What They Aren't Telling You About Nicotine

[@NK-mi2yn]

Smoked over 25 years. Stopped it cold at the age of 41. From one day to the other day. It's not so hard as I thought. It's just about your will and how much you dislike smoking. Best decision. Good luck everybody.

[@aimtcb]

how are you holding up? im in a similar situation, my life has been changing for the better when I dropped that nasty habit tg!

[@MihaiTolici-hj7ye]

@@aimtcb So I left smoking too bc I am not as healthy for smoking, but still have dreams how I am smoking, if I was healthier I would smoke ahead

[@pbabiesinspace6112]

I'm 41 and love smoking. It's gonna take health problems or death to get me to quit.

[@dovydasvaiksnys3807]

Everyone's choice. I'm smoker, but I wouldn't really be proud or brag about it cause I do see it as senseless/ pointless habit and feel embarrassed to be one of those who continue wasting money on it... compared with some drugs - at least with them you get some pleasure out of it... smoking seems to just damage health without noticeable positive feelings. I think it's way more psychological thing- way to pass time, gives reason to go outside in fresh air for a brake at work etc... which I could do even without cigarette, but I guess my silly mind requires a purpose for that... Pretty expensive for wallet and health habit I would say.

[@NK-mi2yn]

@@pbabiesinspace6112 thats OK. Hope it won't be too late for you, if u ever realise some health issues. Good luck 🤞

[@blamb42]

This was my experience. Once I was off of cigarettes and "on the vape" reducing (and eventually eliminating) nicotine was a cakewalk. In about 2 and 1/2 years I went from 18mg to 0mg in small steps and it was PAINLESS! I've been nicotine free for about 2 months now and I feel great. Take that big tobacco.

[@Vixinaful]

I was nicotine free for 26 years, quit cold turkey, its NOT addictive.

[@Zynbabwe902]

@@Vixinaful terrible joke.

[@Vixinaful]

@@Zynbabwe902 Well it wasnt for me but maybe you have the spirit of nicotine, then you need that delivered. I didnt so I could quit no problem, wasnt even addicted.

[@rustysruger]

@@Vixinaful "spirit of nicotine"??? Where is that in the Bible??

[@Vixinaful]

@@rustysruger It isnt as far as I know, Derek prince told about it. Its when someone has tried everything but they cant stop and they really chainsmoke, then its a spirit of nicotine and when they were delivered from it, the need went away.

[@kypitbull]

Nicotine is also found in cauliflower, eggplant, potatoes, and tomatoes but they are not classed as tobacco products.

[@Meh-im1qs]

Deathbystupidity Really?

[@kypitbull]

Meh yeah it is

[@sjormasklin]

Deathbystupidity thats truth in a way...... becaususe not always vegetables contain nic..... besides about 20 pounds of eggplant is like smoking one cigarette

[@kypitbull]

sjormasklin I was just saying the these vegetables(i know tomatoes are fruit lol) we eat all the time do have nicotine in them

[@BelhadePK]

Nicotine is simply a naturally-occurring pesticide found in leafy plants.

[@altair272]

Smoked 30-35 cigarettes per day for 15 years.Tried nicotine patches, gums....nothing worked.Started vaping.5 months later (smoke free) getting ready to quit vaping too.I vape 3% nicotine now, just couple times a day.Feel 10 times better.Sometimes I forget to vape:) Best thing for any smoker.Drop smokes-vape away.

[@conor20118]

altair how are you doing now ?

[@altair272]

Nicotine free for 10 DAYS ! 10 full days:) I still vape here and there but 0% only, usually with first morning coffee at work,or when I watch TV.I am done with nicotine.:) First and second day vaping 0% was hard, after that it got much easier.

[@conor20118]

altair well done you should be very proud and hope you stay nicotine free !

[@diogeneslamplit6573]

"Sometimes I forget to vape:"----altair *Thank you!* How "addictive" could nicotine be if you sometimes forget to seek and dose with it? If you're determined to deny yourself the likely health benefits of nicotine that's up to you but you needn't deprive yourself of whatever satisfaction you got from the act of smoking and later vaping. There are 0mg/ml fluids you can get if that's your aim but you would still have the option to be "sociable" and whip out your vaping pen and share when someone else hauls out his sub-ohm "mod" and starts filling the air with vapor. This is a social activity which is older than history and a form of free expression of one of our most basic innate rights---to display our distinction from the other creatures. What other animal will roll up leaves of plants, light them and intentionally inhale the smoke? Simetimes chimps will take it up after we show them. That's all. But they'd never do it on their own. Many cultures have ascribed many hoped-for benefits of smoking a variety of things. Vaping is undoubtedly not perfect but it's a vast improvement on the primitive unimproved act of "smoking" and can be used to dose with virtually anything if dosing is what's being sought. Further inhalation is one of the safest methods of dosing with things which could be dangerous in too high quantities because it allows for immediate feedback and self-moderation whereas taking a pill or an injection has to be based on a whole technology of preparing subtances in highly uniform doses and referring to tables which give recommendations based on body-weight and which can absolutely ignore temporary conditions which may pertain which would factor in to the smoking instant-feedback safe-dosing characteristic of that method of dosing with whatever-it-is. But even just the act of smoking or vaping is symbolic of the human trait of finding practical solutions to anything. It's a sacrament of humanity. Xians may not actually be indulging in cannibalism when they take "the host" but it's symbolic and even vaping 0 mg/ml vapor is a *symbolic* reenactment of one of humanity's oldest best ideas. Tell the regulators "go to hell---leave me the *>

[@headcold7250]

altair I'm super hooked on vaping it's kind of terrible

[@ltetobago]

Not to mention that alot of ppl vape 0mg of nic

[@APokeInTheEye]

LTETobago lol so true!

[@dr.granolias753]

LTETobago yeah but thats gay

[@xcitywhiteboy]

nikolas de Vries only Sissi’s do it for flavor

[@randomfactsguy1386]

That's about as dumb as smoking oregano instead of weed.

[@JoeyBlue01]

I do not think most people start with 0mg nic, but ween themselves to 0mg nic.

[@jameshopkins1426]

As you stated, the fact that so many vapers ween themselves off nicotine by gradually lowering the amount of nicotine they can enjoyably vape, completely naturally, is a pretty clear sign nicotine isn't quite as powerful alone as many would like you to believe.

[@whiteviper1979]

Vaping causes damage too your throat, teeth, gums, liver, intestines, spleen, and your heart... Just quit smoking, vaping, chewing, snuf, pouches, etc

[@nino96able]

It actually is. Have you ever heard of Nico pods? Those contain only nicotine and it's even more addicting than cigaretes in my opinion.

[@jaqssmith1666]

@@nino96able "in my opinion" got any facts to back that up? perhaps studies that administer measured doses of unadulterated nicotine?

[@notoriousp.p2912]

The fact that they are using lowering the dosage over time as an excuse to keep going means it is more powerful than you think .

[@walter9240]

@@nino96ableI’m pretty sure vaping only nicotine would quickly result in poisoning

[@CassieJenkinsinmyperfectlife]

Thank you for this video. I smoked a pack a day minimum for 20 yrs. I started vaping in May 2015 at 12mg. I now am at a 3 mg. It is June 2015. Never any side affects, withdrawal or anything negative on taking myself to a lower level. I have not smoked a cig since I have started vaping and I adored my cigs and had no intentions on quitting until I was introduced to vaping by a friend. I am shocked at the things people will say they know. For me I am thankful to the entire vape community for the help and knowledge that has been passed to me to help me from going back to smoking. I have never met such kind and knowledgable people, no matter where I go its is a strong community and I am proud to be a part of it.

[@Alex24357]

Still nicotine free? Ironically 2015 was when I picked my daily habit up

[@MrChicoCanada]

The addition of ammonia to cigarettes made it much more addictive, which is what propelled Marlboro to the #1 cigarette in the 80s before others followed suit.

[@saintjabroni]

Is this a fact?

[@MrChicoCanada]

@@saintjabroni yes

[@ant7699]

@@MrChicoCanada interesting. I used to smoke Marlborough lights when I was young. When I see that packet now... It looks really appealing as if there's some inlerlayimg memory of the pleasure from some effect I had smoking them.

[@MrLondonGo]

@@ant7699 The packs wouldn;t look so appealing in the EU, every brand looks the same, is a horrble brown colour and covered with graphic images, and warnings.

