Intolerable False Statements by FDA’s Mitch Zeller

Dr. Gottlieb: A New Threat

Didn’t I just use the words “preconceived” above? 

Not necessarily a ‘new threat”, the decision seems – decided.  If you recall last summer, almost 70,000 comments were submitted about flavors?  While we haven’t heard a word about those (to my knowledge), now the FDA “will issue within a month the guidance implementing the policy steps…” Um, what?  Huh. 

These comments seem to string the public along for what looks like the inevitable. 

“…puts the entire opportunity at risk for adult smokers.” 

“if these trends don’t reverse sharply and rapidly, I fear the consensus supporting these products for adults will disappear.” 

#FDA will issue within a month the guidance implementing the policy steps we announced in November to limit youth access and appeal of these products.  But if these trends don’t reverse sharply and rapidly, I fear the consensus supporting these products for adults will disappear. 

THR4Life

I’m very excited about this. 

Leighton Broadcasting announced THR4Life as one of the non-profit winners nominated for their (2nd annual) “2018 Gratitude Campaign”.  Each winner will receive “21 radio advertisements per week for 13 consecutive weeks.” 

As a member of THR4Life, I, (and the Board of Directors) are excited to announce THR4Life was selected to receive a non-profit advertising campaign for the Detroit Lakes region from Leighton Broadcasting. 

A.J. is one of the people I follow on Twitter.  Government officials are assumed to have a staffer manning their social media accounts.  I – along with many others have tweeted at, to and above the “Dr. Gottlieb” account – thousands of times.  This, of all things, got a response from Gottlieb.  While we know he now knows there’s a mute button, we’re not sure if he’s utilized it. 

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Poison Control

To be clear, the numbers below are *calls* to poison centers, not visits or treatment.  Jake Jacobsen (@Jake2001 on Twitter) has been and continues to compile these each month. 

“Here are the final numbers for 2018 from the U.S. American Association of Poison Control Centers. ( AAPCC) Again, common household products continue to be much more prevalent.” –  Jake

To my knowledge, no “epidemic” or crisis has been issued or discussed for laundry pods or hand sanitzer.  Huh. 

Surgeon General

The Surgeon General has decided to take matters to his own personal twitter account to discuss e-cigarette use and ‘epidemic’ proportions of said use in youth.  This seems to take a bit of heat of Dr. Gottlieb directly (on purpose?) –  and of course, there is a disclaimer on the account: “Tweets/RT don’t represent endorsement or my employer.” 

I, among others, have decided to take him to task. “ Past month” use is not equal to “daily use” and therefore does not constitute any meaning of ‘epidemic’. 

Alcohol is 30.20% for “past month” use.  Quite high!  On the surface, I would call that a huge concern. 

The Surgeon General conveniently displays data.  No one has uttered a word of an epidemic of alcohol use. 

Daily use of alcohol is significantly lower, reported at 1.20%.  That’s an extremely dramatic drop in what on the surface looks like a very high and concerning number for “use”. 

The only conclusion is for me, they didn’t ask – or report it – on purpose.  If it were truly and epidemic, certainly daily use would be the most intriguing and telling figure for what would be an “epidemic” and the most important questionasked. 

Author note: In or out of context, he’s sharing “national sentiment” and lack of balance. 

His job description as Surgeon General is to provide “Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.” 

If you’re interested, you can also see what Dr. Adams has said in his non-representation of his employer about “feelings” and 30-day-use here. 

I call bullshit, Dr. Adams.  Fraud, corruption and conflict comes to mind.  Those are my feelings.  I suppose that’s what feelings are for.  Imagine my feelings when I found while in your role as Indiana State Health Commissioner – overseeing Indiana’s Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission – you owned(or still own?)stock in tobacco companies. 

Huh. 

Voices of Vapers

Speaking of A.J….  he’s joined Lindsey Stroud! 

In this episode of Voices of Vapers, A.J. Moll, Executive Director of Missouri Smoke Free talks about his efforts in Missouri, his extensive research on tobacco harm reduction, and the recent Twitter antics from U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams. 

The public hearing will be held on January 18, 2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public hearing may be extended or may end early depending on the level of public participation.  Persons seeking to present at the public hearing must register by January 8, 2019.  Persons seeking to speak at the public hearing must register by January 15, 2019.  Persons seeking to attend, but not present at, the public hearing must register by January 15, 2019.  Section III provides attendance and registration information. 

Electronic or written comments will be accepted after the public hearing until February 1, 2019. 

Note: Because I’ve seen way to many negative entries in these in the past, my strong suggestion is for everyone to make their comment(s), and make them clear – and polite. 

