question from a newbie

[JustMeAgain]

Forgive me if this is a dumb question...I am new here and don't even own an ecig yet, nor have I used a nicotine inhaler, but I was wondering with all the controversy surrounding the ecigs, has anyone ever tried to modify a nicotine inhaler by adding parts and using the internal parts of the inhaler to make an ecig? I was just thinking that it could be a way around the legal issues that might cause problems later on, although I hope that doesn't happen.

By looking at the threads in this forum, I'm guessing I'm asking something that was probably addressed long ago, but a quick search didn't turn anything up, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks!

 

[mjp808]

I think the inhaler works on a completely different premise. The e-cig has a heater element.

 

[Tasdad]

I tried the inhaler a couple times, but it just didn't work for me.

The inhaler has a cartridge that contains nicotine. When you inhale through the cartridge, you get some nicotine(similar to breathing through a damp cloth will make you inhale water).

E-cigs heat a Propyline Glycol/nicotine mixture to create vapor like a soke machine at a night club.

The major difference is the vapor. Since there is no vapor, the inhaler left me feeling that there was something missing. It just didn't do it for me.

There are others who don't want the vapor. For them, the inhaler is perfect. It gives a throat hit without vapor.

The inhaler cartridges won't work for an e-cig, but some people have experimented with drawing the nicotine from them, mixing it with PG, and making their own juice.

 

[ApOsTle51]

yes, and an inhaler only delivers a fraction of the nicotine that an ecig is capable of delivering.

The legal issue is the nicotine solution in an ecig is a 'new drug' and therefore requires approval.
The ecig itself isnt up for as much scrutiny but it is a drug delivery device which falls under medical guidlines and therfore requires approval for use.

ecigs where originally designed and marketed by Ruyan for occasional use where the user was unable to smoke an analog cig, dinner parties and resteraunts etc.. they not designed for the heavy use us lot give 'em. that's why the devices don't last long under heavy use , they simply were not designed for it.