[@ant7699]

@@MrLondonGo Yeah your right man. Im in the UK. I must have seen the pack in Crete. Not long been back from there ..The smokes are way cheaper there. I think about 4 euros for 20

[@GrimmGreen]

So well done! Kudos, everyone watch this

[@AaronGrace1970]

Yeah, I've seen this one, watched it a couple times and always walk away shaking my fist out of frustration that some "people" or "entities" just don't get it! Just another wonderful example of "Big Government" getting a huge push to do something by "Big Tobacco", yup, let's slap "it's a tobacco product" label and vape mods and pens, ignorance, pure and utter ignorance! And I'm sure somewhere in there there's a secret shadowy push by "Big Medical" to get the "it's a tobacco product" label on vapes as well. I love it, it just goes to show that "we vapers" actually can make the "3 Big's" shake in their boots a little just by me walking down the street puffing away on my Vamo V5........"oh my God, it's one of those nasty vapers that we're not making any money off of"! To the "Big 3's" you can just kiss my ass! Vape on people.....vape on!

[@harrypotter6432]

GrimmGreen Grim, I'm surprised you support such a bias and misleading video. I expected more from you.

[@keithp5717]

Harry Potter Biased and misleading because you say so? I expect you will soon follow up with a logical argument supported by fact-based evidence to discredit the video, right?

[@harrypotter6432]

Keith P It's biased due to the fact it is completely focusing on the negative effects of tobacco and doesn't mention a single critique regarding vaporizers.

[@deadhead_012]

What critiques would you like to have seen? No one said they are 100% safe. All this video was intended to do was raise awareness off how we've been lied to regarding the actual toxicity and addictiveness of Nicotine.

[@atmosrepair]

There are many rationalizations and justifications you will tell yourself to continue using your substance of choice, this is very common in addiction. And other addicts love to hear these well thought out explanations that give them excuses to keep using as well. All it does is add more hurdles in front of you when you try to stop for good. Cigs are crap, vape is crap, nicotine is crap! A 20 second head rush? That's what you love? It doesnt even last a minute, and then you want to do it again and again, and eventually that rush is gone too. It doesnt help anything, doesnt make you feel any better, just the illusion of a good feeling with that short head rush, but then without the buzz, you feel worse of than before, so youre not getting any better feeling overall its taking you down. Most everyone realizes this but addictions are a mother!

[@arturotorras9069]

The addiction has nothing to do with the chemicals , the addiction is a psychological addiction. The addiction is to have a focused breath, by focusing your breath one can also focus their mind and gives you an advantage over others in a social interaction

[@davit_nergadze]

I get the point about addiction being purely psychological, I don't agree but I get why you might think that way. What I don't get tho is why do I need "an advantage" in a social interaction? Not fulfilling at all IMO

[@withlove2963]

So... meditation is better.

[@wmelliott3802]

​@@withlove2963 nicorette inhalator is the way.

[@chrishuber3262]

I made about 8 serious attempts to quit where I was off the junk for at least weeks. The final attempt that worked was when I did not let anybody dictate the process and I took control of my destiny. I was finally successful because I knew I was doing it for myself and not what anybody else wanted me to do. My wife nagged me to quit but I did not. I did not quit because I feared for my health. I quit because I was sick of having to run to the gas station during snow storms to get my fix. I quit because I could not get through my work day without taking extra breaks to get my fix. I quit because I was sick of being addicted. Before I quit I could not imagine a life without nicotine. But 17 years later I feel like quitting was the best thing I have ever done.

[@Marty4650]

The reason that vaping works better than nicotine patches, lozenges, or gum is because the cigarette addiction has two components. There is a physical addiction to nicotine, however slight, PLUS a behavioral addiction to the smoking ritual. That behavioral addiction is really significant. You get so accustomed to drawing in smoke that you cannot replicate the experience by wearing a patch or chewing on gum. The more "cigarette like" the vaping experience is, the easier it is for a cigarette smoker to make the transition. This is why some cigarette smokers can transition completely to vaping, even at 0% nicotine levels, but it is very difficult to fully transition to patches or gum.

[@martinrea8548]

For me it was the sensation of inhaling the smoke that made cigarette smoking satisfying. It was like it was filling an emptiness within until I started feeling it was doing me harm and then the whole act became masochistic. That's when I gave up.

[@brendagarnder9758]

I SMOKED FOR 36 YRS! I AM NOW NICOTINE FREE FOR 8 YRS 10 MTHS 11 DAYS! Y GOD Y THE PATCH SAVED ME! THEREFORE NO ONE CAN TELL ME DIFFERENTLY! IT DEPENDS ON THE PERSON! EVERYONE'S JOURNEY IS DIFFERENT! U NEED TO FIND WHAT IS RIGHT FOR U!

[@offmefaceken4547]

thanks for clearing things up! :D

[@JoeyBlue01]

I personally find nicotine addictive. I feel I need it. I have a borderline schizophrenic condition and finds it helps me. I also agree with the proposition that the act of inhaling like smoking adds to the psychological affect of the "habit". Simply put, I like vaping and the nicotine I get while vaping. I admit, I miss the MAOIs that were in my cigarettes.

[@PvtAnonymous]

It is as addictive as caffeine. I also feel the urge to drink coffee every day, but it‘s nowhere near smoking a bum. That sort of addiction is on another level. And vaping is basically the same as my morning coffee, I can drop it if I want to, but I‘d rather enjoy these earthly blessings 😉

[@DivineLightPaladin]

Wait what? MAOIs in cigarettes?

[@chrishnah]

Yeah they did a study nicotine and cigarettes help ease symptoms of schizophrenia

[@TearDrop455]

@@chrishnah Or, did it create it? 🤯 Grow your own tobacco plants, who knows what they put on / or in those cigarettes 🤪

[@crazyj902-topic2]

well fret not, you can still get your MAOI's via Ayahuasca 😁😵‍💫🤤

[@ariforu]

Yes Nicotine IS addictive. Just because you made a good marketing video with a nice voiceover does not change that fact. Although Nicotine is the primary (or the only) physically addictive component of tobacco, I agree that other chemicals present in the cigarette are carcinogenic and more dangerous health wise. Consuming Nicotine only products (like c-cigs, gums etc) are way better than using tobacco as you atleast satisfy your addition in order of magnitude less harmful way. I suggest that read your own (read not watch) directly from reputed universities and institutions. Read many from several institutes and not just from one and educate yourself and don't let the for or the against group put thoughts in your mind with their marketing. I managed to quit smoking in Jan 2008.

[@offmefaceken4547]

Well said! I've seen and experienced what happens when we can't get a fix from the nicotine, its goes ballistic, one of the withdrawal effects from nicotine is outrage... Outrage for God sakes - no wonder the feeling of "we're loosing our mind" is such a popular reaction when we want a nictone fix. This video was dEfinItelY not funded by any nicotine production company out there and if otherwise.. oh god brainworms be spreading

[@MarkDreamsPhilosophy]

bro i feel u on this...i was watching this like..these people are slick bussiness men...

[@eggpod4567]

E cigs aren't better then using Tabacco. And Tabacco isn't the same as smoking cigarettes. Real Tabacco that isn't in cigarettes is actually super beneficial to your health in so many ways.

[@MarkDreamsPhilosophy]

@@eggpod4567 I'm talking about the drug pharmacopeia of the nicotine molecule.....nicotine attaches to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors....and any molecule that works on that respeptor is gonna be addictive like nicotine....just like the opium poppy plant...contains morphine....and if u take morphine by itself...or in the plant....there both addictive...not.cuz of the plant...but because it attaches to the opium receptors...it doesnt matter what molecule.....If it attaches to the opium receptors it will be additive like morphine....jus like I've tried more molecules that work on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors then jus nicotine... and they all are addictive and they all feel similar to nicotine....just like oxys..vics and morphine and any other molecule that works on the opium receptors will be addictive like morphine....its simple drug pharmacopeia...like mushrooms and lsd are both completely different substances but they are both Psychedelics cuz they work on the 5ht2a serotonin receptors.....j Yes...the tobacco plant has more carcinogens....but we're not talking about carcinogens..were talking about addictive quality of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors...not jus nicotine...but the receptors it works on....cuz many molecules work on that receptor...and they are all addictive...cuz of that receptor...not cuz of the molecules or plants

[@aadiinarvekar]

Yeah bro ...I was like ...wtf is defend your right to vape 😂😂

[@markmutschlechner2227]

Yes, nicotine IS VERY addictive. I've been addicted to nicotine gum for over 20 years.

