Nicotine definition?

[Cloudd]

Cigarettes labelled 1.0mg means your body will take in one mg of nic under normal smoking methods. One cigarette is about 9mg total but the body only absorb 1.

So does 9mg/ml means we take in 9mg for every ml? Or it's the true amount of nic in one ml?

 

[zoiDman]

Cigarettes labelled 1.0mg means your body will take in one mg of nic under normal smoking methods. One cigarette is about 9mg total but the body only absorb 1.

So does 9mg/ml means we take in 9mg for every ml? Or it's the true amount of nic in one ml?

Cigarettes Nicotine are rated for the Average amount the Average Smoker Absorbs into their body when they smoke 1 Cigarette.

Whereas the Nicotine in an e-liquid is the Total Amount of Nicotine in 1ml.

The Absorption Rate of Nicotine when a person uses an e-Cigarette is Lower than the Absorption Rate of Nicotine when a person smokes a Cigarette. That is why it seems that we are "taking in" Much More Nicotine when we vape than when we Smoked.

 

[Redhotchewy]

Cigarettes Nicotine are rated for the Average amount the Average Smoker Absorbs into their body when they smoke 1 Cigarette.

Whereas the Nicotine in an e-liquid is the Total Amount of Nicotine in 1ml.

The Absorption Rate of Nicotine when a person uses an e-Cigarette is Lower than the Absorption Rate of Nicotine when a person smokes a Cigarette. That is why it seems that we are "taking in" Much More Nicotine when we Vape than when we Smoked.

Bingo. The current research supports this poster 100%. Of course study is still on going and we have a lot more data on cigarettes but this is absolutely accurate with the current knowledge of E-Cigs.

 

[twgbonehead]

I thought the absorption rate was slower (i.e. it takes much longer for nic to get into the bloodstream) but the absorption percentage was pretty high (ultimately, very little of the nic gets exhaled; it's almost all absorbed). Is this incorrect?

 

[Redhotchewy]

I thought the absorption rate was slower (i.e. it takes much longer for nic to get into the bloodstream) but the absorption percentage was pretty high (ultimately, very little of the nic gets exhaled; it's almost all absorbed). Is this incorrect?

there is a lot of argument in this area in the scientific community. because testing is done on several formats. There is the vapor inhaled and the vapor exhaled. In order to test these mechanisms a variety of tests have been created with differing results. Basically I just took the long way to say the jury is still out.

I take it like this. If what I vape keeps me up at night due to the stimulating factor of nicotine (nicotine and caffeine have similar chemical attributes) then I am vaping too much and need to knock my intake down I.E go to a lower nic level. Other then that keep reading and researching. The information comes in on a daily basis.

 

[edyle]

I thought the absorption rate was slower (i.e. it takes much longer for nic to get into the bloodstream) but the absorption percentage was pretty high (ultimately, very little of the nic gets exhaled; it's almost all absorbed). Is this incorrect?

That would not be possible, and neither is it going to be consistent between different people.

The amount that gets absorbed will depend on breathing technique (shallow or lung hit, short draw and big blow or long draw, and slow exhale).

 

[zoiDman]

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The amount that gets absorbed will depend on breathing technique (shallow or lung hit, short draw and big blow or long draw, and slow exhale).

This is a HUGE Factor.

But also consider that it is Hard to Define what an Average e-Cigarette user uses to get their Nicotine.

My Nicotine Absorption rate when I take a Hit of a CE2 at 7 Watts can be Vastly different than when the Person next to me takes a Hit off their RBA at 50 Watts.

To make a Baseline, you have to Start with some Standard Parameters. That is Easy for a Cigarette. Because a Given Cigarette has the Same amount of Tobacco in it. And the Same type of / Size of Filter on it's end. And Most people Smoke Cigarettes in a Somewhat Similar matter.

But for e-Cigarettes, there is Very Little that Vaper's have in common.

 

[Cloudd]

Thanks people. I don't seem to be getting enough nic, I think it's something to do with carbon monoxide in analogues.

P.s. absorption of nicotine by vaping is about three times slower for the nic to reach the brain. Around 30 seconds.