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Prophet 451

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7. There is no gateway

Reply to meow2u3 (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 23, 2014, 08:44 AM

Oct 2014

The research says that the number of people who vape without first being smokers barely exists. There's one or two, sure, but very, very few.

The ability to get out from the corporates helped me with this. I'm extremely anti-corporate (to the point of banning them if possible) and the lovely thing about vaping is that most of us aren't using Big Tobacco's shitty disposables, we're buying from the internet equivalent of mom n' pop start-ups.

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Six Months Smoke Free [View all] Prophet 451 Oct 2014 OP

Good for you! bigwillq Oct 2014 #1

Thats great! I remember your thread... JaneyVee Oct 2014 #2

The NHS wants to add them Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #3

Keep up the good work meow2u3 Oct 2014 #4

There is no gateway Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #7

I know e-cigs present no gateway to smoking meow2u3 Oct 2014 #28

Sorry, dude Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #30

I'm not a dude meow2u3 Oct 2014 #37

Sorry, dudette :) Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #51

Way to go!!! kairos12 Oct 2014 #5

Great news! rurallib Oct 2014 #6

Don't plan to Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #8

hope you are saving some money rurallib Oct 2014 #9

I did that and couldn't believe how much bigwillq Oct 2014 #11

If you want to try - Find a store where you can get 36mg nicotine ecig juice. jtuck004 Oct 2014 #38

Thansk for the suggestion. bigwillq Oct 2014 #44

The New England Journal of Medicine said, specifically, for patients who have tried jtuck004 Oct 2014 #54

"just buy these as a country and give them away" Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #57

I've been indulging my wargaming hobby Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #12

And now your Zouave regiments won't smell Codeine Oct 2014 #42

I made it 6 months and stupidly bought a pack to stay awake on an 1,100 mile drive. Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #10

Good luck to you, dude Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #13

I have to use the gum. The e cig irritates my throat. Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #16

Ah, I'm sorry Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #18

Thanks! Dustlawyer Oct 2014 #20

Keep trying, I "quit" a dozen times, the last time for 15 years. mountain grammy Oct 2014 #29

hey Skittles Oct 2014 #43

IMO ecigs work because they're a pleasure to use. tridim Oct 2014 #14

They are Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #17

Congratulations! LeftishBrit Oct 2014 #15

Thanks, man! Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #19

Mazel Tov! MarianJack Oct 2014 #21

Good deal! Keep it going! marble falls Oct 2014 #22

That's great! Phentex Oct 2014 #23

Good job! NaturalHigh Oct 2014 #24

Great to hear! logosoco Oct 2014 #25

I still can't walk too far Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #32

Congratulations! What are you going roody Oct 2014 #26

Wargaming and video gaming Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #33

Congratulations! Wheezy Oct 2014 #27

Good work! WillowTree Oct 2014 #31

My local smoke shop is gradually moving over Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #35

Good for you! Enjoy!! WillowTree Oct 2014 #39

Congrats One_Life_To_Give Oct 2014 #34

Thanks, man! Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #36

Me too! PennyK Oct 2014 #40

That was what made it for me Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #47

I'm glad for you! It's a decision you won't regret. cordelia Oct 2014 #41

Congrats...six months went by fast, eh? Oilwellian Oct 2014 #45

It has gone by really quick Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #49

You quit 20 days after me. Behind the Aegis Oct 2014 #46

I wish I'd done that now Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #48

Eight months here! superpatriotman Oct 2014 #50

I do too Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #52

Congratulations! Warpy Oct 2014 #53

No friends, no folks at work Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #55

It's the price of physical illness with chronic pain, too Warpy Oct 2014 #56

I am bonkers Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #58

So proud of you! Sounds weird for an internet stranger to say that but it is such a positive move KittyWampus Oct 2014 #59

Thank you! Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #63

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They are not inhaling burning smoke into their lungs. It's a first step, and a big one. arcane1 Oct 2014 #61

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Whatever it was, he's gone Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #64

I quit in December and caught shit for using nicotine gum until June. I'm still sensitive. arcane1 Oct 2014 #65

Fuck anyone who gives a former smoker grief Mariana Oct 2014 #69

You may be right there Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #75

Yep, assholes addicted to their own sense of self-righteousness. arcane1 Oct 2014 #80

Congrats and keep up the good work (nt)! LostOne4Ever Oct 2014 #66

WooHoo Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #67

Good job! abelenkpe Oct 2014 #68

Congratulations! Lifelong Protester Oct 2014 #70

They need e-cigs in weed flavor. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #71

Some places already do that Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #82

We did that long ago.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #83

Alas, I plead ignorance Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #84

Great! kristenjones Oct 2014 #72

how much money have you saved? pansypoo53219 Oct 2014 #73

K&R stonecutter357 Oct 2014 #74

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No harm done and thank you n/t Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #77

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I hope you know this is a REALLY BIG DEAL Prophet!!! LeftOfWest Oct 2014 #79

Thank you for your kid words Prophet 451 Oct 2014 #81