Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path to quitting

Re:Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path ... by beizhia on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @12:28AM (#18713281)

These kind of articles always seem odd to me. I've used an e-cig to stop smoking. Worked myself down from 21mg juice to 3mg, step by step. Now I really only use it when I'm out drinking, to prevent myself from wanting a cigarette (old habits do die hard, after all)

The e-cig helped, but the real motivator is that I wanted to run and play soccer more effectively. Vaping was just a tool that kept me away from cigarettes.

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Re:Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path ... by ce4 on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @01:25AM (#18713530)

And one very nice side effect of vapes that I noticed to be crucial for weaning off more easily:

Vaped nicotine feels way less addicting. I think its got something to do with other "active agents" and additives missing compared to cigarettes.

Edit: For example, studies have shown cigarette smoke to inhibit MAO in the brain due to some agent besides nicotine, which vaping very probably doesnt.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC19495/

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Re:Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path ... by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @01:27AM (#18713538)

This, but for the same reason I found vaping not very useful in stopping my cigarette habit (I missed more than just the nicotine). I’ve heard some of the salts in newer vapes have solved that problem, but who knows what those do.

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Re:Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path ... by ce4 on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @04:51AM (#18714506)

I'm off of both now and even can have a single cigarette every now and then without having a relapse. Glad to have never tried those salts.

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Re:Addicted to vaped nicotine, teenagers have no clear path ... by treve on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @12:50AM (#18713378)

What's odd about it? That people get hooked to nicotine through another delivery mechanism?

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