“The anti-vaping push from public health organizations is coordinated, well-funded, and tied to powerful entities in government and corporate America.  According to federal data, however, there is extremely limited evidence of any ‘epidemic’.” 

Toxicity of the main electronic cigarette components, propylene glycol, glycerin, and nicotine from Science Direct…

Canada needs a petition signed. 

Vaping In The News September 9th, 2017

New Research Puts the Final Nail in the Coffin of the NEJM Formaldehyde Study ~ Surgeon General ~ The War on Nicotine begins ~ Prescribing Smoking ~ Nicotine – The Zombie Antidote ~ Big Tobacco Goes Soft ~ Science & Data ~ E-cigarettes and youth smoking: be alert but not alarmed

New Research Puts the Final Nail in the Coffin of the NEJM Formaldehyde Study

It seems in my estimate, 99.994% of what is passed of as “research” is done improperly because they don’t talk to vapers directly, or interperet data incorrectly by choice. 

With all the wannabe scientists and researchers searching for fame and funding, there has to be one constant goal to the consumer. 

Surgeon General

When the last Surgeon General released his report the governmental “Think Of The Children™” propaganda agenda last year, it was very obvious he and his fiction writers were creating an illusion.  We all knew that, but damage control may be futile. 

“The next US Surgeon General should consider the possibility that future generations of young Americans will be less likely to start smoking tobacco because of, not in spite of, the availability of e-cigarettes.” 

Carl got me thinking — as he usually does.  One search turns into another and although I didn’t find what I was looking for, I found what I’d predicted here …

In print:

X-22 is the first and only smoking cessation product in the form of a combustible cigarette. 

X-22 is a six-week prescription treatment which utilizes Very Low Nicotine (VLN) cigarettes (95% less nicotine than conventional cigarettes) to satisfy a smoker’s craving for cigarettes while separating the act of smoking from the rapid delivery of nicotine. 

But… wait… there’s more to this company, they also have “high nicotine” cigarettes.  Imagine that. 

Red Sun

This is its American brand sold in more than 600 stores.  It is a high nicotine cigarette.  It might seem counterintuitive, especially given the health benefits claimed by its very low nicotine cigarettes, but high nicotine cigarettes could have significant health benefits as well. 

X-22 has certain advantages:

“It’s a cigarette, people seem to prefer that”

“It has no side effects, apart from the harmful effects of cigarette smoke”

Dick Puddlecoat

Nicotine – The Zombie Antidote

Saw this in a Facebook group I belong to – from 2012.  Nice perspective. 

“My aim here is to defend the rights of people who choose to smoke.  It may surprise you to know that, while the percentage of the population that smokes has declined in recent years (due to government propaganda), the incidence of heart disease has not declined.  The reason, shock!  horror!  is that smoking is not the real problem to begin with!” 

Via Brent Stafford & Regulator Watch

Brent Stafford and Regulator Watch have been pressing many issues in the e-cigarette world and keeping us informed. 

Related:

The FDA Deeming Clarification Act of 2017 (HR 1136) was introduced on Thursday, February 16th.  Republican Tom Cole of Oklahoma (4th district) and Democrat Sanford Bishop of Georgia (2nd district) have built on previous legislative attempts from 2015 and 2016.  HR 1136 is an updated version of HR 2058 and the Cole/Bishop amendment. 

Success rates with e-cigarettes are much higher than those in charge want to admit, according to their own statistics.  I don’t care what the CDC, FDA or the American Heart, Lung or Cancer “associations” and affiliates SAY, I care more about what they’re NOT saying to the public. 

Lets say it was your job description, as an expert in tobacco use, tobacco control or anti-tobacco – or pick a title from the various organizations, government or government funded – to reduce or eliminate smoking.  To use the BEST and unbiased information available to do so, to “help” smokers succeed.  What a monumental task. 

Imagine having to deal with the very people you despise, detest and loathe…a bunch of smokers.  Ugh.  Put on your nanny cap, now – the detestable souls need your help, advice, encouragement and of course, while you’ve got them, shame them. 

Sprinkle in a few knowledgeable phrases like “try harder” and “keep trying” and send them on their way with the approved, “free” yet ineffective patch or gum shown to have, at best, a 7% success rate – or, if in your “highly revered by your peers“ opinion, they’re beyond help – suggest another known and approved prescription from their doctor as if your salary, funding & grants depended on it…

NOW, imagine if you claimed you wanted to reduce or eliminate tobacco – to help smokers who want it.  It’s all or part of your job description.  Only this time you KNOW there’s another alternative – vaping products.  E-cigarettes.  Now for this exercise you must:

Think for yourself

Communicate, ask questions to those you’ve encountered already doing it

Bill Godshall, the Executive Director at Smokefree Pennsylvania – pointed out the astoundingly obvious about a survey conducted where the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded a 2013 Moffitt Cancer Center online survey of 1815 adult vapers (who had a history of daily cigarette smoking, and had smoked for at least a year) finds:

I strongly suspect the answer to all of those questions is because the study results refute Obama’s DHHS 7 year old propaganda campaigning demonizing e-cigs, and contradict the policy goal of DHHS for FDA to ban e-cigarettes. 

