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DisgustipatedinCA

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103. I've been learning that the expensive way.

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 01:01 PM

Mar 2014

I started with the twin pack of e-cigarettes that are each about the size of a pen. I just wasn't getting the knock-me-over hit that nicotine addicts are looking for. I ended up buying a new e-cigarette last week called the ProVari, which is about the size of a large cigar. As the name suggests, it's a variable voltage unit, so you can get more or less vapor depending on the juice you're using. It wasn't cheap, but it really is beginning to replace cigarettes for me. I am still smoking some, but not nearly as much as I was just a week ago.

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lets have a civil factual debate aboug E-Cigs [View all] demtenjeep Mar 2014 OP

Smoke free for 16 months thanks to ecigs Glitterati Mar 2014 #1

this is the same exciting results I am seeing demtenjeep Mar 2014 #3

The menthol is awesome. You won't regret doing this. Autumn Mar 2014 #5

Yeah, they have menthols too Glitterati Mar 2014 #7

son told me to go to a place and ask for Cowboy Menthol demtenjeep Mar 2014 #11

Lots and lots of ecig places cropping up here Glitterati Mar 2014 #16

Do you still consume nicotine or vape? Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #63

No, I don't. Glitterati Mar 2014 #80

If I might make a suggestion jberryhill Mar 2014 #25

I don't personally have a success story, but blue neen Mar 2014 #2

That was something I discovered Glitterati Mar 2014 #6

Yeah... blue neen Mar 2014 #8

Thanks! Glitterati Mar 2014 #9

How much would you save a week? Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #61

Oh jeez! A small fortune Glitterati Mar 2014 #82

I love mine. I have been on it since Jan31 Autumn Mar 2014 #4

What are the issues with e-cigs? Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #10

Some first hand experience for you Glitterati Mar 2014 #14

You mean nicotine was not terribly addictive for YOU, and for some other lucky people. n/t DebJ Mar 2014 #58

I think the poster means, that like many other Live and Learn Mar 2014 #62

If you re-read my comment, I made no comment at all about ecigs. DebJ Mar 2014 #83

great rebuttal dionysus Mar 2014 #90

+1 nt Live and Learn Mar 2014 #59

On the second hand vapors. Half-Century Man Mar 2014 #28

There seems to be a common misconception that vapor is always safer than smoke. pnwmom Mar 2014 #65

No, the reason you don't have more safety studies Live and Learn Mar 2014 #66

Show me one place where I called for an "outright ban." pnwmom Mar 2014 #77

The reason to classify as a tobacco product is that you can then sell them as an option Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #85

Here's a bunch of scientific studies SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #104

First off... SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #12

I wish I had your faith in better minds prevailing. Live and Learn Mar 2014 #67

I don't want to be pessimistic SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #99

This is why I think opposition to e-cigs is so misguided Bjorn Against Mar 2014 #13

I personally think SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #15

It really is silly, isn't it? Glitterati Mar 2014 #17

Won't somebody think of the children?! SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #20

I certainly agree w/ you about ecigs... alittlelark Mar 2014 #42

I'm (obviously) not the poster you responded to but... tkmorris Mar 2014 #96

It's illegal for kids to smoke, drink, etc SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #98

the "news" does stories about how kids start with vaping and then move on to cigarettes. ejpoeta Mar 2014 #74

I have not smoked a cigarette in 2-1/2 years. energumen Mar 2014 #18

Your son is not keeping up with his end of the bargain Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #19

On the bright side energumen Mar 2014 #22

I really feel all this outrage is about dollars and cents Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #24

3-4 packs a day for 40 years or so... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #21

Wish they weren't called e-cigs, it makes it too easy for zealots to twist the issue. KittyWampus Mar 2014 #23

I just bought a set up Friday. tammywammy Mar 2014 #26

Cinnamon is the best! alittlelark Mar 2014 #35

Chantix is poison Egnever Mar 2014 #110

I'm off of it. tammywammy Mar 2014 #119

What if it has nothing to do with quitting smoking? bhikkhu Mar 2014 #27

If they are that shallow and needy, they will get into worse things... alittlelark Mar 2014 #36

And if they get into e-cigs, thats good, because they'd otherwise probably get into the real thing. phleshdef Mar 2014 #39

Maybe not "good", but much less harm, and easy to stop using bhikkhu Mar 2014 #87

The whole "what about the kids" argument is an appeal to emotion SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #116

I am 46... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #29

The trick is to get your nicotine high enough that it satisfies what you had before, jtuck004 Mar 2014 #30

Have you tried the coffee flavors? JackInGreen Mar 2014 #33

I like VirginVapers Organic Kona Milkshake, and the shop near my house jtuck004 Mar 2014 #34

