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E- Cigarette Potential For A Pharma Entrepreneur ?
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I gave up smoking after a heart attack at which time testing had shown I had stage 3 emphysema. A year.later tests showed that there had been a small rise in my lung capacity, and deterioration had stabilized. However the point is I had not overcome my addiction to nicotine and had continued by means of E Cigarettes. E liquid is mainly water heated to steam to simulate smoke. Added to it are ingredients to thicken the steam effect plus nicotine, and varied flavours
Now, I know nicotine is bad… read more

posted March 15, 2018
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Congrats on not smoking but booooo on the method you've used. The long term affects of inhaling steam are questionable at best. Regarding what you're smoking, you have no idea what the chemicals are. E cigs aren't subject yet to regulation by the FDA or any other govt organization that actually measures the chemicals in them. So you don't know what's in them.To make the addiction situation worse, or maybe to put it in perspective, you're still doing all of the smoking rituals if you're using them. Here is the problem. Let's assume what you're vaping contains nicotine. When the nicotine level in your blood drops below a certain point you crave it. You act on the craving by vaping. Maybe you have to go somewhere to do that but regardless you're still acting out the smoking ritual and keeping yourself addicted to the cycle of nicotine levels rising and falling. I suggest you look into nicotine patches. They keep the nicotine level even so there is no up and down craving and allow you to begin to break the addiction habits associated with smoking or vaping. Over time you can decrease the amount of nicotine until the time comes when you don't want to use them anymore. There have now been long-term outcome studies done and there hasn't been any medical problems reported associated with using the patches for up to two years.

posted March 15, 2018
A MyCOPDTeam Member

My Doctor told me if I was gonna smoke he’d rather me vape, because there’s only about 5 chemicals I the e-liquid compared to the over 300 poisons in the cigarette. But added it’s all a no-no with COPD. Lol!!!

posted March 18, 2018

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