This appear to be yet another example of federally funded researchers not wanting to bite the hand that feeds them (and that could feed them very well for many more years).  Bill Godshall, Jan 20, 2016

Added 3/12/17

Among those making a quit attempt, use of e-cigarettes as a cessation aid surpassed that of FDA-approved pharmacotherapy. 

I have not smoked a cigarette since, I started vaping.  Last cigarette was at 12 pm first vape 2 pm the same day. 

As mentioned, I first tried vaping at 18MG in Feb 2014 and mostly vaped but also smoked an occasional cigarette for just over a month.  Then I went out for an evening with friends in March, had a fer glasses of wine & ended up asking a friend for a cigarette.  This prompted a relapse into smoking nearly all the time with an occasional vape, but it didn’t ‘hold’ me.  In May 2014 I was going on holiday somewhere I couldn’t smoke, so I decided to get some 24MG juice in the hope that something stronger might get me through.  It did!  🙂 I didn’t miss smoking and didn’t feel edgy or restless due to nicotine withdrawal, either.  I actually really enjoyed it. 
I smoked rolling tobacco and had deliberately not taken it on holiday.  However, when I got back home I did have some urges to smoke it.  I had VERY little left in the packet, about 4 or 5 slim roll-ups and I couldn’t quite get myself to bin it, so I 99% vaped and over 3 days had half a roll-up occasionally until it was gone.  When it was gone I knew that if I wanted more tobacco I would have to go and buy it.  So I made a decision not to.  It was a no-brainer!  Vaping was much nicer, I felt better already and hadn’t enjoyed the taste of the cigarettes compared to Coconut Caramel juice.  It wasn’t a difficult decision, but it was a necessary one for me.  To be clear in my own mind that vaping was the way forward for me.  I haven’t looked back. 

I had tried using the e-cigs 7 yrs ago, and failed…not enough puff to satisfy!  then the vaping pens came out!  So I decided to try them.  Alot more satisfaction, more vapor !  feels much more like an alternative to smoking

Still smoke a bit

The vaping industry didn’t have the technology i needed to feel satisfied until more recently

i never took up vaping to quit smoking

Because when i started i did completely quit forthree months then tried a cig did it back and forth for a few months then im back to no cigs again. 

I borrowed from my dad to see if it would satisfy my cravings.  Once my starter kit arrived, I switched over immediately. 

4 days and I could no longer tolerate cigarettes. 

Using too low of nicotine.  Tried stopping at 6mg

Same time I started vaping I automatically stopped smoking. 

took will power but it works for me

I began vaping to just cut down the number of cigarettes, within one week I was not smoking any cigarettes and have not had one since. 

Replaced smoking with Vaping and never picked up another cigarette.  That was my Goal and even though tough for the first week, it worked. 

I vastly preferred the taste of vaping from my first puff and never got nicotine cravings despite having smoked 2 1/2 packs of cigarettes a day. 

in the process of quiting but it’s hard when everyone around you smokes cigarettes and your only allowed to vape in designated areas alongside other smokers who have no regard for you or the fact your trying to quit

true

Quit cigarettes day 1 of vaping. 

Stopped smoking as soon as I started vaping. 

Made the switch from smoking a pack a day to vaping.  No more cigarettes from that day forward. 

I told myself I was gonna quit and used my vape instead. 

After the first day I never wanted another cigarette.  Absolutely no desire to see, smell, or taste one. 

Use 0 nic to help weight loss. 

Pros & Con’s ???!!! obvious

The pen wasn’t enough got a mvp and kicked smoking

Gave away 4 fresh packs within a week of stopping.  Already knew it was gonna work! 

Well that 1st week I might have smoked a few cigs but they had me on like 12mg nic.  and that just wasn’t strong enough after I switched to 24mg I haven’t touched a cig since. 

Because 0 days wasn’t an option

I tapered off to two a day, then quit completely after about a year. 

Quit smoking, used e-cigs for 2 weeks, saw my first vape unit and asked what it was.  Went online, found a freebie, found a store selling better and upgraded, etc, etc. 

I stopped smoking the very minute i began vaping. 

