NICOTINE LEVELS IN JUICE COMPARED TO NRT's

[shannonekgs]

Just wondering if I used a 21 mg nicotine patch that lasts 24 hours would it be about the same amount as vaping a 24mg cartomizer 24 hrs.??

Just wondering about the different strengths.

Thanks!

 

[breakfastchef]

I doubt any of us knows the answer to this. My first comment is that an e-cig is not an NRT therapy. Since very few studies exist and the absorbtion mechanics for NRTs and e-cigs differ, quanifying a specific concentration of e-liquid to be equivilent to a patch of a specific nicotine concentration would be a WAG (wild-assed guess).

My second comment is to use a nicotine liquid that satisfies your cravings over a 24 hour period of time. That will require some experimentation. Once you have a pretty good idea of what works for you, you can then begin stepping down the nicotine over a period of time.

 

[elysianwing]

As I understand it, most average analogs deliver anywhere between 1-3 mg's of nicotine per cigarette, and the nicotine's half-life in your body is around 2 hours.

So, if in a given day of say 12 waking hours, you smoke a pack, then that is (in theory) approximately 24mg's of nicotine over the course of 24 hours.

I imagine that is how both the NRT's(which, in your case would deliver slightly less nicotine than a cigarette an hour over 24 hours) and E-cig's tried to model their systems(where in a perfect world a cart is equal to a pack of cigarettes)....

but beyond that...your individual habits/the cart/the vaporizer/your metabolism and several other things should surely alter how either would effect you.


To make a long post short, there probably isn't any way of accurately saying.


Edit: but for all I know, I could easily have no idea what I'm talking about lol.

 

[CoffeeCop]

As I understand it, most average analogs deliver anywhere between 1-3 mg's of nicotine per cigarette, and the nicotine's half-life in your body is around 2 hours.

So, if in a given day of say 12 waking hours, you smoke a pack, then that is (in theory) approximately 24mg's of nicotine over the course of 24 hours.

I imagine that is how both the NRT's(which, in your case would deliver slightly less nicotine than a cigarette an hour over 24 hours) and E-cig's tried to model their systems(where in a perfect world a cart is equal to a pack of cigarettes)....

but beyond that...your individual habits/the cart/the vaporizer/your metabolism and several other things should surely alter how either would effect you.


To make a long post short, there probably isn't any way of accurately saying.


Edit: but for all I know, I could easily have no idea what I'm talking about lol.

I consider this a therapy to stop smoking. It is a delievery device for nicotine. Just like gum or the patch. I always thought, after the gum came out, which didn't work for me, it would be great to have nicotine delivered in a device that would give me something to do with my hands ect. Now that ecig is out, it is working for me.

The way you are explaining how much nicotine I am getting in comparison to analogs, makes sense to me. I think, since I was smoking 2 even 3 packs a day, I am getting less nicotine now. Even though I am vaping 24mgs and using the device like kind of a pacifier right now, I think I am way better off. I have been using this approximately two days now and I figure I will cut down on nicotine as I go on.

Thanks for the comparison. I feel better now.

 

[Flash69]

The important thing is that vaping is satisfying your need for an analog. I smoked a pack a day for 38 years. I've been using 24mg e-juice for 7 weeks now. I just ordered 18mg e-juice in my last order to "cut back". Feeling great. Wished I had found these years ago.

GL - Keep VAPING