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.....

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.....

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,.....

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: September 2021“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, some evidence suggests that nicotine alone 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 why NRT is so ineffective - some studies.....

Neurologist Dr Jacques Le Houezec is the Honorary Lecturer, UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, University of Nottingham, England, a founder member of The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco and manager of treatobacco.net. You can find him blogging at Le Blog de Jacques Le Houzeq.Eliquid and AddictionJD: One of most fascinating possibilities to emerge recently is the.....

The rat squealed as I forced another drop of Halo American Red e-liquid into its mouth."3 milligrams, and still alive," I reported grimly to my smoking hot lab assistant... Not really!While strictly speaking you'd need experiments to see how much e-liquid it would take to kill, that's not.....

 In a new paper five scientists, Professor Polosa, Professor Brad Rodu, Assistant Professor Caponneto, Research Fellow Maglia and Assistant Professor Raciti, argue the case for electronic cigarettes. Professor Polosa also kindly agreed to answer some questions we had about the study.In the paper the authors highlight the  apparent safety and improving quality of electronic cigarettes,.....

Last year, when I was writing up the history of the electronic cigarette, I mentioned Herbert A. Gilbert, who is considered by many to be the inventor of the modern electronic cigarette.I also wrote:Herbert A Gilbert may still be alive, if this post is genuine. (Herbert, if you’re out there, I’d love to interview you!)Fortunately, Herbert, now in his 80's,.....

Updated: June 2016If you trawl the net, you'll find little data on how e-cigarettes effect your lungs.So, with some help from researcher Paul Bergen and vaping bloggers (and from lots of you lovely readers!) I asked vapers how switching to an electronic cigarette had affected their smoker's cough, ability to exercise and do strenuous jobs and lung capacity.I'm leaving the detailed analysis to.....