I smoked for the first 20 days that I vaped.  Still felt I needed that smoke before bed.  One cigarette a day.  When the pack was empty, I was able to quit completely. 

I just liked it more

It took me about a month to completely quit cigarettes and only vape

Because it’s true. 

Started vaping, never had another cig. 

it took about a week for comparison reasons and vaping won the comparison

I swapped vaping for smoking immediately as soon as I got my kit in the post

Stopped smoking the day I started vaping

I was on vacation and had smoked and vaped two weeks.  After the holiday completely only vaped. 

I never smoked again since my first E-Cig

I started vaping to help control cravings for sweets, from smelling vapor output by my roommate. 

Kept goin back to the damn things. 

I was looking for something that helps me to stop smoking, and this was just the answer

See previous comment

Immediately stopped smoking as soon as I filled up my fist atty. 

It was a hard transition but I eventually just started vaping

Took about a week to not even want or be able to hit a cig

bought a starter kit battery with clearomizer and tobacco flavoured e-liquid.  Tried it for a week the gave up.  3 months later bought a variable wattage device and refillable tank with dessert flavoured e-liquid and quit smoking that day. 

As Q4. 

I quit smoking within 24 hours. 

Was pretty much instant. 

As soon as I started vaping I did not smoke a cigarette again. 

Quit smoking about a month after starting vaping.  When I quit I didn’t smoke for almost a year.  Then my aunt died and I had a few cigs.  Should of never did that. 

In fairness, I stopped smoking the day I started vaping.  I had decided to give myself a week to see how it went.  Never went back to smoking. 

I put 1 week but it was really 12 days, so I don’t feel “one month” really fit. 

Took that long to find the right combination of hardware and juice/nic strength/pg/vg) ratio to quit smoking for good. 

I wanted to stop smoking all together, so I went in with that attitude and it worked for me. 

don’t really understand this question

~ 6 weeks. 

For the first week I still smoked the occasional cigarette at times such as great stress and first thing in the morning. 

put out the cigarette, turned on the vaper and never looked back

After trying the ecig, never wanted to go back to cigarettes. 

Quit smoking right when I started vaping

same day.  As a matter of fact, I have a full pack of cigarettes in my drawer.  As soon as my pen came in, I quit smoking cigarettes. 

I smoked and vaped for about four years.  I finally quit smoking two months ago and now only vape. 

I was smoking the last pack of the carton I had before I went to strictly vaping. 

Both smoked & vaped for the last 2 years until right before Xmas 2014, just couldn’t do without that cig upon waking before going to bed…bought new Vape gear on Black Friday of 2014…totally quit cigs before Xmas of 2014. 

Took me awhile to find the right setup and juice. 

Smoked and vaped.  Decided it was better to use vaping to quit smoking and I did. 

About a week then just a couple a day

Cut back on cigarettes by 90% but it took me a whole year before I was ready to give up the last of them. 

It took a bit to get comfortable and work my way off the cigarettes but once i started vaping a pack of cigarettes would last 2 weeks. 

did both for about a month , then gave up cigarettes altogether. 

actually the first vape was no more smoking

Once I had the right gear I finished my fags one night and started using the vape the next day. 

I bought a cig-alike to see what the gimmick was with it, and found out that the flavors made vaping enjoyable.  I quit smoking without trying because I enjoyed the e cig so much more! 

I stopped smoking cigs for 6 months before vaping

See above…I found the transition surprisingly easy

I WALKED OUT OF THE STORE WITH MY SET UP AND I HAVE NOT TOUCHED A CIGARETTE IN 415 DAYS. 

It was actually more than one day, but less than a full week. 

I actually quit smoking using nicorettes, but hate gum, so switched over to vaping. 

I still haven’t completely quit the cigs. 

when i got my first ecigarette kit, i stop buying cigarettes.  its ben over a year since i purchased cigarettes, and since no longer purchasing i no longer smoke them.  i did have a relapse once, and thats because my ecigarette broke that day and i had no backup, so i went and bought a pack of smokes. 

I started with low powered cig-alikes which were nearly useless. 

Stopped smoking 3 days after I received my starter kit. 

About 2 weeks

Tried vaping on and off for 3 years. 
Tried cigalikes, unsatisfying, batteries were inconvenient. 
Tried ego-t, batteries better but cartridge prone to leaking. 
Made switch to vaping with mini Davide tank… No leaks, plenty of battery. 

Started vaping 1 month ago, I still have the occasional cigarette but went from 30 cigarettes a day to maybe 1 per day. 

The second I made the switch to vaping I haven’t touched tobacco.  I had probably 10 full dip cans laying around because vaping helped me that quick. 

