Hack Your Brain to Prefer Vapeing

[SnakeFarm]

I’ve read a few studies related to nicotine and its apparent ability to reduce or even reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. It seems that nicotine facilitates memory formation by stimulating synaptic activity in areas of the brain associated with memory formation and specifically in areas associated with pleasurable memories. To break it down even further, nicotine makes you think whatever you are doing at the time is a Good Thing.

The tests results indicated that subject awareness had little if any “placebo effect” on the outcome. They were able to convince rats to prefer areas with temperatures they would otherwise avoid (heat and cold) if they could obtain nicotine there ONLY IF THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO NICOTINE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. Here is the important part: pre-addicted control rats could only be convinced to prefer the uncomfortable areas if they were first deprived of nicotine for a few days, then reintroduced in the uncomfortable environments, otherwise, they would only venture into them to obtain nicotine and then try to leave as soon as they were satisfied. The subject groups would stay put, even if nicotine were not available in the uncomfortable areas (brand loyalty anybody?)

So, it may be advantageous for those wishing to switch to vapeing, to quit smoking for a few days before picking up a PV. That is exactly what I did after over three decades of pack-a-day smoking and I now consider vaping to be so much more pleasurable, that I would only return to smoking if I did not have my PV, and maybe, not even then.

SF
Day 17 off Analogs.

 

[Iffy]

So, it may be advantageous for those wishing to switch to vapeing, to quit smoking for a few days before picking up a PV.

If I had done that, no one, including myself, would have wanted to be around me! Thankfully, I went 'seamless'.

Day 151 'bakky free.

 

[goodtimes]

Wow, that is really fascinating! By any chance, do you have links to these studies?

 

[wdave]

I’ve read a few studies related to nicotine and its apparent ability to reduce or even reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. It seems that nicotine facilitates memory formation by stimulating synaptic activity in areas of the brain associated with memory formation and specifically in areas associated with pleasurable memories. To break it down even further, nicotine makes you think whatever you are doing at the time is a Good Thing.

The tests results indicated that subject awareness had little if any “placebo effect” on the outcome. They were able to convince rats to prefer areas with temperatures they would otherwise avoid (heat and cold) if they could obtain nicotine there ONLY IF THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO NICOTINE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT. Here is the important part: pre-addicted control rats could only be convinced to prefer the uncomfortable areas if they were first deprived of nicotine for a few days, then reintroduced in the uncomfortable environments, otherwise, they would only venture into them to obtain nicotine and then try to leave as soon as they were satisfied. The subject groups would stay put, even if nicotine were not available in the uncomfortable areas (brand loyalty anybody?)

So, it may be advantageous for those wishing to switch to vapeing, to quit smoking for a few days before picking up a PV. That is exactly what I did after over three decades of pack-a-day smoking and I now consider vaping to be so much more pleasurable, that I would only return to smoking if I did not have my PV, and maybe, not even then.

SF
Day 17 off Analogs.

For someone who smokes menthols, it's probably also a good idea to switch to non-menthols a couple of weeks before trying ecigs. And if you used to smoke menthols and while vaping decide to smoke a cig, DO NOT smoke a menthol. I find the menthol cig to be at least twice as addictive as non-menthol. When I went back to a menthol I was chain smoking menthols immediately. With a non-menthol I can truly have just one.

HTH,
Dave

 

[VictoryNotVengence]

It seems that nicotine facilitates memory formation by stimulating synaptic activity in areas of the brain associated with memory formation and specifically in areas associated with pleasurable memories. To break it down even further, nicotine makes you think whatever you are doing at the time is a Good Thing.

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No wonder coming to this forum everyday is so enjoyable to me.

 

[subversive]

I quit smoking a few days before I began using a PV. It wasn't by choice, it was originally by necessity. I had a combo of bronchitis/sinus infection and everything was so inflamed that I couldn't take one drag off a cigarette. The switch was easy for me.

I recently got a PV for my mother, a 50 year smoker, and she has not had an easy time and hasn't picked her PV up in weeks. If it weren't for my forced-quit, I think it would have been much tougher. So there may be some credence to this theory!

 

[tj99959]

Thinking that what I'm doing is a good thing, could be a bad thing.

 

[SnakeFarm]

I was look at all this stuff last month, and I don't seem to be able to find the peer-review stuff I was looking at. I'll try to find it when I get home this evening.

 

[carpedebass]

When I started vaping, I kept smoking that one analog every morning, and a couple per day up until about 6 weeks ago. It didn't take long for me to realize that I liked vaping much more than smoking. When my pack of cigs was empty, I just never got any more. It was just that easy for me...and I was a menthol addict.

 

[Boxcar]

For someone who smokes menthols, it's probably also a good idea to switch to non-menthols a couple of weeks before trying ecigs. And if you used to smoke menthols and while vaping decide to smoke a cig, DO NOT smoke a menthol. I find the menthol cig to be at least twice as addictive as non-menthol. When I went back to a menthol I was chain smoking menthols immediately. With a non-menthol I can truly have just one.

HTH,
Dave

I agree with you that menthol cigs are a beast of their own. I smoked for 18yrs. I'd say 16-17 were Newports and only Newports (Until recently they only made menthols). There's just something weird about them. I never felt the same satisfaction after bumming a Red or a Camel. It just didn't do it for me. I quit smoking and I started vaping again about 1.5 months ago. I still feel like something is missing. I just don't want to go back. It's a struggle at times but I've got a few current reminders of the down sides and a new kid I'd like to be around for.