I've seen several skirt, or allude to, the issue, but I don't see any thread that directly deals with the question/goal of halting nicotine use altogether--or not.
After switching over to vaping, I did an enormous amount of research, predicated upon the fact that, several years ago I read research findings that showed a huge reduction in the incidence of both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases in smoking populations. Subsequent research has uncovered more health benefits associated with nicotine use; yet I see no credible findings of physiological harm therefrom.
My mother passed away a little more than a year ago and, prior to her demise, she was a long time Parkinson's sufferer. Since I assisted in her long-term care for quite some time, I got a first-hand look at the debilitating effect this scourge had upon her. It is, at least for me, a very disturbing malady. Looking at the matter deeper, I know that I am genetically predisposed to the affliction, and have considered long and hard what I might do to mitigate the possibility of becoming symptomatic; and nicotine is a large part of the picture, along with caffeine.
Since cancer is also prevalent in my family line (though heart attacks are conspicuously absent from both sides of my parental lines), giving up smoking was an obvious action to take in improving the quality of my life; however, I always debated the loss of theoretical protection by abstaining from the nicotine intake provided by smoking.
Now I have what amounts to a reasonably safe method of ingesting nicotine--and deriving the benefits thereof--and have absolutely no intention of lowering my nicotine intake (currently vaping 3.2% and 3.6% juice pretty-much all day-long). I've made what I consider to be a well-informed decision, based upon credible research, for what I believe to be very good reasons, and plan on sticking with it. I view nicotine consumption as no better and no worse than caffeine consumption.
I'm wondering how many of you are planning on NOT reducing your level of nicotine intake, and I'm interested in hearing why you've made that choice. I'm not being nosy, and have no criticisms of anyone's choices in this matter (whether you plan on sticking with nic, or plan on dumping it completely)--I'm just curious.
Call it the mental itch that needs to be scratched.
After switching over to vaping, I did an enormous amount of research, predicated upon the fact that, several years ago I read research findings that showed a huge reduction in the incidence of both Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases in smoking populations. Subsequent research has uncovered more health benefits associated with nicotine use; yet I see no credible findings of physiological harm therefrom.
My mother passed away a little more than a year ago and, prior to her demise, she was a long time Parkinson's sufferer. Since I assisted in her long-term care for quite some time, I got a first-hand look at the debilitating effect this scourge had upon her. It is, at least for me, a very disturbing malady. Looking at the matter deeper, I know that I am genetically predisposed to the affliction, and have considered long and hard what I might do to mitigate the possibility of becoming symptomatic; and nicotine is a large part of the picture, along with caffeine.
Since cancer is also prevalent in my family line (though heart attacks are conspicuously absent from both sides of my parental lines), giving up smoking was an obvious action to take in improving the quality of my life; however, I always debated the loss of theoretical protection by abstaining from the nicotine intake provided by smoking.
Now I have what amounts to a reasonably safe method of ingesting nicotine--and deriving the benefits thereof--and have absolutely no intention of lowering my nicotine intake (currently vaping 3.2% and 3.6% juice pretty-much all day-long). I've made what I consider to be a well-informed decision, based upon credible research, for what I believe to be very good reasons, and plan on sticking with it. I view nicotine consumption as no better and no worse than caffeine consumption.
I'm wondering how many of you are planning on NOT reducing your level of nicotine intake, and I'm interested in hearing why you've made that choice. I'm not being nosy, and have no criticisms of anyone's choices in this matter (whether you plan on sticking with nic, or plan on dumping it completely)--I'm just curious.
Call it the mental itch that needs to be scratched.
