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BigDog98

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Kinda weird to talk about this in a forum like this but , do any of you guys vape here? If you do not and you currently smoke cigarettes then i recommend you guys switch to vaping! It changed my life! :D
 
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I smoked for 20 years, and then switched to the Ecig's/vapes. Started off with a high nicotine liquids and then weaned myself down to zero. Puffed on the zero for about a month. And then put the Ecigs down. That was about a year and a half ago. I've been smoke free and ecig free ever since. Changed my life to!

If anybody here is a smoker and wants to quit I would highly recommend getting some ecigs. I don't think I could have quit without them.
 
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yah I keep forgetting to look for them when I go to soo Michigan to gas up.our idiot govt is going to listen to the smoke Nazi,s and ban them I believe even though they say their one of the best ways to quit smoking.actually a better way than the pills or the patch.
 
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Bubba1235 said:
Doesn't matter what you want, you WILL quit, of your own choice or by dirt in yer face from smoking. Either way, you WILL quit. Myself, I'd like to see ya hang around awhile longer. ;)
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If they couldn't kill me in Iraq when they shot me, I guess smoking is the least of my worries, I am sure some complication from the wound will kill me first.

But thanks for caring Bubba!

:D
 
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When I first read this thread, I was thinking in different terms. In Michigan Legal Medical MJ users vape to avoid all the smoke that comes with smoking. The Vape is the preferred way to ingest the meds. I tried the ecigs to quit and find them nothing but another way to get nicotine. And because they don't stink, you can vape at your desk meaning it's even easier to use or abuse.
I'm really glad it works for some here, that proves it can help, the problem we have here is, they sell them to kids!! And that should be a felony if you ask me.
 
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Is Nicotine bad without the smoke? Honest question. Do not know. All by itself, what is bad about Nicotine?
 
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In our state and many other states I know of, it is illegal to sell e-cigs to anyone under the age of 18, they make people show ID in order to buy them.
 
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QC said:
Is Nicotine bad without the smoke? Honest question. Do not know. All by itself, what is bad about Nicotine?
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It's addicting just like other drugs Alcohol, caffeine, cigs, pain pills. So yea I'd say it's very dangerous, especcially when they sell it to kids who don't know better.
 
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How is addiction bad if there is no affect? Does Nicotine actually do anything other than become addictive? If I am addicted to one piece of sugarless gum a day is that bad? Again, not being sarcastic, or picking a fight, I don't know. In my almost 55 years, some as a smoker, I have never understood Nicotine itself.
 
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greenbush future said:
It's addicting just like other drugs Alcohol, caffeine, cigs, pain pills. So yea I'd say it's very dangerous, especcially when they sell it to kids who don't know better.
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I don't smoke but I have been either chewing or dipping for over 60 years and I don't think I am addicted yet. I guess I will find out if I ever decide to quit:mad-new:
 
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Bubba1235 said:
So in the end, you would be better off taking arsenic or strychnine than nicotine.
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I see nothing definitive in what you posted though. Seems like someone ought to know this. And I assume, maybe incorrectly, that we are talking about small doses in cigs? E or otherwise.

From all of that, I still have no idea what Nicotine does. Yes I saw the blood pressure stuff. How much nicotine has how much affect on blood pressure. I literally do not care which way this goes. I just want the 411.
 
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Nicotine is an insecticide. Why do I smoke? Edit: What's dipping?
 
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Nicotine is actually a rather potent poison to humans. It is a strong stimulant and highly addictive. The average cigar contains twice the MLD (minimum lethal dose). The reason we don't drop dead after smoking a cigar is that smoking is an extremely inefficient dosing mechanism: most of the nicotine never makes it into the body (good thing as I enjoy a fine cigar now and then). Death occurs by respiratory paralysis in high doses.
 
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:joyous:Matter of opinion:lol: dipping is chewing is dipping is....? "Affects" the brain/nervous system. I've seen spiders come out of hiding, crawl up-down and around, to finally spin their last web straight down to the ground and expire. Deprived of a smoke/nicotine people will react similarly all but the final grounding. 50 yrs and still quitting after every pack. I hate that I grew up when smoking was "cool" and glorified in all visual and audio influences. Mom and Pop and Grandpa with his pipe. What does it do to/for me? When I'm working and don't have time to eat, a smoke will kill the hunger pangs, in a stressful situation, a cig will calm me, makes a cup of coffee or a beer just perfect. If you're asking why, I'd like to be informed of the answer.
 
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Ecigs save lifes. It saved mine and I did not vape to get nicotine...I vaped to get OFF nicotine. I weened down to zero nicotine (water vapor) and found out the mechanical aspects of smoking were almost as addictive. That is why the nicotine patches are so ineffective. Vaping is the biggest breakthrough in smoking cessation. If somenoe disagrees it is usually from someone who has never smoked or is politically or money motivated.
If you think ecigs are harmful then you need to stay indoors on foggy days.
 
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QC said:
I see nothing definitive in what you posted though. Seems like someone ought to know this. And I assume, maybe incorrectly, that we are talking about small doses in cigs? E or otherwise.

From all of that, I still have no idea what Nicotine does. Yes I saw the blood pressure stuff. How much nicotine has how much affect on blood pressure. I literally do not care which way this goes. I just want the 411.
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QC, To me nicotine is a highly addictive stimulant. When I have quit and tried to at other times, I would sleep all of the hours when not at work.
 
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I guess my point/question is: is Nicotine itself the issue? Or the stuff surrounding it? I still don't know. BTW, I don't smoke. Did 30 years ago, although I do enjoy a cigar every once in a while. But with all of this discussion, if Vaping gives an ingestion of nicotine without all of the cancer causing stuff, can it be bad? Is it any different than Nicorette gum? and if so is it bad? And despite the slight commentary, I am honestly still asking...
 
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