Set a date to stop and swapped

Vaping was working for awhile until i went on vacation then started smoking again. 

I have not smoked since I took my first vape. 

See previous comments (Immediate cessation of smoking when started vaping)

Slowly transitioned into it

After the first day vaping I didn’t touch any cigarette for the last 9 months and I will never touch a cigarette again. 

I made a firm decision to stop smoking and take up vaping and thus did it. 

It took me a month of consciously replacing every cigarette of the day with vaping.  And I’ll admit I struggled in that first month.  There’s the learning curve of dealing with the equipment and the initial frustration of that coupled with regular cigarette cravings made that first month harder.  But once you get the hang of how the equipment works and regularly replace cigarettes with it, it becomes easier. 

Still have not completely stopped smoking down to a pack a week

see above

After picking up my device, I took me maybe a week or two to search for flavors that I like in order for me to not pick up a cigarette

I was able to make the switch immediately. 

when I stated vaping the best thing you could buy was a small 510 and dakang juices if I could find the juices and rda I have now I would of quit smoking that day

I quit smoking the day I started vaping

It was a transition…. 

I never looked back, it worked great for me. 

The day I started vaping was the day I quit smoking.  I had a few cigs here an there at first but the last year no smoke in my lungs what so ever. 

I smoked my last cig when I bought my e cig kit

Just wanted to quit cigarettes , caught went away and feel better. 

I started with one of the cig a likes.  That didn’t work.  Then had a couple of 500 egos.  Still not satisfying.  Finally went to 1100 twist and a spinner.  Read a book Easy Way To Quit Smoking.  Set a date and quit. 

Determined

I stopped smoking on the day I started vaping.  Have not gone back. 

about 6 months before I went days without a cigarette

About 3 weeks

After I bought my vape and started I never had a cigarette again

Once I started vaping, I knew I was no going back to smoking a real cigarette. 

I’m slowly decreasing my cigarettes while vaping

as above

I tried a friend’s e-cigarette 4 or 5 times and then went and got my first setup.  Quit smoking cold turkey after buying. 

I put out my last cig on my way into the vape shop. 

I smoked my last cigarette while putting my starter vape kit together

Because it worked

because it felt like the safer option, and i stoped smelling like a dirty ash tray

5 days smoking while vaping, after that I no longer smoked

smoked my last cigarette the same night my friend let me try his ecig

It took about a week to get off cigs completely

Started vaping with unsatisfactory vaping kit, went back to smoking.  Got better equipment and stopped smoking alltogether after a transition period of a few months during which i smoked 1-3 cigarettes per day. 

Never felt desire to quit entirely

For me, vaping was not a direct replacement for smoking.  It took a conscious effort to quit smoking.  Vaping is easier, more cigarette like, than nicotine patches, lozenges, etc…, but it’s not the same. 

Because it’s true! 

I quit cigarettes and started vaping the same day. 

At start i had bad ecigarettes they didnt work as planned and it took half a year to get good stuff

addition: the moment I started vaping, so more like within a minute

It was actually 2 days but that was the hardest part and then I just stopped

I’ve had one cigarette a day since I got my istick.  I consider myself quit. 

smoked 10 cigs in total over 3 day period before completely quitting

After smoking for so long.. vaping was different and I was still trying to adjust my nicotine intake and needed to gain more knowledge of vaping equipment and other things..

Preferred it right away. 

picked up a ecig and never looked back

i started vaping the day after i stopped smoking

i definitly change cigarettes for vaping with first taste e-cig. 

28 days. 

Quit the same day. 

I smoked a few cigs the first 2 days. 

see last answer

From second day i started vaping, i have not touched 1 single sigarette

I got my tornado c, delivered in the morning at 0900, put it on charge, added juice, and couldn’t wait till the light turned green.  Had my last cigarette at 1100, and then started my journey into vaping at 1200.  had one cigarette a week later, to see if i was missing anything, had to stub it out ofter the 2nd toke, as i felt sick. 

Haven’t tried it yet

I was a dual user, than just found myself not smoking at all one day

Went from smoking a solid 2 packs a day, to less than 2 packs a week so far. 

I didn’t smoke

After a year I gave snus a shot and was able to give up smoking analogues.. I dont particularly like vaping cause it tightens the chest but do vape daily instead of smoking .. i feel much better for it .. my appendages are not always cold all the time and i breath much better

3 days

From the first day I cut down from 40 to eight. 

The moment I got my #1 e-cig loaded I gave my cigarrettes away. 

I was able to go to complete vaping! 

