Newbie

[AnjelHazard]

So I don't smoke cigarettes, I'm allergic to the straight up tobacco. My friend has let me hit off of her vape before, but I don't know if I'm doing it right. I inhaled the vapor and held it in my mouth for 5 or 7 seconds before exhaling. Sorry to seem totally clueless, I just want to learn before I start investing in e-cigs

 

[Chrissie]

If you don't smoke, could I just ask why you want to start vaping?

 

[EBates]

Welcome aboard
"I don't smoke cigarettes, I'm allergic to the straight up tobacco" so why are you vaping?

 

[Baditude]

Welcome to the forum.

Just browse around the forum and soak up all of the information. Any specific questions? There are no questions which shouldn't be asked, as there is likely someone else wondering the same thing.

There are plenty of knowledgeable, helpful people here just waiting to answer your questions.

 

[AnjelHazard]

If you don't smoke, could I just ask why you want to start vaping?

My friends got me into smoking weed at like 16ish, and I want to quit the poor life choice that I made to help deal with personal issues. I know smoking weed is a bit different than vapes, because I constantly coughed upon first trying vapes

 

[AnjelHazard]

Welcome aboard
"I don't smoke cigarettes, I'm allergic to the straight up tobacco" so why are you vaping?

I'll point at the response I left in the other comment similar to yours

 

[Kloudz]

If you don't smoke or didn't smoke, don't vape. Just quit smoking weed or find a different group of friends to hang with.

 

[AnjelHazard]

If you don't smoke or didn't smoke, don't vape. Just quit smoking weed or find a different group of friends to hang with.

After 2 years it's not really that simple

 

[Kloudz]

Haha 2 years... I smoked weed for 20+ everyday, all day, 24/7. I got tired of the crap and people associated with it. 2 years is nothin

 

[AnjelHazard]

Haha 2 years... I smoked weed for 20+ everyday, all day, 24/7. I got tired of the crap and people associated with it. 2 years is nothin

That's why I'm trying to get an alternative to stop smoking it. I've cut the friends out that got me into it, but when you've become dependant on something to help you handle day to day life, it's not that easy.

 

[Baditude]

I won't judge why you want to vape. I assume you are an adult who should be free to do as you please.

My daughter, a non-smoker, wanted her own ecig device for her 18th birthday. All of her friends smoked cigarettes, and when "hanging out" together, smoked around her. She didn't want to start smoking, but the peer pressure was starting to get to her.

I remembered that this was the age that I started smoking, primarily because of peer pressure. I reasoned that if she vaped flavored zero-nicotine e-liquid, perhaps that might help her decide to never start smoking tobacco. Seemed like a healthier alternative to smoking.


One year later, and she is still vaping recreationally. Thanks to her, her boyfriend is now vaping instead of smoking, as well as some of her previous tobacco smoking friends.

Her older brother had also started smoking. I tried to get him to convert to ecigs, but he didn't think it was cool. Once my daughter started vaping, THEN he thought it was cool and now he is vaping, too.

I see this as a WIN WIN.

 

[jseah]

Well, if you want to vape, go ahead and vape. That's purely your decision, and you can always vape zero nicotine juice. I have a friend who started vaping zero nicotine juice because she is on a very strict diet where she has to stay away from carbs and sugar. By vaping, she can still taste the desserts that she craves and can no longer have.

As for your question, there is really no reason for you to hold the vapor in your mouth for a little bit before exhaling. Vapers will do that so the nicotine in the juice has the time to be absorbed by the mucous membranes.

 

[KY_Rob]

Purely your decision to vape...no judgement here either

Don't worry about "holding it" either, unless that's what you feel comfortable with. This is a great place to learn all you need to know about the finer points of vaping. Welcome, and enjoy!

 

[AnjelHazard]

Well, if you want to vape, go ahead and vape. That's purely your decision, and you can always vape zero nicotine juice. I have a friend who started vaping zero nicotine juice because she is on a very strict diet where she has to stay away from carbs and sugar. By vaping, she can still taste the desserts that she craves and can no longer have.

As for your question, there is really no reason for you to hold the vapor in your mouth for a little bit before exhaling. Vapers will do that so the nicotine in the juice has the time to be absorbed by the mucous membranes.

Thank you!! I just noticed that's how my friends held it, and I just tried to mimic that action because lung inhales made me cough violently. This helps a lot thank you

 

[jseah]

FWIW, I do lung inhales but I only hold it in for a second or two before exhaling.