[@joeballer4036]

No way.. so this video is spewing false information?

[@michaelgeorge4643]

@@joeballer4036 dude, this video was created by interest groups that are funded by e-cigarette companies lmao. Of course it's in their best interest to say that vapes are "good" and nicotine "isn't addictive"

[@AutomaticDuck300]

It really is. I started vaping without even smoking, because I have bipolar disorder and it REALLY takes the edge off. Whenever I try to quit, I push through the first couple of days. But I get discomfort after a few days and I need to go back. I can't quit because it's another medication at this point. Plus it's enjoyable.

[@joeballer4036]

@@AutomaticDuck300 damn glad you were able to confess this. I have a friend who is severely addicted to vaping, but he never admit it.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

@@joeballer4036 nicotine is highly addictive once you get into it. I’m chain vaping now and I can’t stop. It’s really bad but also really calming.

[@Jay-ku3ur]

The people endorsing, producing and contributing to this video are in a very, very small minority of healthcare-related professionals. As one who practices in the field of Substance Abuse, I can tell you there are many, many half-truths in this video. For example, don't be fooled, nicotine is in fact very addictive, and the related habits of holding something, putting something in your mouth, and inhaling smoke increase the addictive nature of smoking/vaping...

[@brendagarnder9758]

THE FOR SAYING WHAT IS SO VERY TRUE! I SMOKED FOR 36 YRS! I AM NOW NICOTINE FREE FOR 8 YRS 10 MTHS 11 DAYS! THE PATCH Y GOD SAVED ME!

[@Olivia-bl8ez]

I am currently quitting vaping… I wasn’t a cig smoker… and I am definitely having nicotine withdrawals. I’m thinking this video was created by a vape company

[@dizilizid8281]

@@Olivia-bl8ez You weren't a ciggie smoker... why the hell did you start vaping? And no one said that Vapes won't cause you to have nicotine withdrawal. Obviously you will if you are vaping juice with nicotine in it. But for long time ciggie smokers like myself, vaping has gotten me off ciggies and my lungs and blood pressure and heart all feel 1000 times better. I feel much healthier.

[@pjeva9982]

@@dizilizid8281 he started vaping for the same reason others started to smoke cigs.

[@gemma8611]

@@dizilizid8281 that's a weird question. That's like saying 'why the hell did you start smoking?'

[@excelsior2433]

"No, I'm not addicted. I just like the feeling" 😂😂

[@echofoxtrot2.051]

Said every addict ever...

[@RafLpz]

I get the question all the time about vaping... *Doesn't that still have nicotine so how is it healthier than cigarettes?* Nicotine is not the cancerous agent in a cigarette. The cancer is created by the tar and carcinogens in a burning cigarette. The combination of these carcinogens along with nicotine have been found to be highly addictive. Now we are finding that nicotine by itself may not be so addictive. Watch this video and ask yourself why is government treating vaping same as cigarettes. It makes no sense!

[@zacharykendrick2957]

***** Yes it makes sense. They rather keep us smoking, it increases tax revenue.

[@trenchmeister]

***** Watch episode 1, it answers that question. You'll be angry, then hopefully you contact your Representative!

[@RafLpz]

David Higginbotham I have watched it.

[@wretchedblade]

***** well actually it makes perfect sense $.$

[@SR1Records]

Nicotine *is* carcinogenic. But no more so that caffeine, or cooked meat. Actually pretty much everything we consume is carcinogenic. But i know what you mean. Nicotine itself is no worse than having a nice cup of coffee, or eating a nice juicy steak! The problem with cigarettes is the literally 1000s of other chemicals that are included in cigarettes, not the nicotine. The nicotine is pretty much the last thing you should be worried about if you smoke cigarettes!

[@headcold7250]

I dropped a cocaine habit and a pill habit but still can't quit vaping

[@dacasman]

I have never smoked a cigarette in my life, but I started vaping 2 years ago to curb junkfood/soda habits. which actually worked well. I started vaping 3MG nicotine juice simply because I think it enhances the flavor and just makes the vape more "full" It got to the point where 0mg ejuice tastes like nothing to me. However, I can tell you I've never once felt a REAL craving for nicotine, and I can go days without vaping and have absolutely no craving for nicotine. If anything I just feel a craving for candy and soda like I used to.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

dacasman I do 18mg on vape pens and 6mg on sub ohm and never have cravings really.

[@jamestait2996]

Yea I don't get cravings ever.

[@dacasman]

@@jamestait2996 3 year update: started vaping 50mg salt nic juice out of a Nord 2 with RPM coils. The cravings are pretty damn intense now, not gonna lie.

[@Zeemas]

@@dacasman Lol what? So you're vaping higher percentages and you're also experiencing cravings now?

[@dacasman]

@@Zeemas Yes. In my original comment I was trying to say vaping isn't addicting. But that's when I was vaping 3mg so I didn't feel any cravings then. But since then I started vaping salt nic and it's a whole different story. Seems kind of obvious but I was just correcting my original comment.

[@lookmammesonyaotoob5392]

It's the way the chemical affects body and the mind that is so captivating to the user

[@cocacola31173]

I am living proof of this! In the course of 3 years I am down to 3 mg nic. I have no cravings whatsoever. I just use the 3 mg nic to give my e liquid that slight bite. If I am at work or doing something I don't even think about vaping...not the case when I was smoking. Plus when I went to the DR after he listened to my breathing his first question was if I had quit smoking because my lungs sounded so much better!

[@Texaslife98]

Please be careful! I had a similar experience & ended up getting addicted to vaping.. it’ll be very hard to quit but it’s worth it. It’s terrifying once you actually see what it does to your body. ❤️

[@06howea1]

A video like this raises more questions than anything.

[@erikthechosenone]

*2:46* My ADHD wasn’t diagnosed until I started to heavily vape. I started vaping when I was 16. Before that I was a quiet, shy, antisocial, introverted child. After I started vaping on and off, I was this hyper, extroverted kid who got along with everyone. Once I got out of my shell I was really “that boi”. Now that I’m older, I struggle with nicotine addiction and I have severe Depression, Anxiety, and ADHD. I got medicated with Zoloft for my Depression and Anxiety. I recently got off of it. Now I realize that the “lack of motivation”. Was really my ADHD. Yes, it could have been Depression in the past. But now I have a bigger problem to tackle. I’m thinking about going on medication soon for my ADHD. But I have noticed that ever since I started smoking. Rather it have been Dab Pens, but especially vaping. I have been having memory issues. Especially short term. The forgetfulness is insane.

[@asabovesobelow6470]

Dude, im so unmotivated too, and memory issues hella crazy forgetfullness. I vape all time but i hv no mitivation unless i do meth. And i want to stop but i cant get outta bed and i remain depressed n moody without it. I jus want that feeling of high energy and motivation and the actual give a damn feeling about doing anything. Im so lost

[@padennelson1147]

brotha, i sympathize with your ADHD, but the lack of memory is definitely dabs. nicotine is more likely to have cognitive enhancing effects.

[@nickjo05]

@@padennelson1147 cognitive enhancing effects such as what ?

[@padennelson1147]

@@nickjo05 Increased focus, attention, and helps prevent alzheimer’s.

[@Waluigi164]

Good luck bro. Same boat as you 24 male. Got diagnosed with adhd at 6 did amphetamines for 12+ years became a teenager. Now as a legal adult they won’t give me any. Fuck this country. Fuck the doctors. They don’t give a shit about us. It’s a job. Money bro.

[@jorjicostava2913]

this has the same vibe of those researches financed by the cigarret industry in the early days of cigarrets

[@Myk63]

The Ulcerative Colitis studies also found no addiction.

[@wanderingdaze7018]

I use to smoke 3 packs a day. I started eaten cheeseburgers every time I wanted a cig. Now I’m Tobacco free but need a burger in the morning to wake up

[@viperdemonz-jenkins]

vaping stopped my 30 plus year pack a day habit overnight.

[@mch.l.trecords9169]

Vaping literally saved my life back when I was smoking cigarettes my air capacity of my lungs was only 91% and I developed COPD and emphysema. When I finally was able to switch to vaping my oxygen capacity of my lungs went back up to 99% and I'm still alive today thanks to vaping.

