I know I have asked this question multiple times before , but what is the difference between nicotine in a vape and nicotine in a cig? Are you still going to get all of the risks Like heart attack stroke and all of that from nicotine. I saw dr Konstantinos studies and all of that. Idk. I know we don't absorb all of the nicotine and we get it in less amounts but I was just wondering what nicotine in vapes actually do to u
I know I've asked this before but....
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Since I haven't seen your previous questions, I'll answer this time. 
There's no difference between the nicotine in a cigarette and the nicotine in e-juice. It's what comes WITH the nicotine in a cigarette that's bad. I used to have a heart problem when I smoked. It wasn't serious, just vastly annoying (arrhythmia), and all my life I thought it was a birth defect. Come to find out it was cigarette smoke (my parents and everyone else smoked when I was little, and I started when I was 15, so I was surrounded by smoke my entire life). I've been vaping now for almost a year, and my heart problem is all but gone. I haven't had so much as a flutter in months. Maybe it IS gone now.
The NICOTINE is not the problem. It's the other stuff that comes out of a cigarette - the smoke, the tar, all those freaking chemicals in there. Nicotine all by itself seems to ME to be helpful. Without it, I get depressed and very, very tired, and my metabolism slows down and I gain weight. With it, I'm happy and energetic (as much as I can be at my age! LOL!), and I don't gain weight. In addition to no longer having my heart problem, I also have clear breathing, no more cough, and more physical stamina due to improved blood flow. I just feel better.
There's no difference between the nicotine in a cigarette and the nicotine in e-juice. It's what comes WITH the nicotine in a cigarette that's bad. I used to have a heart problem when I smoked. It wasn't serious, just vastly annoying (arrhythmia), and all my life I thought it was a birth defect. Come to find out it was cigarette smoke (my parents and everyone else smoked when I was little, and I started when I was 15, so I was surrounded by smoke my entire life). I've been vaping now for almost a year, and my heart problem is all but gone. I haven't had so much as a flutter in months. Maybe it IS gone now.The NICOTINE is not the problem. It's the other stuff that comes out of a cigarette - the smoke, the tar, all those freaking chemicals in there. Nicotine all by itself seems to ME to be helpful. Without it, I get depressed and very, very tired, and my metabolism slows down and I gain weight. With it, I'm happy and energetic (as much as I can be at my age! LOL!), and I don't gain weight. In addition to no longer having my heart problem, I also have clear breathing, no more cough, and more physical stamina due to improved blood flow. I just feel better.
Actually.... while nicotine is nicotine is nicotine there is a BIG difference in the way nicotine in tobacco smoke and ecig vapor get absorbed by the body!
The tobacco smoke is smaller molecules so it absorbs in your nose, mouth and of course your lungs! Given the volume of space and surface area, your lungs play a primary role to ingesting nicotine from tobacco smoke.
VG and PG vapor on the other hand have much large molecules which absorbs in your nose, mouth and not so much in your lungs. So your nose, sinus and mouth play the primary roles here.
The tobacco smoke is smaller molecules so it absorbs in your nose, mouth and of course your lungs! Given the volume of space and surface area, your lungs play a primary role to ingesting nicotine from tobacco smoke.
VG and PG vapor on the other hand have much large molecules which absorbs in your nose, mouth and not so much in your lungs. So your nose, sinus and mouth play the primary roles here.
Actually, nicotine can be a problem when combustion is added, combustion alters the properties of everything it consumes. In vaping we do not combust nicotine, so it properties remain less harmful then they do in smoking. Nearly everyone has some level of nicotine in there system, it occurs naturally in the nightshade family of plants. Nicotine, without combustion, is often compared to caffeine in regards to it's effect on the body, how true that statement is I really do not know.
Watch that video posted by SmokeyJoe pinned at the top of the threads from BBC Horizon, it is VERY informative on the effects of vaping vs smoking.
Watch that video posted by SmokeyJoe pinned at the top of the threads from BBC Horizon, it is VERY informative on the effects of vaping vs smoking.
I agree with the above comments that the major health risks with cigarettes is the smoke created from the combustion of tobacco, and the hundreds of other chemicals created from that combustion (cyanide, arsenic, carbon monoxide, etc). It is this scenario which causes lung and oral cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic bronchitis.
The health risks of inhaling vaporized vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol have yet to be determined by long term studies, but it is widely believed to be far less harmful than cigarette smoke.
Nicotine is both a stimulant and depressant. There are some pro's and con's to using nicotine. Much depends upon the dosage or quantity consumed. Nicotine is a stimulant much like caffeine, and their effects are comparative. That's why many users search for that "buzz" they get from both a cigarette and an e-cigarette, and caffeine products.
Nicotine does have medical side effects. It is a vasoconstrictor of the smaller blood vessels (capillaries), so if you have heart disease, coronary heart disease, hypertension, arterial vascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, or diabetes, it could cause these conditions to worsen. It can also negatively effect the outcome of certain surgical procedures. Plastic/reconstructive surgeons will not perform elective procedures on someone who smokes or uses nicotine, as this would negatively effect the healing process of fragile tissues. Nicotine also prohibits new bone growth, so orthopaedic/spinal surgeons will no do elective bone and joint surgeries on patients who smoke or use nicotine products.
I'm a retired RN and physician's assistant, who worked over 35 years in primary care and in the operating room.
The health risks of inhaling vaporized vegetable glycerin and propylene glycol have yet to be determined by long term studies, but it is widely believed to be far less harmful than cigarette smoke.
Nicotine is both a stimulant and depressant. There are some pro's and con's to using nicotine. Much depends upon the dosage or quantity consumed. Nicotine is a stimulant much like caffeine, and their effects are comparative. That's why many users search for that "buzz" they get from both a cigarette and an e-cigarette, and caffeine products.
Nicotine does have medical side effects. It is a vasoconstrictor of the smaller blood vessels (capillaries), so if you have heart disease, coronary heart disease, hypertension, arterial vascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, or diabetes, it could cause these conditions to worsen. It can also negatively effect the outcome of certain surgical procedures. Plastic/reconstructive surgeons will not perform elective procedures on someone who smokes or uses nicotine, as this would negatively effect the healing process of fragile tissues. Nicotine also prohibits new bone growth, so orthopaedic/spinal surgeons will no do elective bone and joint surgeries on patients who smoke or use nicotine products.
I'm a retired RN and physician's assistant, who worked over 35 years in primary care and in the operating room.
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I've always considered nicotine to be one of, if not the *least* harmful and dangerous component in cigarettes. It's more or less similar to caffeine.
Hi there. Understand your concern - there's been a LOT of fearmongering in the press. Great responses in this thread, but I thought I'd share this with you...
I was with one of the authors of the RCP's groundbreaking report on vaping in the UK a few weeks back. He's a very esteemed guy, and the RCP was the first major medical organisation that published on the dangerous of smoking in the 1960s.
He said: "I believe we will never be able to detect any health effects in the population which are directly attributable to vaping. It will be confounded by smoking which is vastly more dangerous to health".
absolutely... although it's obviously dangerous in a sense, because it causes people to smoke. But it's not what's causing the damage.
That makes
me feel a lot better. But hey, I'm not smoking cigarettes I'm just flying through juice now! I love vaping though
I have been vaping for a steady 5 yrs now and my last check up was fabulous! My Dr said she wished her blood work looked as good as mine LOL So I can say after all these years of vaping, no ill effects for me. I go thru about 30 ml a week at 6mg. But I vaped higher early on around 12mg Nic.
Nicotine has actually shown to have some benefits for some people. More Good info here.
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