Am still smoking and vaping

Quit smoking when I started vaping

Initially used a fairly basic PVD and although not great, I realised that it had potential.  Further research using Internet/YouTube etc.,  made me realise that there was some really well made and nicely designed products out there using reliable batteries and rebuildable atomisers etc.  always sourcing genuine quality eliquids that are manufactured using pharmaceutical quality ingredients – UK and US only and staying clear of Far Eastern sources. 

I start vaping when i finish my last tobacco box. 

I decided to stop fags and stuck with it by vaping

Smoked and vaped.  Blu helped the cravings bit didn’t satisfy.  When I went mechanical, I never looked back. 

Stopped smoking immediately upon purchasing vApe

Went to sleep a smoker, woke up a vaper.  That’s the truth. 

Stopped smoking on night of 2-19 and started vaping on morning of 2-20. 

I started vaping so I didn’t always have to go outside.  Once the technology was good enough, I easily gave up the cigarettes. 

i smoked 1 cigarette every morning for the first 4 days

I didn’t need to smoke.  I had 2 products which can give me nicotine.  I choose the one with the better flavour (I mean my personal vaper)

Easy switch

i stopped fully, and now smoking back 5 to 10 cigs/day, personnal reasons like stress …

from the outset, I changed the snuff by e-cigar

I dual used for about a week, which was my intention when I started vaping.  Each day I found myself smoking fewer cigarettes until I decided that I could just quit them out right. 

The e-cigarette set was weak. 

I quit nearly completely the instant I took my first “puff” of my first e-cig.  I quickly began to desire the vaping more than the smoking, and in 2 weeks, I stopped smoking altogether. 

I was an early adopter.  Around 2007.  The products on the market at the time were unsatisfactory. 

only power over 6 watts worked, (cigalikes are 1 to 3 watts), now years later my range in 8 to 13 watts

I took 1 cigarette each morning 20 days and the pack was empty.  I have not bought cigarettes ever since. 

I tryed vaping for the first time in 2009 but the e-cigarettes back than aren’t that good, thats why I started smoking again.  Last year I just wanted to try vaping again and I quit smoking within 1 Day.  I am a non smoker since 7 months. 

It worked.  It was easy.  My health and fitness very rapidly improved. 

Ran out of ecig cartridges, bought cigs and smoked them all, bought cartridges and ran out again bought cigs and smoked half the pack, bought cartridges and then moved up eventually to DIY Kanger products. 

start vap et stop smoking in same time

Made the decision to stop 1st of January 2014 and Vape instead, stuck with it

I felt sick after “enjoying” the day first cigarette on day 4. 

It only took me 3 days to stop smoking – around 40 cigarettes per day before.  Day 1 of vaping: 20 cigarettes.  Day 2 of vaping: 3 cigarettes.  Day 3 of vaping: 1 cigarette.  From day 4 onwards: No more cigarettes! 

As above

Had one cigarette in morning after first vape then tried a second and put it out

I stopped smoking with the first use of a vape. 

I stopped with my first proper vape kit.  ego spinner, kanger& aspire c5.  If you include cig a likes I tried one vapourlites?  a month prior for a few hours had a bad experience (PG) & smoked along side. 
Ordered stronger nic% flavoured disposal flavored shiaha e sticks for a better idea, as low budget a kits a big step all NRT & even cig a likes were no use, so was cautions. 
Thought ok maybe I can do this IF i get the flavour right I wanted strong, coffee seemed.to be my most successful hours without cigs, over a 2 day trial. 
So few months on I got the real deal, expecting id trail off gradually.  But the fkavour& delivery was perfect.  Daily I stare at my emergency cig in my car & an unopened pack at home and know Ive won.  Sounds silly but in life Ive had addictions and know Ive finaly conquered them when I display them at home & laugh at them daily. 

I quit cigs the day i started vaping. 

….poor layout guys

I think it took me a long time to stop smoking as well because the initial ecigs that I tried were not very powerful. 

Went straight from smoking to vaping

That’s all it took to convince me I finally had an alternative to tobacco. 

od razu zaczęłam wapować i rzuciłam palenie

I had a transitional period

Good advices on devices and liquid are VERY important to completely stop smoking!  Even crucial. 
At the beginning, I bought “the bad e-cig” ; misfit i mean.  Then, I found a shop that had “knowledge” => i completely stopped smoking since this day…

I enjoy my personal benefits of vaping or smoking when I feel each is appropriate for my special needs

As I told you, there were two ocassion in which I run out of e-liquids and I used real tobacco.  Just those two. 

It works for me

For many years I tried to quit smoking but failed.  I tried patches and gum on several occasions but I continued to smoke while using them.  Then on 1st November 2013 I bought an ecig starter kit.  I smoked my last stinky that evening the following morning I filled the carto with 24mg tobacco flavour e liquid and I have not looked back since….  🙂

I quit smoking for 3 years.  Then my wife and friends started vaping.  I tried and have been hooked. 

