can quit smoking with e-cigs. I'm living proof. Living a long, long time, I hope ... at least a lot longer than had I not switched over!
Good luck to everyone who's giving it a go!
There is overlap for some people but overall YES!!! I would love to see statistics on the success rate for people quitting smoking vs. other non-smoking aids.
Yeah, it's really hard to get a solid and truthful assessment of the success rate of NRTs. It's a really difficult thing to quantify accurately I guess, but if I were to put a bet on it, I'd take a stab at around a 10% success rate. Put it this way, nothing worked for me better than cold turkey, and that was the single hardest thing I've ever experienced. If I'd put the same energy into writing that novel I've been working on this last 15 years as I did CT, well I'd be the new JK Rowling.
We're all very different of course, but one thing all dedicated smokers have in common is an intimate sense of our own innate frailties. Contrast 20 years of experience of failure with immediate success with e-cigs. Well it's a no brainer for me at least.
These are the statistics I use for long term success rate with pharmceutical NRT products...
Effectiveness and safety of nicotine replacement therapy assisted reduction to stop smoking: systematic review and meta-analysis
The success rates found were 7% after 6 months, 5% at one year, dropping to 2% at 20 months.
14 weeks in and not a single analog. I'm saving about 45 dollars a week. I'm also around smokers at work and they smell so bad I'm not even tempted to pick up an analog lol
I echo many of the others. I smoked for 5 years and have been vaping for the last month and haven't wanted to touch a cig. In fact I have half a carton sitting on my counter and I have not once gotten the urge to smoke any of them. Truth be told, I like vaping better!
This thread makes it look like an almost 100% success rate. You probably won't hear from the failures here, especially those poor misled people who tried the overpriced convenience store junk. Once someone finds this forum and begins to learn to make the best choices then the success rate must go up considerably. Plus the companionship and support given here has to be a big factor.
I haven't seen many threads at ECF posted by people who quit vaping and went back to smoking. So either they don't post or this forum's participants have a very high success rate.
I haven't seen many threads at ECF posted by people who quit vaping and went back to smoking. So either they don't post or this forum's participants have a very high success rate.
People who try vaping and it doesn't work for them are very, very unlikely to post here at all, much less regularly. So while all the success stories here are wonderful, and very inspirational for those of us trying to quit, it's statistically useless data.
Don't underestimate the importance of the ECF board. Quitting anything (drugs, alcohol, dieting) where some form of behavior modification is involved, support is really key. True, you won't see many people that went back to smoking post about it on the board, but I bet that there's a higher success rate of participants of a board/group than people that just purchase a kit and start vaping.
Edit: See Rolygate's post about this-
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ask-veterans/198854-single-post-slammers.html#post3501668
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