Has anybody compared an ecig to a Nicotine Inhaler?

[Graverobber06]

I was reading an article on webmd about ecigs and it mentioned the Nicotrol Inhaler (by big pharma Pfizer).
E-Cigarettes Under Fire

I looked up the prescription information for the device, which is approved by the FDA as a smoking cessation product, and I was amazed how similar it is to ecigs in some respects and how different it is in others.

First and foremost, the cartridges use 10mg of nicotine each (I think most of us, myself included, use higher doses of that). But the RECOMMENDED DOSAGE is 6-16 cartridges PER DAY for the first 12 WEEKS! That's crazy. I know alot of us drip, but have any of you topped off more than 6 cart-equivalents per day? More than 16?

The cartridges also use pure, uncut nicotine, as opposed to the PG/VG/etc's that we've come up with. That can't be healthy for you and (though I've never tried them) it must be harsh on the lungs.

The Inhaler does not use a battery, but does not create any visible vapor. So there is virtually no psychological aid in switching off analogs.

Also, the cartridges are available in Menthol flavor. (So, flavoring's only used to lure kids to start smoking, eh?)

Recommended usage: puff frequently for 5-20 minute periods at a time.

Average cost: $40-$50 for atom-- (sorry) inhaler plus 42 cartridges (a week or less supply). Plus the cost of a doctor's visit, cause it's only available by prescription.

Check it out from Pfizer's own website:
Nicotrol NS and Nicotrol Inhaler| Pfizer: the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company

I wonder if refills for inhaler cartridge prescriptions come in those little orange bottles

Keep vapin'.

 

[sherid]

The hypocisy knows no bounds. Look at this commercial for the Nicotrol Inhaler and see why these people are determined to ban e cigs.
YouTube - Nicorette Inhalator TV ad UK

 

[DaBrat]

I can speak to Nicotrol Inhalers as I used them to quit smoking. Don't be fooled by the Menthol flavor, it just partially disguises the taste of the nic cart (yuck). As far as 16/day, I believe that is the max and the reccomendaton is 6-16 (never used 16, too darned expensive). Even though the cart contains 10mg, the delivery rate is somewhat different, though I believe that the delivery rate for the cart is the same or similar to an ecig.

The only advantage I can think of to the inhaler is that you can continue to puff on it long afterthe recommended usage getting a 'taste' of whats in it and gradually cut down on your nic consumption that way, were as the ecig needs the batt tho I am tempted to try sucking on it without vaping but have been told this can dry the atomizer.

Side by side comparison, the ecig hands down. Puffing on the inhaler always felt like something was lacking and I was sucking my head off just to get rid of the jones whereas the vapor produced by the ecig seems to sooth that need to 'smoke' MUCH better than the inhaler.

Besides, the thing is so dorky looking that you get worse stares than if you walked into WalMart puffing on an analog with that thing between your teeth....LOL!!