After a year of quitting I slipped back into the bad habbit but wanted a way out. 

tryed a 510 cig a like did not do the job about 8 months l8er got a mod did the job

I still smoked for one week whilst vaping just out of habit but soon realised I did not need both

I literally quit cigs overnight with an electronic cigarette

I enjoy it

Did start earlier, but with bad matérials & no nicotine juices. (  Nicotine is forbiden in e-cig juices in belgium )

I started vaping with the intention of cutting down on smoking to save money and just haven’t felt like smoking since I first vaped. 

I still do both, but cut down on cigarettes massively and use the vape to get my nicotine

I selected didn’t work but that’s a little unfair as i havn’t been at it long enough yet

45 days exact and certainly more to come. 

I still smoked when drinking a beer, now I got used to vape while I’m drinking it. 

I have been able to quit smoking completely since a brick and mortar vape shop opened in my town, before when my batteries died or I needed more e-juice I would give up and start smoking while waiting for my supplies to arrive in the mail

Inmediatly

The truth

Had to start using NET’s to quit tobacco

I was still smoking for abt a week when I started vaping but a lot less

Mixte vaping and smoking before pass to vaping only. 

I tried about five years earlier didn’t work then decided to quit and start vaping at same time

Previous answer explains

in der nur zum Kaffee eine Pyro

I took a day or two to get the vaping techneque right.  Then thought I’d see how long I could go without a cigarette and I’m still vaping. 

Stopped smoking and started vaping directly

I had one smoke after I started vaping and found the taste of tar and ash disgusting. 

but again, still smoking tobacco in my joints. 

Intention was to use vaping instead of smoking

Was vaping and smoking for around 10 months, cutting down the cigs and vaping more during this time then came off the cigs completely. 

i am still vaping

See above answer

2 days exactly

Loved it right away

Still occasionally smoke

Had the wrong equipment for me, Once i found everything I needed it was simple

I vaped exclusively since day 1 of using a PV

The same day I started vaping, I quit smoking and haven’t looked back. 

I started vaping the cigalikes the same day I gave up.  But have since moved onto mods now as far more enjoyable. 

EVOLUTION DE LA VAPE EN ARRETANT PROGRESSIVEMENT LA CIGARETTE

See answer on Q4

Started vaping at noon and I had one cigarette in the afternoon.  The day after I had one cigarette. 

It took me a week to transition fully to vaping. 

I am slowly weaning myself off of analog cigarettes

Smoked and vaped until I ran out of tobacco (rolled my own and had some left over). 

I quite the same day I got it! 

Started to vape in the middle of February with 1 or 2 cigarette a day.  Definitively quit smoking at the end of February

like i said above 🙂

during this period I reduced by half my smoke consumption with the vape

One of the reasons I’ve encouraged so many other people to vape is because I “accidentally” quit smoking with my first e-cig without any effort at all.  Transitioned from 30+ a day down to 1 or 2 a day in about a fortnight, dropped to an occasional cigarette (1 or 2 a month) after that for almost a year but stopped altogether after I realised there was absolutely NOTHING I liked about them any more. I actively enjoy vaping much more than I ever did smoking. 

last cig 1 hour bevore vaping first evod with 9 mg

I always felt nothing could replace cigarettes and i enjoyed smoking but did not enjoy the chemicals, smells etc that cake with smoking.  My local cape shop helped educate me in alternative products, tanks, batteries and flavours and how to combine all of this into a more pleasurable experience that gives me the same satisfaction of smoking but in a healthier environment. 

Before today’s mod’s the fabrics were terrible. 

I havent smoked since my first vape. 

5 weeks of slowly cutting down on the amount of smoking.  Until smoking was quit altogether. 

I started using “ciga-likes” from the gas station, but it wasn’t enough.  Once I found a mod/tank setup I liked, I stopped smoking. 

First Gen. (cigalike) didn’t quite do it for me, and would have the odd sneaky rollup out of desperation. 

I bought my aspire pen type before lunch.  Had lunch and smoked pipe, once charged I started vaping and didn’t bother with my pipe after that. 

see above. 

I first tried a disposeble cig-alike and then bought a battery and clearemiser (and liquid).  Never wanted a cigarette since. 

see last question

After a few days, my cigarettes started to tast bad. 

I quit tobacco use overnight

3 days… the time to finish the cigarettes i had with me. 

On the first day I stopped smoking. 

