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The article specifically calls out the problem of unit measurement when vaping due to varying amounts of nicotine. The devices themselves have varying liquid c
by bredren 8y ago
The article specifically calls out the problem of unit measurement when vaping due to varying amounts of nicotine.
The devices themselves have varying liquid capacity and vaporizing volume settings--you can't easily track how many pulls until the device is empty.
Battery limitations also confuse the amount "left" in the device.
Cigarette units are simpler, in part because there aren't that many brands, and even if you roll your own, you probably have a pretty good idea of how much tobacco you're putting in the cigarettes.
But especially with boxes of cigarettes, you can easily count them down and keep track knowing each starts with 20.
I'd also suggest that cigarette use is far more difficult to hide than vaporizer use. Cigarettes smell terrible compared to most vape clouds. The smell and risk of iscovery could be important elements of cigarettes that might make them easier for teenagers to quit.
Finally, vaping comes in just about every flavor imaginable. Much more diverse in taste offering than cigarettes with the same high. It is really a much more refined narcotic delivery than cigarettes and so it aught to be harder for anyone to quit.
- adrianN 8y agoI don't vape, but I imagine that the user has a relatively good idea how much they inhale and how much liquid they use per day (or week). It's not like they switch devices, settings, and liquids all the time.
- erik14th 8y agowell if you're going into it to stop smoking then yes, but if you're a kid trying out a new toy then probably not, also as it's pretty much a gadget people switch devices, settings and liquids all the time, new is fun.
- bredren 8y agoThis is the thing. It costs a lot to get a nice vape and it is also not cheap from an effort / money to maintain compared to cigs which you just throw on the ground. It is almost a hobby-level undertaking. People do switch juices all the time so it is common to have different bottles of varying quantities sitting around. If you're just vaping with whatever you can get your hands on and conceal as presumably teens are, I doubt they have a nice repeatable setup with a trigger counter. But regardless, there are none of these confusing points in branded cigarettes. One cigarette is one cigarette end of story.
- barry-cotter 8y agoSome people do but they’re even less of a concern because they’re vape nerds. They know perfectly well how much they’re consuming. It’s hard to avoid knowing it when you have to buy new cartridges or bottles of fluid when you run out.
- ce4 8y agoExactly. it compares pretty well, number of packs vs number of eg. of 10ml bottles. Or number of refills, battery switches, recharges needed. Also: most vapes have a trigger counter.