I would estimate 20-25% of people who use an ecig for 3-6 months end up quitting smoking altogether. Do you think that's a good estimate or do you think its higher or lower?
What percentage of people would you say actually "quit" using an ecig?
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If we're using personal experience I'm one out of ten people that I know that hasn't gone back to smoking.
To answer the OP - thereabout.
To answer the OP - thereabout.
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Really difficult to say since some vapers still smoke - personally, I really don't think it matters - even if vaping just helps you cut down then that in itself is hugely positive - that fact that (some) people are quitting altogether, and so painlessly with it is nothing short of miraculous 
I think it's more than 20-25 percent, but I'm not sure by how much. It's a good viable replacement for cigarettes. In the past the only thing that made it hard was finding ecigs and supplies. Now that vape shops are multiplying and tobacco and head shops carry pretty good stuff, it getting easier to get. Thus more people will continue to vape.
I started vaping back in 2009 but I quit because it was a pain in the ... to order stuff online and wait for it to arrive. The more available it gets, the more people will continue to vape!
I started vaping back in 2009 but I quit because it was a pain in the ... to order stuff online and wait for it to arrive. The more available it gets, the more people will continue to vape!
I would guess that nearly 80% of the people that find this forum eventually succeed.
I would guess that maybe 10% of people who buy a cig-a-like, have no brick and mortar, have not found this forum, and have no friends that vape might succeed.
And in between those two extremes lie all sorts of various situations that lead to various success rates.
I would guess that maybe 10% of people who buy a cig-a-like, have no brick and mortar, have not found this forum, and have no friends that vape might succeed.
And in between those two extremes lie all sorts of various situations that lead to various success rates.
I stopped on the spot after 40 1.5 packs a day. Not breathing and wheezing is a pretty good motivator. Still, I wasn't planning on quitting it's just that vaping is far superior to a cigarette. I've never even had a random thought of smoking a cigarette. Enough is enough.
Bizarrely enough I'm sitting here smoking atm because I ran out of e-liquid and my vapemail won't be here for another day or so - I'm actually really excited to get my new PV/atty and getting vaping again - roll-ups are... blech.
You thread title and your post asks 2 different questions.
I would say many more quit smoking but giving up the e-cig? Not very many are going to go that route I'd bet. Some will but I'd bet many more will continue to vape.
I would say many more quit smoking but giving up the e-cig? Not very many are going to go that route I'd bet. Some will but I'd bet many more will continue to vape.
As soon as I had a reliable all day vape I never had another cigarette. I had been smoking 2 1/2 packs a day for years. My first vape was a pathetic flea market e-cig called the Smart E-cig, which was really quite wretched, but at least I didn't need to smoke while I was using it. I went out and got an eGo rig with spare battery and that was the end of cigarettes for me.
Perhaps it was because I was a heavy smoker that I needed more than an eGo setup. In about five weeks I was using a mech and RBA, rolling wicks and wrapping coils. That was what hit the spot for me, and I have three mechs two RBA's and an RDA now. I could never light up another stinky stick, ever. The very idea is sickening.
Perhaps it was because I was a heavy smoker that I needed more than an eGo setup. In about five weeks I was using a mech and RBA, rolling wicks and wrapping coils. That was what hit the spot for me, and I have three mechs two RBA's and an RDA now. I could never light up another stinky stick, ever. The very idea is sickening.
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I would say that the percentage of smokers who "wanted to quit" using cigarettes and have used vaping successfully as an alternative means of nicotine intake are around 80%..
I just don't understand how some one who has posted here ( and there are many others also ) can run out of e-liquid or not have a back up device..and then go back to smoking.. to me that means they do not take their habit seriously, or are very careless. Vaping really works,and is cheap and accessible. Those low percentages seen haphazardly strewn around air are for the anti-vape groups to use and misguide people who are looking to find a real solution..Vaping is extremley efficient and they don't want it seen that way with a healthy percentage number..
I just don't understand how some one who has posted here ( and there are many others also ) can run out of e-liquid or not have a back up device..and then go back to smoking.. to me that means they do not take their habit seriously, or are very careless. Vaping really works,and is cheap and accessible. Those low percentages seen haphazardly strewn around air are for the anti-vape groups to use and misguide people who are looking to find a real solution..Vaping is extremley efficient and they don't want it seen that way with a healthy percentage number..
Well, the only hard data I have personally encountered is me, my husband, my friend, my other friend and his wife, and his 2 parents. All quit smoking 100% using e-cigs. So, 100% seems closer to the mark. Then again, that's just my very personal data.
I quit, and one of my brothers did as well. I know more people that have given up on ecigs rather than analogs, but I do see more people vaping around town.
I think the percentage of people who succeed is directly proportional to the number of people who were properly prepared, supplied and supported. Trying to do it on your own is tough but with a little help and guidance it is virtually painless.
I tried the cigalikes. Two different versions. Went back to smoking. Year later got a provari with protank 2 and haven't had a cig yet 3 months later. I now have 5 mods and numerous atties there is no going back to cigs for me.
My wife stopped smoking at the same time i did - i was 40 a day for 30 yrs. Subsequently 2 others at work have quit using ego-type devices, and 2 tried and went back to smoking or chewing tobacco.
So a better % than conventional quitting methods. One of those that failed to quit was single with no kids, but not smoking in front of children was a good motivation for at least one of my colleagues that did stop. This is in no way scientific at all - and those that have remained vaping have had a valuable resource to draw upon - me!
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So a better % than conventional quitting methods. One of those that failed to quit was single with no kids, but not smoking in front of children was a good motivation for at least one of my colleagues that did stop. This is in no way scientific at all - and those that have remained vaping have had a valuable resource to draw upon - me!
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Smoked 1.5 packs a day for 21 years. Then I discovered ecigs and loaded up some 36mg juice at 6v. That was 3 years ago. Haven't smoked since my first day vaping.
With the right gear, good juice and high nic level, it is not that difficult to quit right away.
With the right gear, good juice and high nic level, it is not that difficult to quit right away.
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