Does vaping really helps to quit smoking?

[Thulium]

If you smoke a pack a day, try to quit by using e-Cigs, now smoke and pack a day PLUS vape. Well that might be a bad thing also.

I've NEVER seen that happen. The closest I've come across is people who will only use e-cig when they can't smoke, but that invariably reduces the total number of cigarettes smoked. People generally only use the amount of nicotine they are craving and without the other habit reinforcing MAOIs and other chemicals in smoke it is very unlikely that the desire will do anything but decrease from vaping nicotine.

If you need proof, watch a very heavy smoker closely: Sometimes it might take them 5 or 6 cigarettes to get enough nicotine, but once they've had enough, many people will put out the 7th cigarette before its finished! The technical term is "self-titrating" and nicotine users are VERY good at it. Give a regular smoker a "light" cigarette and they'll just smoke more or inhale deeper to get the nicotine they seek.

 

[ancira]

I started vaping about a month ago. I had no cravings whatsoever, until i was having beers with some friends a couple of days later. I said what the hell, i haven't had one in 4 days. I lit up an analog and found the taste disgusting and put out after 2 or 3 hits. I haven't had an analog since that day, although i still enjoy the smell...

 

[zoiDman]

I don't agree completely, ....

Maybe that's why it worked for me though because I wasn't trying to replace smoking by vaping, I didn't over think it, it just happened.

Man... I can tell you how happy I am for you. Because for Many people, quitting smoking is the Hardest thing they will do in their life.

Unfortunately, using e-Cigs to quit does always work out that way for some.

I have had three friends who have watched me switch from analogs to e-Cigs. Each one in their turn asked me all the usually questions. How does it work? How much does it cost? Etc, etc.

I loaned an eGo setup to each one as well as e-Liquids, Cartos, everything they needed. Each one did the same thing. They dropped their smoking to just a few analogs a day. And each were excited and happy.

But each slowly went back to smoking more and more analogs. In the end, each was right back to the same amount of analogs PLUS they were vaping 24-7.

I remember one of my friends saying, "This is Great. Now I have Two Moneys on my Back"

Why didn't it work for each of them? Because they REALY didn't want to quit analogs. And they didn't.

If a person can just smoke a few analogs a day because they use an e-Cigarette, I think that's Great. But many people just can't do that.

So maybe this sheds some light on why I saw that sometimes using both Analogs and e-Cigs can be a Bad thing.

 

[zoiDman]

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It might be important to some, though, depending on their local political situation mainly, to point out that e-cigarette use can be regarded as switching to an alternative reduced-harm product, not quitting. There is a lot of argument about this since we all feel differently about it - but many of us regard e-cig use as 'switching' not 'quitting'.

This is a Very good point rolygate.

Because albeit many do not use analogs anymore, it seems we have switched our addiction to analogs to the addiction to e-Cigs.

 

[staypuffed]

Hi All, i am just curious, does vaping really helps to quit smoking.
i mean, will you immediately give up cigarettes after you start vaping?

it did for me smoking to vaping but i have a friend that took 2 months but i think thats because he had a full pack of cigs and used both untill he ran out of smokes and it was 3 days till payday so i think if you dont have them and just vape you will never miss them

 

[staypuffed]

im addicted to mine and coffee but atleast im not dying

 

[tricci]

I smoked a pack a day for 21 years and I stopped smoking cigarettes within 3 days of starting to vape...I've been cig free for 3 months. Vaping was a Godsend!

 

[otrem]

Im two packs a day smoker. analog free after a week of vaping. now im an ecig addict... lol.

 

[RandaPandaBear]

Aren't we not supposed to talk about these as a means to quit? Regulations and all that?


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[rj1]

YES it does! The minute i started vaping 7 months ago i havent picked up a analog since! BTW i was a smoker for 15 years plus...

 

[rawveg]

I think that the key thing to remember, is that everyone is different. I started vaping in February, and haven't touched a cigarette since. It was an instant success for me. Sadly that's not translated into a financial saving, simply because I like my big battery mods, VV devices and repairable atomisers too much.... oops! (don't tell the wife)

On the other hand, my wife started vaping not long after I did... think it was more because I didn't discuss quitting with her, I just did it... vaping for her means something different... for her it's being able to smoke inside when it's raining outside, or being able to smoke in bed. If she's stressed she reaches for a cigarette, she doesn't reach for her PV... what it has done, is it's taken her from a 20 cigarette a day habit to a 5 cigarette a day habit. Of course I would prefer it if she didn't smoke at all, but in the meantime 5 has got to be better than 20, though 0 would be best of all!

 

[rawveg]

Should add to my post, that I was a 20 a day smoker for 30 years... always preferring roll ups or black tobacco (Gitanes, Ducados) or Cigars... though smoked regular tobacco too... was never a fussy smoker, but always preferred a strong cigarette... because of that I never thought that something like vaping would work... but it does! At least for me

 

[cedled]

Vaping really helps a lot, but the desire to actually quit smoking should also be part of the transition.