[@twixxtro]

Vaping is still shit tho im addicted to it feels way better smoking weed

[@twixxtro]

Start smoking weed its so much better

[@mch.l.trecords9169]

@@twixxtro I do CBD for my seizures already but I can't quit nicotine for the life of me and trust me I tried everything literally everything but vaping store bought vaporizers is considered to be 95% better for you than cigarettes and even the CDC admitted that all those vape related deaths were caused by black market vape carts not store bought vaporizers. So, as of now there is still no recorded deaths on store bought vaporizers and why should there be honestly one of the main ingredients in eLiquid is the same stuff they put in albuterol asthma inhalers to deliver the medicine through inhalation.

[@SnarkyRC]

@@twixxtro Smoke weed everyday

[@buckeye-pe6df]

@@twixxtro Not for your lungs.

[@sevenfold_swordgaming9671]

I was a cigarette smoker for seven years until I mad my transition to nicotine vaping products I always vaped at a 3% the effects were still there but never as harsh as 6% or even menthol vapes. The candy and fruit flavors compounded make the addiction to 3% nicotine even harder to quit however I just switched to the nicotine gum today and am more determined to quit vaping. The rush of inhaling isn’t there but I don’t miss it. Because I was noticing that the pain was ever present just like being a pack a day smoker. Besides chewing gum has additional benefits to the body like memory restoration, better jawline, increased enamel,and gut health. I think it will prove worthwhile in the end result. Keep your prayers open to smokers and God bless you!

[@sutil5078]

could you tell me update.. my nicortte is coming tomorrow and I have never tried it, I smoke 7 cig. a day then cut it to 2 it was hard, then bounce to 4 so I smoke four for the past 12 days it is becoming managable after 16 or 18 days, I have done it many time but fail to quit. What gum strength you use 2g or 4g? and can we divide the gum in 2 or 3 parts if it comes strong? I mean I am now into 4 cigy a day.. have you tried to divide the gum? did you succeeded in quiting? I wish you the best,

[@janiehall6083]

Nicotine gums are still addictive.

[@renatafurtadodelima1211]

Yes vaping might be unhealthy. But so is all that Macdonald y’all be eating!👌

[@hazardousjazzgasm129]

Nothing is truly 100% healthy, even overdosing on pure drinking water is possible, and even the very act of breathing wears down your muscles and organs. But vaping is 97-99% safer than smoking, which is just the long way around saying that it's functionally harmless.

[@szolanek]

About smoking in general. You won't get this data, I discovered accidentally. Smokers are healthier. I did 10s of thousands of kms on bike and foot with trace of money. Since I like coffee with my smoke, the price was important.Medical centres and hospitals offer cheap coffee, and places outside to sit around. This way I could judge how many people were smoking. While it is over 30% everywhere, around health institutes it is no more than 10%. As myself, I hardly ever seen doctor. So, putting taxes on tobacco is a rip off. Smokers pay far more into the security of they use. Big Pharma is mad about smokers, for they don't buy tons of their poisons. While they are younger, they are healthy. When they would go to retirement, they die, wasting the best 30 years of being on medicine.

[@xward7982]

Who's vaping while watching this...

[@AdariousMistdancer]

Me, but I switched to it nearly a decade ago now.

[@emsmusichorizon8109]

Me

[@nightshadegatito]

I’m vaping a strawberry banana vape.

[@polishexpress2387]

Meeeee

[@mountainfn1]

Sakura Grape 👍

Chewing tobacco also helps to quit smoking. Not actually chewing it, I just keep it between the gums and lip. Anyway, I remember that it was easier to quit smoking when I was younger. It makes sense now: it's not the nicotine alone that is creating the addiction. Thanks for the insight. No tobacco is free from additives.

[@hodge7513]

Quitting chewing has been harder to quit than smoking in my personal experience. I don’t miss cigs the way I miss a pinch of snuff.

[@Shaxigaming]

As a European within the EU, one of the biggest reason I find for going from cigarette to vaping is the cost. So I was never a huge smoker, but I like it for the social factor at work and such. Now with a vaping device, I can spend a few euros on a bottle of liquid once every few months instead of 7-8 euros on a pack of cigs every other day. That sure makes a big enough difference to be worth it. Sure, the initial cost to start vaping is higher than that, but that cost is saved up so quickly in the long run that I just can't not justify it. I do intend to step up to bigger and better things from my basic Ego style device, though. I want something nicer to go the full mile and quit snus. If I manage that, vaping will have given me what I've been looking for. A life free of tobacco. And I pay 65€ a month for snus. Imagine taking that down to 10 or 20. That's a nice little save there at the end of each year. :)

[@aqua6613]

I switched to vaping because I was tired of the ashes and butts and the smell of it even though I couldn't smell it myself while I was smoking. I'm a truck driver so I'm in a high stress job already...if I didn't vape I'd probably be shoving tons of food in my mouth and I'd be 500lbs as I'm already overweight. I remember climbing back into my truck that just smelled of that stale smoke smell and decided that's it. No more burn holes in my seat. Wish I could stop vaping, but one wrong move in my truck and I could die...so I'm seriously about enjoying life...whatever makes you happy. I have no issue with other people who smoke around me. Been there done that I'm not the smoke police or a smoke nazi.

[@FroztiProductions]

This doesn't have nearly enough views...

[@gwubllu3384]

+FroztiProductions #ikickbutts w/ #ecigs #ImNotBiGTobacco #kickbutts

[@jacobxa]

I still feel like many don’t believe this even when they hear this, but I can say for sure (as will many others) as sure as I know the back of my hand, that the physical wd from cigarettes is not even comparable to that of nicotine. This can be felt for oneself (though one should not attempt unless they already smoke; cigs are extremely addictive). This is not to say nicotine isn’t addictive, but it’s far more behavioral than the physical and mental anguish brought on by chemical withdrawal from maoi (or whatever else in the cigs that causes the dependence).

[@cindybombarger9224]

I have been smoking for over 50 years. A year ago I stopped buying cigarettes and started rolling my own from pipe tobacco because cigarettes cost so much. I now smoke way less as I do not roll up a bunch ahead of time but just as i want one which is way less then before. I recently smoked a pack of cigarettes because I was out of town and did not take my stuff with me. I got sick, fever and all. It took several days to feel better and I still have a slight cough. I won't be doing that again. As long as i buy my natural cut tobacco with no additives i feel better. It could be the placebo effect but after smoking my entite adult life this is necessary for me. I have no desire to quit. I usually smoke like maybe a half a pack a day if that. Way better than the $10 a pack i was smoking daily before and it only costs me about dollar per pack now. I like the fact that a lb of tobacco lasts over a month and costs less than $20 for the entire month. I can't stand vapes so this has helped me immensely and i feel i will taper off even more down the line. Since quitting is not my goal this has been a game changer for me and I see tapering down to no cigarettes might actually happen gradually.

[@gmarounf7472]

This is 100% accurate. It doesn't matter how much nicotine you get, you will still crave cigarettes. I know this from firsthand experience, I was vaping 50+ mg (maybe over 100) of nicotine per day and still wanted a cigarette.

[@LuciferMorningstar-zu1ud]

Thsts weird because its the exact opposite with me. I despise cigarettes now. A few months ago i left my vape at home and had gotten a cig from a coworker. I felt so dirty taking a drag I only took 2 drags and threw it out. Vaping feels so much better, tastes better. The cig tasted nasty, heavy, i literally felt the chemicals going into my lungs it sucked lol

[@ukko8457]

I've personally changed from cigarettes to snus, Now I tried to change from snus to just nicotince pouches, interestingly I've had weird symptoms no matter how much of nicotine I get I still have a weird feeling, tobacco having maoi's in them explain pretty much everything.

[@ryanrazzano2991]

I think its more about how the nicotine is delivered into your system, I have been addicted to vaping, first, and I went to cigs because it was the only thing I could get my hands on (im underage) but I was still really, really craving that quick buzz from that vape. Then, I was addicted to cigs, and then after being addicted to that for several months, I tried switching to vape, but then I started to crave the cigs again. Very weird. Maybe it's just because I have an addictive personality, but I believe that's it's the way your brain gets used to the intake of it, or maybe I'm just too young idk.

[@lefroste6370]

@@ryanrazzano2991 you get bored of vape, then you want a different kind of method to get the same nicotine dose, then you get bored of cigarettes and want the novelty of vapes again, etc also, im just an internet stranger but you shouldnt tell yourself that you have an addictive personality, it will just make you complacent and not willing to quit because you believe you just can't due to your personality without putting effort into it.

