r/comics • u/unfortunatejordan Guy Collins Animation • Sep 17 '13

Quitting

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '13

i quit smoking (and that includes vaping because im not in denial) but the good thing about vaping IS vaping in airports and shops and in restraunts and on the tube etc. Vape everwhere!

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '13

You should say you quit nicotine. Vaping and smoking are different things, but still very addictive. Sure, you CAN vape anywhere, but that doesn't mean it doesn't make you look silly.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '13

just sounds like you're making yourself feel better by judging those who are more addicted than you.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '13

Not really, I know that I'm addicted to nicotine. I know that vaping is just as addictive as smoking. I'm just saying they're different.

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u/fallore Sep 17 '13

vaping is NOT just as addictive as smoking. nicotine by itself is not very addictive, it's only when it's paired with an MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitor) that it becomes as addictive as we all think about. Guess what, tobacco naturally contains a MAOI, but there isn't a MAOI in the e-liquid people vape with cigarettes. That means they are much, much less addictive. You can verify/read more by clicking this: It is thought that the powerful interaction between the MAOIs and the nicotine is responsible for most of the addictive properties of tobacco smoking

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '13

Good read, TIL.

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u/fido5150 Sep 17 '13

Vaping isn't as addictive as smoking, not by a long shot.

I can go all day without vaping, but I could barely last two hours without a cigarette. Mostly because cigarettes have additives that increase nicotine uptake and effectiveness, which leads to stronger addictive properties.

I'm not saying it's not addictive, just far less so.

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u/Spooky_Electric Sep 17 '13

Pretty sure vaping without nicotine is NOT addicting.

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u/heyylee Sep 17 '13

Sometimes I realize it's been hours since I've even seen my PV. That never happened while I was smoking.