95% safer than smoking. That’s what Public Health England told us about vaping in a statement endorsed by numerous institutions and charities, from Lung Cancer Research to the NHS. Yet, buffered by misinformation and negative stories, many people think e-cigarettes are as bad or worse than smoking. To counter misperceptions, and to show that the legitimate vape industry can not.....
Ashtray Blog - Chronicling Vaping's Journey Since 2008
The official definition often used by academics for vape devices is ENDS - Electronic Nicotine Containing Devices.It’s a clear example of how some academics simply don’t understand what they are studying, at least when it comes to vaping. To ‘vape’ means to inhale a vapour created by a mixture of propylene glycol and vegetable glycerine - nicotine is an optional.....
Nine years ago I walked through the streets of London towards the impressive Royal Society building to attend the inaugural E-Cigarette Summit. I went to a conference where the debate was split, where optimism based on basic science was confounded by a dearth of studies, and where it looked like the UK faced an imminent ban on vaping devices. How things.....
It’s been a decade since we first wrote a comprehensive post on the safety of vaping.Back then, vaping didn’t have the support of the UK government, the huge body of evidence and the longer-term studies it now has.Still, even then we knew that:Nicotine is not the cause of smoking diseases.Vaping doesn’t produce smoke.Vapour from vape devices provided a fraction of.....
Imagine you have been a smoker for decades.
You’ve tried to quit smoking many times. You tried with nicotine patches for weeks, despite that annoying rash on your arm. You put up with Champix, despite the weird dreams it gave you. You tried nicotine gum, despite the unpleasant, burning sensation in your mouth. But in a moment of weakness -.....
Vaping and the environmentEach cigarette contains over 1200 cellulose acetate fibres. It takes just one cigarette butt to kill half of the fish in a litre of water.Yet every year 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded into the environment, where they can take 10 years to break down. In the process, they leach toxins, restrict plant growth and kill wildlife......
The Geekvape Obelisk 120 FC is no longer available with us at E-Cigarette Direct. For other devices in the Obelisk range, see the Obelisk 65 kit.You’re vaping away, when the battery runs out just as you’re leaving the house.Soon the nicotine cravings hit - along with the temptation to buy a pack of cigarettes.It’s a problem many vapers face......
.blog-view #main-content img { max-width: 190px; max-height: 190px; } Update: Vape predictions for 2022 are coming soon - in the meantime, check out the 7 big themes experts have identified for vaping in 2022!When I first launched a vape predictions post in 2012, I had no idea what a mammoth post this would end up being.I.....
I had a few misconceptions about CBD prior to trying it. A friend of mine was vaping it across from me at a pub table, and after innocently asking what her e-liquid was, my curiosity was piqued.
“So does it give you a sort of relaxed, sleepy high?” I asked, “Like weed but just with the body high?”
I’ll admit to.....
Updated: March 2021A friend of mine tried multiple times to switch to vaping.He’d picked up an eGo-style device with a basic clearomizer and some e-juice, but vaping irritated his throat so much he couldn’t keep going.He assumed the nicotine levels in his vape juice was the issue. However, reducing it makes vaping less satisfying for a just-switching smoker. Plus,.....
It’s safe to say nicotine has a pretty bad reputation.From exaggerated claims about how toxic it is to the unfortunately widespread myth that it causes cancer, it’s long been viewed as a menace. As soon as e-cigarettes came on the scene, they were viewed as a menace too, largely because most contain it. Nicotine is highly addictive, critics argue, causes.....
How many times have you heard someone say something like this?“Nicotine is more poisonous than cyanide!”“Just half a teaspoon of e-liquid could kill a child!”“Nicotine is highly toxic in any form!”I lost count a long time ago, but statements like this still bother me.The implication is clear: vaping delivers nicotine to users, and nicotine is highly poisonous.It’s the sort of.....
Put electronic cigarettes and the lungs into the search engines and you'll come up with a long list of negative stories.But all of these stories are based on one study which did not find any evidence of lung damage (see below for more information).What we don’t have is research on the long term.....
Updated: December 2023“You’ve got to try this again, Julia!” I said to our accountant.She’s been smoking for decades, and occasionally mutters about quitting. I’d been trying her on various vape pens and devices trying to get her to switch. This time, I was trying her on an Aspire Mini Nautilus and iStick, hoping that a more powerful e-cig would.....
You know nicotine has got a bad reputation, right? But did you know that reputation is largely unfounded?In fact, someevidence suggests that nicotinealone isn't that addictive, and that it is the other chemicals found in tobacco smoke, coupled with the behavioural aspects that make smoking as addictive as it is.(Possibly this is the reason whyNRT is soineffective - some studies.....