[@ryanrazzano2991]

@@lefroste6370 I appreciate your advice, but knowing that I have an addictive personality makes me self aware that I shouldn't try other things that are addictive, like drugs. But I am 1 day off vaping right now and I'm going through it. I could smoke a damn bowl out of my own nutsack right now bruh. Of pure nicotine

[@franksworld9922]

I can tell you one thing nicotine is NOT as addictive as heroin. I have been clean of both and heroin is what I feel I need after twenty-five years of sobriety.

[@RawDWT]

No matter what you say, nicotine is very very addictive even by itself. I was so much addicted to Zyn pouches and also nicotine gums.

[@gud3742]

James and his friend are truly in a world known only to them. Here you see them pass a cigarette to each other, only there is no cigarette. James friend later smokes it and actually flicks the ashes, again there was nothing in his hand. James Styles his hair with an imaginary comb. He beckons to friends in the room that only he can see. There is fear in the eyes of both boys and major anxiety. Motor coordination skills are almost completely gone.

[@TasmanianTigerGrrr]

Haha i remember that

[@gud3742]

@@TasmanianTigerGrrr 😂😂

[@oscar69]

This video is informative and well made, I'm really looking forward to more information coming out in the next few years aswell

[@Noteven0]

Rolling or injecting your own cigarettes costs less than a quarter of what you pay by the pack, carton or case! Even if you are a heavy smoker, you can buy a years worth of tobacco for $40-$50, 5,000 tubes for $25 and a tobacco injector for as little as $10. Can you buy years worth of Marboro Newport or Camel cigarettes for under $100?

[@jg3000]

I just can't stop eating tomatoes. Man the nicotine addiction is driving me up the wall.

[@bigthunder7002]

Lmao

[@shinola228]

I'm not a smoker but started vaping as an appetite suppressant. I only vaped for a month or so and then quit as it wasn't working as l had hoped. Anyway , l did not become the least bit addicted during that time. Definitely supports this video.

[@a7c777]

I switched out vaping for a vicks vapor inhaler paired with hypnosis therapy (yeah i know it sounds dumb), BUT this, to my surprise, I think has been the most effective approach for me and ive tried quitting like 30+ times at least. I think mainly its just the pausing and taking a deep breathe that i enjoyed the most from vaping. The vapor gave me something to concentrate on while i try to relax and cope with the daily struggle. Vick’s vapor inhaler helps me feel like im breathing with a purpose, and satisfying that fixation of a puff. The hypnosis therapy helped me fight off the mental temptations too, i was surprised how well it worked and even if you think hypnosis is fake (as a former skeptic myself, i can confirm it’s not fake but its hard to get into if you have a lot of pride/big ego/conflict a lot with the idea of trying to control everything around you), just the therapy portion in itself helped me meditate, mediate and manage my frustration, anxiety, sleep and stress a lot easier. Highly recommend trying those two routes if you’re looking to quit and havent! Hope it helps!

[@michaelcard9382]

It actually doesn't sound dumb my dad put Vix vapor rub on his tongue n both nostrils for 50 yrs lol.Just something he did

[@deepspacedoggydog]

You ever go to a party with a fog machine? That's vape. That plus nicotine, which is no more harmful than caffeine. My doctor told me this when I switched from cigarettes ten years ago. Also, adults like flavors too. Make your own vape juice: 25% food flavoring (diacetyl alcohol free) 25% food grade propylene glycol 50% food grade vegetable glycerin You can vape this without nicotine. If you're already an addict like me.. add up to 10% nicotine solution in a propylene glycol base at a strength of 100mg/ml. I use flavors from The Flavor Apprentice online. DX Banana Cream 80% DX Graham Cracker 10% DX Peanut Butter 10% This makes a flavor that Cutwood used to sell called Boss Reserve. You'll probably love it.

[@tufur08]

I suffered what many people post about in the new member ECF forums. After not smoking and only vaping, I felt I was missing something and needed a cigarette. I was able to kill this urge by vaping up and then having a cigarette. The cigarette did its own thing to me with the stink, smoke and ash tray presents. And made me forget those ghost needs after two cigarettes space two weeks apart. I think it is called adverse therapy.

[@MicheleBohmke]

Quit cold turkey 17 years ago and never looked back. One of the best decisions I ever made.

[@tonyfisicaro5506]

I wish there was some unbiased information about this. Every video I watch is or against vaping and smoking in general or tries to keep it from getting banned.

[@SeanRedinger]

Tony Fisicaro do your research. Nicotine is not the killer.

[@patricknahr654]

Great to hear what I thought many times after failed attempts to quiet smoking! I had a discussion with someone about this just this afternoon: it's NOT the nicotine, that became pretty clear to me. For one: why is it so hard to switch from regular cigarettes to the 'non additive' variations (like American Spirit) for most smokers? They contain the same amount of nicotine but they just don't seem to do the trick. How come? The reason is that the really addictive part of smoking has to be searched within the additives and in some combination of chemicals that causes the strong addiction. The addictive side of nicotine is simply not powerful enough to cause it - not by a long shot! That's perfectly clear to me! Anyways, great stuff and happy vaping!

[@diogeneslamplit6573]

+Patrick Nahr There was an article fairly recently in Discover magazine about neuro-supportive supplements which seemed to suggest that nicotine is one of the few such supplements which actually can be proved to do anything at all in that regard. It seems to improve one's ability to focus on a task. My personal worthless-as-anecdotal experience is that lately I'm remembering where I put some small object when distracted instead of depending on the usual scavenger-hunt. That article stated that pure nicotine is very difficult to addict rats to while a mixture nicotine and several other chemicals present in tobacco smoke---they named them----will habituate rats effectively to that mixture. I believe it was on one of last year's editions. If not then in 2014 or this year. When I was a kid everyone smoked. The oddballs were those who didn't. We successfully planted our national banner on the Moon and in mission control Houston films show people smoking like chimneys. Since we all gave up smoking we can't even put a telescope in orbit without some whole factory full of nit-wits forgetting to test the figure of the primary mirror for parabola. We couldn't land a human on the Moon and get him back here alive now to save the earth from being destroyed by some errant piece of cosmic debris, if that's what it took. There are other factors and I don't want to set off that argument but I do believe tobacco to have figured in that. I believe I couldn't focus easily in the classroom because I'd learned to focus in a home full of nicotine-laced tobacco smoke but the school didn't allow it. Then I'd go home and try to do homework about something which seemed as if it was completely strange and irrelevant to me because when it was being " 'splained" to me in preparation for doing the homework I was not focusing. More worthless anecdotes but while it's not worthy of convincing others to change public policy it is worthy of convincing me to experiment.

[@catkin-z8g]

I never heard of anyone having difficulty switching to american spirit. The addiction is just in the mind. People are paying for their own endorphins they could get released by doing some exercise or breathing exercises etc. instead of smoking.

[@tankscrittersandurbanhomes5579]

Simple, nicotine is the controlled substance. Not tobacco. If nicotine was not controlled, it wouldn't be in the same class as tobacco. Hope this answers the burning question. Law is law. Must be followed. I agree. None of it should be controlled like it is. I don't agree that vaping is healthier or less toxic than smoking. But if it's what a person wishes to do, go for it. I choose to smoke. But again, nicotine is regulated, like alcohol is. That's the reason.

[@ronrote]

I smoked for 25 years, and I thought I was going to smoke forever. But I was able to put them down with an e-cigarette. I've also reduced the level of nicotine down to the lowest concentration available over time.

[@priest19843]

Thank you so much for making these great videos please keep it up. Share as far and wide as we can.

[@rytisliaucys3444]

I used to be a very avid smoker who then switched to vaping, and vaped quite a lot. However, I also exercised and ran a lot. At first, it seemed to not impair my running one bit. However, after a long time of vaping I started noticing that it became harder and harder for me to run, and that was not because of difficulty breathing, but because my legs seemed very stiff, which got accompanied by unexplained joint pain. I decided to try to quit vaping and see if it helps, and after a few days of not vaping the pains went away. Nicotine is not harmless. It is not the main culprit in the disease caused by smoking cigarettes, but it's far from harmless. It constricts your blood vessels and impairs circulation. In my case, because I have muscly legs, I guess they were not getting enough blood flow due to the nicotine effects. I went a year without nicotine only to try disposable vapes again just out of curiosity. Surely enough, after a couple of days the pains were back and disappeared within a day of not taking any. So don't be fooled - nicotine is not harmless. If you no longer need it - stop using it. If you are using vaping to quit nicotine - then work on it, and don't turn it into an even bigger addiction. YOu get much more nicotine you could ever get from cigarettes when vaping so keep in mind that every time you vape, you are depriving your fingertips and legs of essential blood flow. There is a reason why your feet and fingers go cold after taking nicotine.

