Electric cigarette yes/no/maybe?

[Still Wonder]

I personal think that it's bullshit, but there is a few stories of people who was smoking for 10 years and with electric cigarette stop smoked. I'm a smoker and i would like to stop that's why i need your advice.

[EpongKande]

just maybe..someday..

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[High Plains Drifter]

Candy cigarette, yes.  Every other kind of cigarette, absolutely not

[sabett]

Electric cigarette no

[theplaizes789]

I think it's not that easy, unless something critic changes your attitude.

[grape_tectonics]

Its an upgrade   I'll try to describe my experience:

I switched around 4-5? years ago. Bought a pack of cigs just before buying my first e-cig, just in case, ended up never touching that pack.

To be fair, I was kinda negatively disposed towards regular cigarettes at the time. At some point they had started making me drowsy, I also wasn't a fan of the whistling coming from my lungs when I exhaled deeply.

I had been cutting down the nicotine/tar content of the cigs, I used to smoke marlboro red's(1.2mg), by the time I switched to e-cig I was smoking silver phillip morris(0.1mg). All though, I started doing that way before I even heard of e-cigs, just happened to be a lucky coincidence which I think helped me transition.

Anyways, the first e-cig I got was a piece of shit (didn't know it at the time), came with 18mg/ml juice that was really nice though.

Smoking e-cigs is somewhat different, you don't get the instant gratification as you do with the first inhale of regular cigs, rather you get that 30-60 seconds later. To get closer to the regular smoking experience though, I got myself 100% PG juice which has a harsher "throat hit", that successfully masked the lack of instant nicotine delivery for me.

After that it was a month of bliss, literally. I guess this depends on your body chemistry but on most people, smoking has a mild depressing effect, mostly from the various monoamine oxidase inhibitors naturally found in tobacco. Take that away and substitute with more nicotine = smiles all day, at least for me. This didn't last forever though, the effect wore off in a month of two, I'm guessing due to my body chemistry adapting. I think I still ended up more cheerful on e-cigs than I was on regular cigarettes though.

Some other improvements I noticed were increase of stamina, no more canker sores, no more wheezing and a better sense of smell. Those came slower though, I think it was around a year before I fully got rid of my wheeze.

After that I got more into researching e-cigs and their juices, started building my coils and mixing my own juices.

Fast forward to today - I still build my own coils, I find the prebuilt atomizers sold locally to be kinda shitty. I don't mix juices anymore though, mostly because I get "vapers tongue" really easily - its when you can't really taste the flavor of your e-juice after a while. Its not permanent of course, wears off in a day or two and you can vape a different flavor meanwhile but I just got so used to flavorless vaping that that's what I decided to do - vape unflavored liquid. Hella cheap too, 1L of unflavored PG costs ~€40 and lasts me for a year.

Also, 99% of the bad things you hear about e-liquids are about some chemical in the flavorings. Truth is, most chemicals used to flavor e-juices are merely food grade and usually not extensively tested for inhalation. Ironically, the safest chemicals to flavor your liquid with are tobacco flavored ones because those have been tested, for decades, in cigars.

I think I should also note that I never intended to quit. I just like the activity and the nicotine too much. All though, e-cigs certainly seem to have a lower physical addiction, I don't get nearly as uncomfortable on a long flight as I used to.

Also, e-cigs are certainly not for everyone. Around 20% of the population is mildly allergic to either VG or PG, results in temporary wheezing and shortness of breath. Severe cases are very rare but not unheard of. I've also heard of a handful of cases of people getting popcorn lung which is permanent lung damage from bad juices containing dangerous flavor sweeteners. Also, there is a huge disparity of nicotine tolerance depending on age and species. Children are 12 times more vulnerable to nicotine poisoning than non smoking adults, cats/dogs up to 100 times more vulnerable so definitely a good idea to keep that stuff out of reach because unlike cigarettes, e-juices don't taste that bad.

Anyways, that's just my story. Whether that encouraged or frightened you, you can't find out what it'll really be like unless you try, if you want to try  

[khufuking]

I will not tell my whole story and will make it short . Was smoking red marlboro my wife got pregnant  so I had to stop smoking . Bought myself  a vape starter kit 3-4 months now and I am very happy that I did . The best thing is I no longer hear voices from my chest I can run much longer without the need to stop . Overall it was really good for me . I am now planing to buy the more advanced kit .

