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RobinA

(9,884 posts)
3. Count Me In Agreement
Fri Apr 15, 2016, 12:10 PM
Apr 2016

And I think you've hit on one good reason why e-cigs work. No, YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ANOTHER DRAG OF NICOTINE feeling. I quit cigs with e-cigs, got my e-cig nicotine level down to 5 drops of 3 strength nicotine per tank, and now I pretty much forget to vape most days. No white knuckles, no feeling deprived, no feats of will power, no craving. Would a cigarette be nice every so often? Yeah, for a minute or two, and then I forget all about it. And I've had cigarettes in my glove compartment the entire time. Two years 4/1.

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. Worldwide, tobacco use causes nearly 6 million de jtuck004 Apr 2016 #1
I agree with you totally.. angstlessk Apr 2016 #2
Count Me In Agreement RobinA Apr 2016 #3
Except that e-cigs are being picked up w/out previous smoking habits in children. apnu Apr 2016 #6
Uh, most people haven't smoked before the first time. That is not a revelation jtuck004 Apr 2016 #7
I agree, I know why kids pick up smoking. apnu Apr 2016 #9
The guy I buy my dog food from thinks climate change warnings are a bunch of hooey. Others tell jtuck004 Apr 2016 #13
No, you only think you have an idea why muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #11
I've read such glowing comments about them LiberalElite Apr 2016 #19
The problem with 'worrying about this' is that there's no way of knowing whether they'd have started brett_jv Apr 2016 #24
It really bothers me that E-cigs are treated as equal to regular cigarettes MidwestTech Apr 2016 #4
interesting.... olddad56 Apr 2016 #20
Except that nicotine and/or smoking aren't really associated with lung infections ... brett_jv Apr 2016 #23
I don't trust 'em. sofa king Apr 2016 #5
I agree. I'm not sure inhaling any kind of vapor other than water vapor is benign n/t TexasBushwhacker Apr 2016 #12
People are allowed to enjoy things in life. Marrah_G Apr 2016 #17
I'm hardly the one to argue with about that. sofa king Apr 2016 #21
I would rather be able to buy real weed at the convenience store Marrah_G Apr 2016 #22
The thing is, we'd easily see if ethylene glycol was actually produced ... brett_jv Apr 2016 #28
Uh, huh. sofa king Apr 2016 #32
I use VG Krytan11c Apr 2016 #30
Cue all the vaping apologists insisting this is a lie. Odin2005 Apr 2016 #8
How well has that worked out for you? LanternWaste Apr 2016 #10
"Vaping apologists" FFS that is just a stupid phrase Marrah_G Apr 2016 #18
Same here. brett_jv Apr 2016 #27
E-cigs do not use tobacco! Ino Apr 2016 #14
Correct. It's not tobacco & it's not smoking. Demit Apr 2016 #15
I vape- I don't smoke tobacco Marrah_G Apr 2016 #16
I've never seen a vaping shop in AZ that ALLOWS minors into the damn store, let alone sells to them. brett_jv Apr 2016 #25
"Use of conventional cigarettes is actually down..." dchill Apr 2016 #26
Much to the dismay of states EL34x4 Apr 2016 #29
All of that marketing to kids is working. Oneironaut Apr 2016 #31
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