[@setapart3452]

Nicotine is also found in tomatoes, potatoes, and garden eggs. Why aren't people addicted to them?

[@PunyMortal]

Would be interesting to know how many tomatoes one had to eat to reach the same amount of 1 cigarette. It would probably be hard to maintain a healthy diet when all you eat is tomatoes and tubers, let alone a full fledged nicotine addiction.

[@LiveWithEmory]

Lol if that's one of the most addictive substances out there I guess I can't get addicted to drugs, I literally pick it up, vape it and enjoy it's effects as I please then put it down for weeks on end, I guess I just have basic self control 🤷‍♂️

[@atoth91]

Is this video somehow trying to suggest that vaping is not addictive, bhahahaha :D

[@UberEpicRift]

Very informative!

[@504vapehead]

You guys are doing an amazing job with these videos!! You keep them coming and I'll continue sharing them!

[@JohnnyRebKy]

Interesting. That may explain why my grandpa could go all day long and never smoke his tobacco pipe and never give it a thought. The only time he smoked it was late in the evening after all the work was done and it was time to relax and read the paper or something. It wasn't really a addiction for him although he did it his entire life. It was more of a " Habit" but didn't control his everyday life. Ive noticed the same between " Dip" users and loose leaf tobacco chewers. People who dip " need a damn dip" all the time. The old timers i remember who chewed regular old loose leaf tobacco never had this urgent need to chew tobacco.

[@isaakhanimann3559]

Opioids are also not the primary reason for Opioid addiction. Trauma, meaninglessness and unemployment are.

[@trenchmeister]

I am anxious to see this series continue. We have shared both videos with vapers and nonvapers alike. We must let the people know what their government is doing to the Vaping Industry and stop it! They are protecting Big Tobacco, which finally met its match!

[@stephenlamley541]

I feel bad for you I'm somewhere that actually promotes vaping

[@whee2387]

Vapes aren’t just nicotine, though. Vapes contain many toxic chemicals. As far as we know right now, vaping is *less* harmful than smoking, but it’s still harmful. There are toxic chemicals in vapes, just like cigarettes, but less of them. Yes, nicotine is being studied and prescribed as a medication for some illnesses, but this is a low-dose of nicotine given in a patch form, not constant hits throughout the day. Nicotine itself isn’t as bad for you as the other chemicals in cigarettes or vapes, but it doesn’t come without harm. You don’t absorb nutrients as well when using nicotine and nicotine can cause brain damage since you are getting dopamine highs and lows throughout the day. AKA nicotine throughout the day is *bad* for your mental health. This brain damage is worse if your brain is still developing.

[@holdyourglassup]

All these companies need to do is sell you nicotine once. The don't care what lies or misinformation they spread. They don't care about educating you. They care about getting you to try, which can lead to addiction/dependency, which can lead to a long-term customer. They are a business and their bottom line is MONEY. If you want to do it, fine. Even if there were no health risks, you still have a dependency on something that is completely unnecessary.

[@bakerb1752]

Stylish, informative, accurate and easy to understand. Awesome work (again!).

[@legacykreatif3314]

1:23 the addiction is not from nicotine alone 2:05 the highly concentrated nicotine 3:15 vaping as a more successful way to quit smoking

[@jordanbatka033]

Did Zyn for 3 weeks & the truth is tobacco creates anxiety and makes you more irritable! It doesn’t help anxiety. Even withdrawal is a better feeling then being anxious

[@SilviqIoncheva]

Totally agree! I actually get rid of the nicotine in my e liquid in 1 month without any problem at all.

[@Scotty-vs4lf]

pure nicotine is nothing. i vaped (never smoked) for 2 years and about 2 weeks ago i decided to quit, i just didnt buy another vape. i have no cravings or withdrawal symptoms

[@je6874]

A video by the American Vaping Association that tells you vaping is safe and nicotine is not addictive...

[@ahshucks]

thank youuuuu

[@gregg7617]

ABSOLUTELY correct !

[@diogeneslamplit6573]

I question the assertion in this video that even tobacco with it's complex of other ingredients is very addictive. If it's so damn addictive how can I smoke one strong cigarette a week and not even ever experience one iota of appetite for another? People want to do what they like to do and it's become a big excuse for wanting to do lots of pleasurable things that we're "addicted". We should assert our right to do what we like so long as it can't be proved it hurts someone else. You can drink all you want if you refrain from driving. There's something very wrong with a population of people who can't say "I like doing this and I'm going to do it" without resorting to subscribing to some sort of a victim-group mentality. You shouldn't stink up other people's clothing and effects with your smoke--that's common courtesy. I can see laws against it because I grew up in a time when it was considered to be acceptable to impose your smoking odors on everyone around you. People were unimaginably rude about it. But we've gone overboard when we have whole cities trying to declare themselves smoke/tobacco free--everywhere in the city. Considering my own experience of tobacco smoking if it's "intensely addictive" I'd have to say a lot of funds and resources spent on treating addictions are squandered. People are highly suggestible and prone to look for excuses for things they do because they like to do 'em. Stop making lame excuses and accept personal responsibility and then stand on your rights. Government needs to take it's intrusive regulations and restrictions and shove 'em. "Is it possible that everything we think we know about nicotine is a lie?" Honey I think it's quite possible that about 99% of the common folly is just that---fallacious.

[@kalashnikovkidthe1st848]

Well said man! It's ridiculous how pathetic and pussified we've all become, just love putting labels/excuses on everything from being lazy and not exercising to being "addicted" to everything, and I have an addictive personality but I realize it's all psychological because I enjoy doing those things so much and I've learned how to moderate those things so as not to do them in excess and therefore am not an "addict"

[@ArooMeister]

Addiction comes from repeated use creating a dependency. Like coffee drinkers. However if you never create that dependency you can avoid addiction. Basically an initial misuse of a product will create longterm addiction.

[@diogeneslamplit6573]

Well; it's "repeated"---weekly. Further the "skinny" on crack is that one single hit can result in an addiction. Here's what I think. I think addiction has the same genesis as the love of horror films. Everything is going mostly-alright, we live a happy wholesome life but there's a part of us which insists on believing "the other foot is about to fall" and the nice veneer of our life really disguises some sort of horrible hidden reality. One of those horror movies we produce and direct ourselves is the spectre of a pleasure so intense that we're addicted to it. I think most of us have experience of at least one natural biological function which actually satisfies that specification and I didn't have to make a habit of that before I couldn't stop. That's a powerful discovery we almost all have and it gets us to thinking--what if there are other pleasures that intense we won't be able to divorce ourselves from them either? Our own little horror story and we can be the main protagonist in our very own little horror film if we love drama that much and find our mundane life that boring. To me that's the truth of addiction. I listen to these advertisements for endeavors which promise to cure our addictions and the first thing they do is attempt to destroy any and all hope in the prospective customer that they could ever DIY. You can quit anything. After I was a bit more mature I even quit seeking/having orgasms for awhile and was able to do that for a period of 6 months or so--which to me proved that even that could be overcome by a triumph of the will. That one has the strong advantage of being built upon the basic biological imperative which occurs in even the least neurologically sophisticated creatures and is, on the whole ( unless you're a male spider ) wholesome and healthy. Considering the fact that those who smoke cigarettes are less likely to succumb to Parkinsonism and the more they smoked the lower their odds of it maybe even smoking tobacco is not totally unwholesome. Maybe there's a way to smoke tobacco or consume whatever is in it which helps support neurological function which is totally health-neutral. Do you never begin to wonder at the direct correlation between the extent t o which the discouragement of smoking seems inversely proportional to the rise in the three horsemen of age-related neurodegenerative diseases? I'm not saying there's any smoking gun yet but it does seem worthy of investigation. Maybe we need to stop creating horror movies of our lives and start looking for the good in almost everything which seems pleasurable or desirable and finding out how to minimize whatever negative consequences apply to the most gross and primitive forms of whatever it may be. The medical profession has come up with some really astounding mistakes and one that leaps to mind immediately is allowing tens of thousands of their charges to "bleed out" through gastric ulcers for the lack of some cheap readily-available antibiotics because they were so fascinated with the concept that no antibiotic-susceptible pathogen could ever actively operate within the "acid-bath of the stomach". And that's far from their only such exhibition of arrogant hubris. I huff nicotine 24mg/ml on a regular basis. But I'm constantly having to remind myself to do it (because I believe it may be largely the nicotine component of tobacco smoke which brings the most benefit ). If I lost my nicotine pen it would irk me because it cost me money and I'd think I should replace it to keep exposing my CNS to nicotine because of my suspicions about it's possible beneficial effects but I wouldn't be having any "nicotine fits" about it. I think people are far too susceptible to allowing themselves to be brainwashed. There's a lot of money to be made in brainwashing people and the techniques for it are well developed and nearly second-nature to many people. I have nothing against free enterprise and religious freedom but I do believe in the value of an informed consumer. The human mind is awesomely powerful and can overcome much which is often thought to be insurmountable. Even a mediocre one such as mine.