 

[Mindfield]

Aren't we not supposed to talk about these as a means to quit? Regulations and all that?


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That's only vendors of E-cig merchandise who can't make any health claims like that. And technically speaking these aren't really a smoking cessation product so much as a smoking alternative. Yes, pretty much everyone who switches does happen to quit smoking, but you're really just transferring the nicotine habit over to a new medium that happens to be much healthier and safer.

 

[CaptainCook]

I smoked 2 packs a day for 24 years and have not had an urge for a tobacco cig once since I started vaping almost 2 months ago... I know of no other stop smoking method where u don't crave tobacco while u stop....

But... There r a lot of people that do vape and smoke at the same time.... Everyone is different....

 

[Pepsifreak]

It took me 2 weeks with my PV to totally quit, I did reduce analogs to 1/3 of what I was smoking as soon as I got mine. Those 2 weeks was also the amount of time it took going from the gas station e cig to 2 kits I bought online and found some juice I kinda like. Still looking for the perfect juice but as long as I can stand it i'll vape it till I find what I'm looking for.

 

[Spazmelda]

I'm one of those that accidentally quit. When I bought my first kit I was skeptical, but had a glimmer of hope of at least reducing my cigarette use. I bought my first starter kit on Aug 16, at which point I had a pack of cigarettes that had about 17 left. Today, that pack is still sitting where I left it, and there are 10 cigarettes in it. Most of the 7 that have been used were just a couple of puffs to see what it tasted like and if it still held appeal. I haven't had even a puff in oh... about 2 weeks.

I smoked ~1.5 PAD of Marlboro Ultra Lights. Although that's pretty light weight compared to some, I tried many times to stop. I tried the patches, the gum, and Wellbutrin. With the patches and the gum I'd do okay, cutting back, but eventually would end up smoking while using the NRT. The Wellbutrin was terrible and gave me vivid nightmares. It was a mess.

I used Weight Watchers to lose weight, and in one of our meetings they showed a chart that explained a version of the mental preparation and steps to changing behavior. This was kind of eye opening to me, as I'd never really thought about it before. Here is an example of the type of chart I'm talking about:

You can read more about the stages here: Adult Meducation

I realized that with smoking, I had been in the 'preparation' and 'action' stages many times, but never really made it to 'maintenance'. When I bought the first e-cig, I wasn't even in the action phase. I was truly maybe between the 'precontemplation' phase or the 'contemplation' phase. In fact, the explanation of the precontemplation phase "The person is not even considering changing. They may be "in denial" about their health problem, or not consider it serious. They may have tried unsuccessfully to change so many times that they have given up." Pretty much sums up how I was feeling about quitting smoking. I wanted to, but I was pretty sure it was impossible.

When I got the e-cig, it quickly motivated me and pushed me into the 'action' phase. I realized it WAS possible. This could take the place of smoking for me, and I eventually might even be able to quit vaping if I could taper off my nicotine concentration. I'm not there yet, but I truly believe it's possible now. Which I didn't before.

That is what is so amazing to me, and I know it's different for everyone, but I was not really in the mindset of, 'this has to stop. I have to make a change'. I bought the e-cig on a whim and was utterly astounded at how well it worked. True, I am not really quit, as I still use the nicotine, but it's an improvement over the patches and gum where I was just using both instead of quitting the cigarettes as you are supposed to do.

Anyway, there's my extremely long post! If you made it through, thanks for reading!

 

[GinaDe]

I've been a 1.5 PAD smoker since I was 13 yrs old..over 25 yrs. I didn't really want to quit but my husband, my kids and social pressures started getting to me. I started vaping on Thursday. I haven't had or wanted a cigarette in the past 2 days. So yes ..it works

 

[RandaPandaBear]

Well I've only been at this 10 days but have no desire to go back. And I just threw away the entire pack of analogs I bought 11 days ago. Haven't touched one since I started vaping. I'm addicted I'm happy I can kiss my husband, and even when I smell analogs I just smile and thank God I don't use them anymore. And I had ZERO desire to quit, I just wanted a less smelly, and less $ habit.

Eventually I'll save $. After I get everything I need. In 10 days I would have spent $40 and I've so far bought $300 worth of vape stuff (including two devices, DIY stuff, and cartos/attys) and am good to go so the $ will be even in short order.


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[silkakc]

30 year smoker and quit easily on my 3rd day of using my Ecig. I learned on the 3rd day that I had to use the Ecig more than I smoked and that did the trick. No jonesing or anxiety after the 3rd day

Been cig free for 11 months. My husband is a smoker and there's cigs in the house and I have zero urge to snag one