I quit in 4 days

Had my last smoke on the way into the vape shop.  Left with an ego kit and haven’t had a cigarette since. 

It was a spur of the momment decision one saturday afternoon and i have not touched a stinky again

Stop smoking the day I started to vape

it was between 1-2 months before i decided change smoking with vaping. 

I no longer had to go outside to get my nicotine since the smell is much more tolerable than with tobacco smoke. 

I decided to give vaping a chance.  Carried my baccy tin for a couple of days “just in case” but never needed it

I got my first ecig in October 2008.  The hardware wasn’t that good then so I found I still needed to smoke some cigarettes.  Over the next 10 months I got better devices until I could completely switch in August 2009. 

I did not try to quit, I just wanted to reduce but I prefer vaping to smoking. 

It was that obvious that this would work. 

Well, i smoked in the morning before i bought the vape maschine my last cigarette. 

see comments on above question

I bought a cheap ego kit and stopped straight away. 

After the second day Vaping i smoked less and after the 3th day i stopped smoking cigarettes and only Vaped

Once I found Snus, I was able to get off the ciggies altogether and just Vape and use Snus when needed

First fape i was hooked, haven’t had a ciggie since. 

Took 3 days to change over completely. 
Was looking for a way to quit, but didn’t know how. 
Have tried everything..

5 days actually. 

As I stated above, it was instant, there was nothing left to lose. 

Thought it would help me cut down on the amount of tobacco cigarettes I smoked.  Liked it so much I stopped smoking cigarettes all together. 

We wanted to transition into quitting so vamped and smoked then chose a quit day. 

I had already stopped smoking before I started vaping. 

It’s an on going process..

Tried vaping out of curiosity, not to quit smoking.  Found that I smoked only a couple of cigarettes a day.  After 2-3 weeks decided there was no point and stopped having those couple a day. 

as above

I only used the ecig for a week and use it now very rarely.  I take it with me when I’m around heavy smokers

Vaping is not legal in many countries

i just stopped smoking and started vaping

Skimmed to here?  That’s fine – I may have as well – there are THOUSANDS more testimonials collected here, including mine, by consumers at CASAA

A new report finds that people who use e-cigarettes to quit smoking are twice as likely to be successful.  The analysis was carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority as part of a study on the cost-effectiveness of aids to help people quit smoking.  Every year the HSE pays out an estimated forty million euro in providing aid for smokers trying to quit.  This includes offering support and paying for GP visits and treatments

My quotes

“Without question, no one markets cigarettes or e-cigarettes more to children than Tobacco Free Kids.  No one.” 

“The leading cause of funding for tobacco control is taxes derived from smoking.” 

“There’s a big difference in a 93% government approved failure rate and pretending people need a “plan” and “help” to quit smoking.” 

“#Nicotine “addiction” causes smoking rates to decline to the lowest rates… in history.  Take your time.” 

“What are the health implications of deceiving smokers by regulating e-cigarettes as “tobacco” products”? 

“We’re not idiots.  We’re already looking for all we can know about e-cigarettes.  Do you know why?  We’re tired of everyone being lied to.  Because we’re the stakeholder in the equation.  You’re not.” 

“I’m for whatever works for the informed consumer.  Patch, gum, Heat Not Burn, vaping, acupuncture, books, hypnosis, counseling, etc.  Do I “like” them all?  No.  It’s not about or me or are what “I” like.  What may work as choice for a consumer is first.” 

“Morals are standards set by those who want their standards met by others.” 

“To debate a comparison of e-cigarettes to combustible tobacco is gross negligence or voluntary incompetence.” 

“….the anti-tobacco lobby is threatened by progress.  They’re not used to it.” 

“The assertion of nicotine “addiction” by “public health” is profitable and absurd.” 

“Oftentimes an expert will make a claim and just assume we will nod our head in agreement because that’s what YOU think we’re supposed to do because you have a title. —— Put that way before you hurt yourself.  Let us take a moment to get past that, shall we?” 

“When tobacco use decreases, less smoking occurs.” 

“The only reason government doesn’t sell #cigarettes directly is to keep you thinking they – don’t.” 

“Ecigs are a replacement for tobacco products.  They are not a replacement for lost tobacco taxes.” 

“Treating the symptom, not the cause – is never an effective outcome.” 

“The largest threat to Public Health is an informed consumer.” 

“Despite the vast claims “experts” manufacture, we, as individuals, are the experts.” 

“Convincing smokers that nicotine is addictive is a multi-billion dollar global lie.” 

“I’ll tell you what your government and health organizations won’t about e-cigarettes.” 

“Government & those in care & custody of “public health” are lying, to their advantage – of the effectiveness of smoking cessation products.” 

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