[PETES]

I will not tell my whole story and will make it short . Was smoking red marlboro my wife got pregnant  so I had to stop smoking . Bought myself  a vape starter kit 3-4 months now and I am very happy that I did . The best thing is I no longer hear voices from my chest I can run much longer without the need to stop . Overall it was really good for me . I am now planing to buy the more advanced kit .

Good for you brother.
Smoking just brought you too many kinds of diseases that lead to different types of cancer.
Good thing you quit smoking earlier.

[nickasa]

E-cigs may not contain real smoke, but they can still do a number on your lungs. “They do cause an inflammation,” Edelman says. “It would be similar to smoking, only less

[LegaSyx]

I actually did stop my smoking addiction to tobacco, when i discovered e cigarette. But a new addiction rose and its smoking vapor. Trust me if you really want to stop smoking anything just have another hobby, like going to the gym, or boxing.

[vinipoars]

I stopped to smoke regular cigarette and I do not intend to smoke any other type of cigarette.

[Nicol3]

I think electric cigarettes are for people who wants to quit smoking. It is really difficult to quit smoking but one way to quit it if you really really want to is just to turn to electric cigarettes instead of tobacco.

[Lancusters]

Electronic cigarette is the replacement of one bad habit for another. No harm from e-cigarettes is a fiction. Just tobacco companies figured out how not to lose people who have decided to quit Smoking. Decided to throw throw.

[Bagaji]

I personal think that it's bullshit, but there is a few stories of people who was smoking for 10 years and with electric cigarette stop smoked. I'm a smoker and i would like to stop that's why i need your advice.

I don't smoke and don't think i will smoke again for smokers are liable to die young( WHO). One's you start smoking it is not easy to stop the habits, but with determination you should be able to stop the smoking habits. If you usually smoke in the morning, afternoon and evening and actually you want to stop the smoking habits just start by reducing the number of cigarettes you consume per day and gradually you will stop. But all depends on your determination. 

[Hyuiguia]

Electric cigarette can reduce nikotin effect

[senyap101]

i disagree with the use of e-cig simply because its way too dangerous compared to regular cig because it can explode and cause fatality... e-cig also contain unknown chemical that may harm your body...

In conclusion both e-cig and normal cig are dangerous so avoid both of them

[Bay_Harbour_Butcher]

I'm not a smoker, but I know that electric cigarettes can not have no side effects, because whatever comes out of smoke, there must be burning, whether it's a small or big effect, and burning fumes is definitely not good for health

[galestorm]

Electric cigarettes may have less chemicals than cigarettes do but its still bad for your health. I dont know why people say that E-cigarettes have no negative effects on your body because what i know is that it contains nicotine and other chemicals that when inhaled often can bring out serious medical conditions. Not only that but it doesnt prove that e-cigarettes help smokers to quit. In fact it just makes them more addicted to it ( because of its different flavors and such). That's why i strongly suggest to all the smokers out there who wants to quit smoking that e-cigarettes doesnt help in the slightest. Just search for different things to do that may help you forget about smoking

[Freyya08]

I don't actually smoke but i know someone who does. She's been smoking like half of her life but eventually she stopped for some reason. She attempted to stop like three times. The first two failed but the third one was, i'd say, successful. Since the third attempt, she hasn't smoked nor did a single Puff and she doesn't look for it anymore. Although it's too early to tell since it has only been 3 yrs but i think she's doing great.

[Patsakkyy]

I don't actually smoke but i know someone who does. She's been smoking like half of her life but eventually she stopped for some reason. She attempted to stop like three times. The first two failed but the third one was, i'd say, successful. Since the third attempt, she hasn't smoked nor did a single Puff and she doesn't look for it anymore. Although it's too early to tell since it has only been 3 yrs but i think she's doing great.

I would not advise But they start smoking an electronic cigarette, because we do not know What harm brings unown the body with its fluids. Perhaps this is even more eerie infection. With respect to nicotine.