Nicotine addiction? or not

[griffon10]

my ADV is only available form a couple of vendors and both were out of 18mg  and i had to settle for 6mg. i have been vaping this for a week now and i haave found no increase in my usage to make up for less nicotine. it started me wondering if i am really addicted to the nic or just to vaping? as its all in the mind it got me to thinking. if there are no withdrawal symptoms how can i be addicted to nic? next time i order i am going for 0 nic and the prospect doesn't bother me at all. now when i was smoking i would have been horrified at the prospect of no ciggies. Is just thinking you are addicted enough to make you an addict?

[giles]

Oct 26, 2013 20:40:59 GMT griffon10 said:

Is just thinking you are addicted enough to make you an addict?

Could be for some people, and maybe you're one of the lucky ones. Certainly worth finding out. Didn't work for me, but that's no reason to suppose that it won't work for you.

[skyjay]

I agree with you Griffon....i used to vape 18mg then down to 6mg...i make my own juice so i do zero nic no withdrawal symptons.....so i am addicted to vaping in fact i am a chain vaper, and its great

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I will let you know in 9 months

[silentscream]

18 to 6 is quite a climb down, I couldn't do it. I started on 24 and I'm struggling with the 18's. Then again... I haven't been vaping that long.
Maybe you need less nicotine the longer you vape? Dunno.

[Perpetua]

Smoking/Vaping has always been more than just about getting a nicotine hit for me Griffon . . . the hand to mouth habit, seeing clouds of vapour is enough to fool my brain most of the time that it's still smoking.

Though I do still find I need a bit of a nic hit during a day at work, although I can go for much longer without one than I ever could smoking.

So yes, it's not just about nicotine for me either.

[jacquif]

I've been vaping just over 2 years and I'm now on 12mg but can happily vape at 8mg - BUT I do vape a lot more when I reduce it. I can't see me ever stopping because I enjoy vaping but I may find that I drop down even lower over the next 6 months or so. I haven't had the guts to try a 0mg juice yet - I'm frightened in case I turn into a madwoman...

[siffy]

Oct 26, 2013 20:40:59 GMT griffon10 said:

my ADV is only available form a couple of vendors and both were out of 18mg  and i had to settle for 6mg. i have been vaping this for a week now and i haave found no increase in my usage to make up for less nicotine. it started me wondering if i am really addicted to the nic or just to vaping? as its all in the mind it got me to thinking. if there are no withdrawal symptoms how can i be addicted to nic? next time i order i am going for 0 nic and the prospect doesn't bother me at all. now when i was smoking i would have been horrified at the prospect of no ciggies. Is just thinking you are addicted enough to make you an addict?

I agree and found this an interesting read. www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/media-general-news/439929-nicotine-not-addictive-according-recent-research.html