[@diogeneslamplit6573]

Addiction comes from people not having the colossal gall anymore to say to those who criticize the things they chuse to do for their own pleasure that they will do what they want to do so long as it's not illegal and anyone who doesn't like it is free not to follow their example. So they need to run hide behind Mommy Addiction's skirts and say "Mommy said I have to". Just like KaLAsHNikOvKiD The 1st said----"pussified". Everyone has to have some sort of permission for everything now. They teach it in school--have to have permission to be walking i n the hall to go use the restroom. These kids ought to just stand up and whip it out and piss next to their desks until the school figures it out that halls are made for the people in the facilities to walk from a room to a restroom ( or whatever destination ) and that being in the hall and walking is self-explanatory and needs no bureaucraptic red tape. They've indoctrinated us all well while calling it "education". People throw away perfectly good items because they don't have a permission-slip from an institution of tertiary education giving them permission to back a few screws out and look a PC board over for a cracked foil or fractured solder-pad. Ayn almost got it right with her "who is John Galt" except it's "that's above my paygrade". But it's really surprising what is *not* really "above your paygrade" if you decide to bear down really hard and grit your teeth and pop a couple of little overheated "stones" out of your abdomen and into that odd little hanging patch of skin behind your overgrown clitoris...

[@TheINFP_Diary]

i've been addicted to vaping and smoking, i'll just say i'm extremely proud i made the tough decision to quit because both were taking over my life

[@heinmolenaar6750]

How are you doing now?

[@LeonOrenValentine]

So if I'm a constant and daily consumer of nicotine wayyyy less than 7%. Somewhere around 1 and 3% if that. Am I likely to reach the poisonous state of nicotine? Or am I in the clear? Also, if you have any answers on the subject, could you direct me somewhere, where I can read more about said topic?

[@TheTruthAboutVaping]

+LeonOrenValentine www.bernd-mayer.com/electronic-cigarettes-and-nicotine-poisoning/ This is one of the resources I used.

[@chanmang]

Simply put, not unless you are just constantly vaping for hours non-stop.

[@LeonOrenValentine]

Very informative... Thank you homie! O-O

[@diogeneslamplit6573]

Unless you're buying pure nicotine and mixing your own fluids at very high levels the ability to sense danger and refrain/slow-down inherent in inhalation self-dosing is going to keep you out of trouble. Nobody's going to sell you anything since "regulation" with which you will get in any trouble. Ever try taking your pulse and blood pressure before and after beginning a session of vaping with a nicotine-laced vaping fluid? I doubt you'll even get any results that are statistically significant either in the initial or later stage of intoxication with whatever levels of nicotine you're getting. In my own experience only when I could get some stuff which I was assured was mixed to 45mg/ml and after carefully sampling it at greater and greater levels of use was I ever able to even slightly experience the same level of "giddiness" which I can experience with my one weekly ceremonial tobacco cigarette. That is an American Spirits "black label" with ( usually ) about 1/3rd of the filter cut off and it's smoked like someone would smoke a "joint"---taking smoke into the lungs and then holding. I suspect some of the giddiness even then is more a case of carbon monoxide even though I hyperventilate between "hits" to attempt to flush that out of my system. Eventually I intend to get some rusticum type tobacco and make extractions of a more complete spectrum of tobacco alkaloids, mix them in some glycerin I got from the pharmacy and vape that and see what it does. I'll let you all know how the hospital food was. ; ' ) That will be my response to FDA regulation terrorism against the vaping industry. I really wouldn't worry about vaping in regard to overdosing on nicotine. It's highly unlikely.

[@chimneychap5142]

There are 3 kinds of nicotine u can vape, salts, freebase, and Whole Tobacco Alkaloid(WTA). Tobacco contains a number of similar chemicals to nicotine that have more of an antidepressant effect extending the half life of nicotine and your own neurotransmitters, so you can get WTA ejuice that is actually as addicting as cigs. Only recommended for people who have to stop smoking cigarettes and don't get satisfied from normal vaping.

[@WorldsOnlyBlackStan]

I've been saying there's something else in cigarettes that they don't talk about. When I was quitting I could vape but Id still yearn for a cigarette. This clearly shows there's something in cigarettes my brain wants that isn't in the vape juice. Shit fucked up frfr. I'm done with anything that controls me by way of addiction.

[@Morra5472]

They have them laced with over 7000 different chemicals. One of them can be found in anti-depressant medicines. As well they are laced with sugar etc... Do your research what you are really putting into your body. Because the cigarette companies could care less about what happens to you as long as you keep buying their product.

[@WorldsOnlyBlackStan]

I'm still going strong. It's been 3 months no Alcohol, 2 months no nicotine or caffeine, and 1 month no psychedelics. Psychedelics has its place 😄. I've had nothing but shrooms and MJ for the past three months. I even limited my YT consumption to educational purposes only. Audiobooks and shit. I've learned so much and changed so many conflicting habits/patterns. Ive literally reformed my life in 1 year. Now I've set my Wife and I up to actually cheive, learn and grow together. Stopping nicotine didn't do these things for me but stopping it is now apart of this journey and it has its place. I've save ALOT of money not buying juice and coils every 1-2 weeks.

[@meandgyp]

MAOIs ( I didn't know that ) Makes a lot of sense, some are very potent, also accounts for why people smoke more when depressed or feeling bad about themselves. Habit also accounts for difficulty giving up so vaping is good.

[@IgnoringSilver95]

i wish more people would see these videos instead of that "still blowing smoke" shit.

[@Ray2001ify]

Some puffs on a cigar help me with depression

[@theo9952]

I used to smoke regularly although not overly so, for about 17 years. At 39 I quit, having decided that smoking was lightening my wallet and undemining my health without offering me anything, not even an illusion of pleasure or relaxation. No withdrawal problems at all.

[@psyclownz91]

Wonderful vid! I wish all the close-minded anti vaping people could somehow be made to see this. Thank you!

[@arnbergvictor601]

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[@ejomara]

I am 31, never touched cigarettes. Heard some good things about nicotine. Went to the local cigar shop and got high quality premium cigars. Only drawing the smoke into the mouth and immediately blowing out gave me the “high” effect. The “high effect” seems to give me better clarity of thought and more motivation. Thinking this may solve my adhd if properly applied with little drawback from only drawing the smoke into the mouth and not the lungs. “They” have fooled us by calling cigarettes the same thing as tobacco and nicotine when in fact they are poisoning the cigarettes and blaming the side effects on nicotine instead of the poison. Will try high quality tobacco in a pipe next.

[@ads94116]

Nicotine is what makes you addicted, and it doesn't give you ANY ADVANTAGE, no motivation no more focused absolutely ZERO. You think that you feel better only because you temporarily stop the nicotine withdrawal symptoms that were making you miserable, nicotine creates this vicious circle from the beginning. DO NOT FALL for the trap, if you want a real explanation about the nicotine trap and how to stop it read Allen Carr book. Trust me you are rationalizing a dangerous addictive behavior that will only lead you towards misery.

[@Slashy_rl]

I smoke a pipe and agree

[@dunewizard]

I bought my first e-cig back in June of 2014, intending fully to use it while continuing to smoke analog cigarettes, but in hopes that I could reduce the number of analog cigarettes I consumed each day. Much to my surprise, I very quickly found myself reaching for the e-cig rather then the pack of analogs, and within 2 weeks (yes, fourteen calendar days) I found that I could no longer tolerate the taste of analog cigarettes and had completely quit. I smoked analog cigarettes for 24 years, with a frequency ranging between a half pack and four packs a day (mostly due to stress and other external factors) and had attempted to quit by virtually every meaningful method available. I am reaching the completion of my second year of being analog cigarette free, and have in that span of time gone from my starting nicotine level of 24mg/ml (2.4% bv) down to 3mg/ml (0.3% bv). I do not consider e-cigs as being a lifetime replacement for nicotine delivery, but as an effective means to slowly wean myself off the use of nicotine completely. I will decide if I continue to vape once I have moved to a completely nicotine free juice once I get there. This is just my personal experience, but I am not alone, and I love it.

