I saw an article on CNBC where they talked with the CEO from V2 Andries Verleur and he stated that with electronic cigarettes the nicotine gets into your system slower. I was wondering if any of you had heard this before or have any knowledge that this is indeed the case. This may help explain why people who smoke nicotine e cigarettes often still feel far less urge to vape than the urge they used to have to smoke. See my blog unlearnaddiction.com if you are interested in this. I am going to make a post on this topic today. Any feedback would be appreciated
Slower delievery of nicotine with e cigarettes?
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I don't how true that is seems to me that gets into your system faster from e cig.
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The reason nicotine from electronic cigarettes is absorbed slower then cigarettes is because the nicotine is absorbed via the mouth through the mucus membrane rather then the lungs. It works very much like oral tobacco rather then cigarettes. In cigarettes nicotine is attached to tar, a bi-product of combustion, and sticks to the lung tissue. Nicotine reaches the brain in less then 10 seconds. It likely takes at least 3 or 4 minutes for nicotine to reach the brain with vaping. There hasn't been much in the way of clinical testing to show this but what has been done points in that direction.
There has been a lot of research on smokeless tobacco and what that shows is that it is a much slower delivery method then smoking, and likely about the same as vaping. The upside is that nicotine also stays in the system a good deal longer with ST, so a good deal less can be used. Cigarettes have a very high spike within five minutes followed by a big drop off followed by a slow decline. That's why smokers tend to smoke at least once an hour, and normally more then that. Smokeless tobacco users can go for a longer time between doses. Nicotine is absorbed slower but continues to go up for over an hour, followed by a very slow decline. I can easily use one portion of snus every three hours. Something that would have been torture with cigarettes.
There is also the question of the minor alkaloids found in all whole tobacco products, but missing in standard e-liquid. This could have a large effect on how the system handles nicotine, at least for some people. There just isn't enough known to come to any real conclusions, but it could be that many vapors are taking in more nicotine (chain vaping) to compensate for the lack of minor alkaloids which can have a synergistic effect with nicotine (the major alkaloid in tobacco). Lots of unknowns.
What is needed is some simple testing done on how fast nicotine is absorbed with vaping, and how long it last. You need both to get a good understanding of what is going on.
There has been a lot of research on smokeless tobacco and what that shows is that it is a much slower delivery method then smoking, and likely about the same as vaping. The upside is that nicotine also stays in the system a good deal longer with ST, so a good deal less can be used. Cigarettes have a very high spike within five minutes followed by a big drop off followed by a slow decline. That's why smokers tend to smoke at least once an hour, and normally more then that. Smokeless tobacco users can go for a longer time between doses. Nicotine is absorbed slower but continues to go up for over an hour, followed by a very slow decline. I can easily use one portion of snus every three hours. Something that would have been torture with cigarettes.
There is also the question of the minor alkaloids found in all whole tobacco products, but missing in standard e-liquid. This could have a large effect on how the system handles nicotine, at least for some people. There just isn't enough known to come to any real conclusions, but it could be that many vapors are taking in more nicotine (chain vaping) to compensate for the lack of minor alkaloids which can have a synergistic effect with nicotine (the major alkaloid in tobacco). Lots of unknowns.
What is needed is some simple testing done on how fast nicotine is absorbed with vaping, and how long it last. You need both to get a good understanding of what is going on.
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