Sounds like you can’t quit nicotine without jeopardizing your job, and you can’t keep smoking or it will kill you.Yes, I do count the data when I smoke regular cigarettes. The goal is to quit, but also the nicotine stabilizes my mood and helps me perform my job. I have tried several times to quit "cold turkey" and people see a difference in my mood and work performance. The trade off's right now to quitting are not an option because of the work I do. Yes, the best solutions are the patch, gum or just quitting, but the ritual as I stated helps maintain my moods and work performance during the day.
I guess if I was not doing the work I do then quitting would be easier, but many of my business associates are struggling with the same issue. I am just surprised that no one has developed a vap that you can control the amount you take in when you use it. The impression I get is it is similar to how they get you addicted to smoking. The less you know the greater the chances are you will increase you nicotine levels and you will become further addicted to their product.
I would not think it would be that difficult to make a vap that controls the nicotine intake and gives you the option to turn it off or on for those who really do not care how much they are getting.
In your position I would simply quit worrying for the at the very least next six months about how much nicotine you consume AT ALL and concentrate from moving from smoking to vaping. Once you have been vaping exclusively for a few months THEN you can start to worry about nicotine and juice consumption. NICOTINE IS NOT A CARCINOGEN. It’s actually one of the LESS damaging things in cigarettes. For one thing there isn’t just one addictive chemical in cigarettes there are three that work together. Getting rid of the stuff that IS damaging and stopping damage to your body, while maintaining a functional work presence is job 1.
Don’t worry about the rest of it till that stuff is under control.