So far coffee flavor is my favorite. n/t ohheckyeah Mar 2014 #50

I love the deep mint flavors. tridim Mar 2014 #81

+1 nt Live and Learn Mar 2014 #68

I've been learning that the expensive way. DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2014 #103

One of these days you will stand next to a smoker and realize you have changed. jtuck004 Mar 2014 #108

Thank you for the detailed reply DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2014 #112

A provari is a great choice! Egnever Mar 2014 #115

My wife and I quit smoking when we moved into our new home with our son. JackInGreen Mar 2014 #31

It simply substitutes a different delivery mechanism for the addictive chemical. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #32

You may not have been reading all the posts in this thread... alittlelark Mar 2014 #37

Chantix is awful and can cause suicidal thoughts for some people. phleshdef Mar 2014 #38

My husband used chantix. he just kept smoking and he smoked ejpoeta Mar 2014 #75

Agreed Chantix is god awful. Egnever Mar 2014 #111

Chanitx + TX + guns = a really bad combination DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2014 #118

A much less harmful delivery mechanism. NO SMOKE! Comrade Grumpy Mar 2014 #44

It isn't that simple because the difference in the delivery system is extreme. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #47

yeah...Chantix sounds so much better: ohheckyeah Mar 2014 #52

I used it. It worked for me. No problems. GeorgeGist Mar 2014 #71

People here are telling you the best way. Bonobo Mar 2014 #55

It is often a rationalization for the choice to not confront the addiction. lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #86

Chantix...really. JackInGreen Mar 2014 #70

I used patches and lozanges to help me quit cigs Skittles Mar 2014 #78

Nicotine is actually safer than caffiene. jeff47 Mar 2014 #94

You're simply wrong Oilwellian Mar 2014 #101

So what? Demit Mar 2014 #105

Okay, so the anecdotal evidence that these things SheilaT Mar 2014 #40

Lots of things are bad for you. ohheckyeah Mar 2014 #53

While caffeine and sugar in excess SheilaT Mar 2014 #84

You have to get it into your head to separate tobacco & nicotine. Demit Mar 2014 #106

I'd encourage them to go with a non-nicotine fluid for vaporizing so they're not giving themselves JackInGreen Mar 2014 #72

Nicotine's safer than caffeine. jeff47 Mar 2014 #95

I read a DUer saying they had an asthma attack due to someone vaping nearby! zappaman Mar 2014 #41

^^^ This ^^^ alittlelark Mar 2014 #43

LOL Yeah, I've read of others that got a headache from it. Live and Learn Mar 2014 #69

I know a guy who knows a dude who knows a zombie SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #100

i'm wrapping up day four of no cigs fizzgig Mar 2014 #45

People are getting asthma attacks from secondhand vapor!!! zappaman Mar 2014 #46

Oh Jesus! Rex Mar 2014 #51

I believe the poster had an asthma attack.. ohheckyeah Mar 2014 #54

It may have been radiation from Fookoshimer. nt Bonobo Mar 2014 #56

Oh for the love of.... JackInGreen Mar 2014 #73

just like people who sneeze when they see a cat Skittles Mar 2014 #79

That thread is hilarious! smokey nj Mar 2014 #102

I went from 3 packs/day to less than 1 pack in over 24 hours. That is HUGE for me! I used to get Ghost in the Machine Mar 2014 #48

Almost a year cigarette free and berry flavors worked and continue to work well for me. TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #49

When you order flavors at first, the smoky one should be in the smallest quantity Warpy Mar 2014 #57

Tapering off the nicotine without realizing it has been my experience. Demit Mar 2014 #107

Anecdotal info is well and good, but it's too bad that the e-cig manufacturers pnwmom Mar 2014 #60

Where's your link to support your asserted motivation for that suit? Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #88

I've posted this information a number of times, and from different sources. pnwmom Mar 2014 #93

I quit smoking the old-fashioned way ... Straw Man Mar 2014 #64

Two years smoke free JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #76

Congratulations are in order for your son. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #89

8 months no smoking, whole new life. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #91

I'm posting this without reading the replies above. Aristus Mar 2014 #92

Simple solution, don't buy your juice from major tobacco companies. Most of the best vendors buy OregonBlue Mar 2014 #97

I believe you're right about Big Tobacco SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #114

thank you for all the suggestions, support and information demtenjeep Mar 2014 #109

Congrats demtenjeep! SirRevolutionary Mar 2014 #117

18 months of vaping. Egnever Mar 2014 #113

Can you be sure you're not inhaling fracking fluid? idendoit Mar 2014 #120