[@TwistedReality13]

Analog cigarettes lol

[@Wowzersdude-k5c]

It's simple really. Ask yourself why people do not get addicted to nicotine patches. I've used them in the past, but went back to smoking. If nicotine = addiction, how does one explain this? Nicotine is nicotine, right?

[@VapeJohn]

John Smith not to mention the nicotine patches come in such a small ammount of Mg compared to a regular cigarette which has 24 Mg of nic.

[@EmVapes]

John Secuila A regular cig has about 9 mg once it's lit. The fire degrades it. Also nicotine without the other chems in tobacco isn't as addictive. This has been proven and that is why NRT users go back to smoking.

[@freshbaked5545]

Where the hell are y'all getting these numbers? If you just google search how much nicotine is in a cigarette it lists a range between 0.9 & 2.4mg 24mg of nicotine? Wtf?!!

[@VapeJohn]

Mark Fankhauser depends on brand :p

[@devrinator]

John Smith One explanation would be that smoking presents a combination of a habit and a physiological addiction. So, if you get used to fixing your nic fit through the motions required to get it (lighting a cigarette, bringing it to your mouth then inhaling), the patch doesn't satisfy the mental satisfaction of actively getting your nicotine. That's one of the reasons vaping is so valuable in helping smokers reduce harm. They are glued to the habit/routine and addicted to the nicotine/chemical combo. Plus, vaping is a pleasurable experience. It's something the user does actively. A patch is passive with zero enjoyability in it. I believe there is something to the chemical soup in cigarettes that can exacerbate a strong addiction in many people. For me, personally, I accidentally stopped smoking cigarettes a few days ago, and that's unheard of. Now that I switched to vaping, I find I don't feel glued to it and I can go for long spurts of time without that panic I had when I knew I couldn't smoke for a while.

[@MrSteph58]

The question I ask if Nicotine by itself is so harmless,why are so many people becoming addicted to vaping nicotine? On the other side, I’ve had a friend stop smoking cigarettes because he could control the nicotine in his vape, and weaned himself off of the vape.

[@dronepilotcanadian6427]

I stated this in another forum , The first 2 weeks are the hardest to transition over from cigarettes to vaping due to the initial cough and withdrawal from the other chemicals added to cigarettes by the tobacco companies to enhance the addiction , but as for nicotine, that shit is highly addictive, I am at 3 mg now down from 24 which was my starting point, I tried 0 mg but I'm not ready lol I lasted a while but still felt the need for it . I can say for sure it is easier by far to go long periods without nicotine alone and I have been able to lower my intake quite comfortably. I'm mixing 0 mg with 3 mg juice starting today before I attempt 0 again . Vaping is definitely harm reduction and an excellent invention. 18 months cigarette free and I feel amazing 😯😈 😤😇

[@Val-ee4hd]

Most addictions are in everything. Think sugars, fats (oil) and salts. Big tobacco and big food have helped us all get sick in one way or another.

[@basilray]

Short, concise, jam packed with quality information. Well done!

[@404errorpagenotfound.6]

Smokers at my old 90:s workplace had a strange ritual where we used to meet in the designated smoking spot. All levels of management to the lowest paid worker would cease being people at work and become social animals. Lots of gossip, friendship, disputes settled and relationships started. Management would say shit to the smoker crowd that they would never say elsewhere, we had all the big company news first. Sounds weird but it was a legit phenomenon and workplace communication channel. The non smokers were always outside the loop and last to know anything important.

[@fireflameft2964]

This is so true, I always felt cigarettes have something that hook you up and that it's not nicotine since even when vaping I have cravings for cigarettes

[@RomanEmpireMetals]

I love when people with no experience tell me what I'm doing is wrong. Vapes got me to quit smoking. I'll do what I do. It saved my life.

[@20cent]

It is better than smoking cigarettes, but the nicotine addiction is still here and still does things to your body like increasing overall heartbeat rate and blood pressure, risks to several kinds of strokes, dictating your daily organization etc. I've quit cigs 6 years ago for good but been vaping since. I'm 3 weeks vape free and I'm still craving although I was on 6mg juice. It won't save your life, maybe extend it a bit. Or maybe even cigs wouldn't make you die early, who knows.

[@MihaiTolici-hj7ye]

I had started smoke cigarettes after smoking vaping, I don’t know what is worst for health but cigarettes was my favourites until a left all shit, now only weed

[@RomanEmpireMetals]

@@MihaiTolici-hj7ye I quit weed and started buying metals and thing that'll keep me alive

[@MihaiTolici-hj7ye]

@@RomanEmpireMetals I use weed like medication

[@RomanEmpireMetals]

@@MihaiTolici-hj7ye I did to until I stopped. I'm a disabled veteran with PTSD and major back problems.

[@castello544]

$$$ is addictvererer :)

[@ca444]

VINDICATED!!! I know vid was posted 8 years ago, but I just found it. I quit cigs for a vape about 2 years ago. Ever since I've been telling people that's lots more in cigs than just Nicotine to get hooked on. I know it's a subjective perception (me being me), but the 2-3 weeks after swapping from one to the other were HORRIBLE! Nicotine intake was un-interrupted, but withdrawl was still a very real, and terrible experience! Try and find good support for any of the other 7000 chemicals in cigs being a contributing factor to addiction is tough.

[@darrynfrost3401]

Almost every statement in this video is prefaced by "Maybe", and "Likely" or some variation thereof. I would expect more solidity from a video that purports to be "The Truth".

[@TheTruthAboutVaping]

+darryn frost Unlike the government or the CADPH I'm being honest about the available data. If you want blatant lies or propaganda, I would check out their information :)

[@AppleJuiss]

+Forl0rn Kingd0m Unless your physician is specializing in nicotine & vaping related problems he probably knows less than a vaper who's done his research. General practitioners aren't gurus who know everything about the human body, they're more like walking medical encyclopedias and like encyclopedias need to be updated and revised every year, your MD should be keeping in touch with the latest research on certain subjects (most don't). I'm obviously not telling you not to trust your doctor, but you shouldn't take everything he says at face value. A GP is meant to treat common medical problems in the population and point you towards a specialist for the things they know nothing/very little about. A lot of them think they know better than they actually do because of their degree and years of studying. Just look at the shocking amount of MDs who claim vaping is the coming of the anti-christ and as dangerous as analogs while most research points to the opposite being true. Your doctor is a biased human just look you and I, not a machine operating on logic only.

[@AppleJuiss]

***** Oh no he was definitely right on this one, you have some sort of sensitivity to nicotine and cutting it out was the right thing to do. I was just commenting on the fact you seem to place a little too much trust in your physician.

[@xxyourboyyyxx1466]

+darryn frost you are probably just another vape rat

[@AppleJuiss]

Benjamin Z Nah the reason you're still alive is because 24 mg/ml juice is nowhere near enough to kill you.

[@lisakhanyanondaila4596]

As stated in the video that nicotine gums and chocolates are less addictive and are therapies for smoking so i would like to know why smokers who use nicotine gums and chocolates are not able to quit smoking

[@dwogaming5462]

This is honestly blew my mind and the more I think of it... I once tried my brother's vape, which contains 3mg of nicotine, and I don't feel any sorts of "addiction" or the feeling that I wanted more. My baseless experiments also went as far as buying a 12mg, and later 50mg nic salt and the only thing I felt was the strong throat hit (LOL) but beside that, still no addiction whatsoever. In fact, I can focus better when I tried my brother's nicotine infused liquid, but no addiction. After watching this and several other self researches then I knew that nicotine by itself is not so addictive. hmmmmmm I wish I can download this video, and put an indonesian subtitle on it so that I can share this vdeo to my non english speakers so they would understand that I'm trying to help them getting out from cigarettes.

[@TheTruthAboutVaping]

I have turned on Community Contributions so you can add subtitles to this video, feel free to submit them.

[@offmefaceken4547]

its been 2 years. You use nictone whenever you get the chance now or just the everyday now and then? Have you tried to stop? Let me know