When I started vaping, I used 12 mg nic juices. Then I dropped to 6 mg when I started dripping. Nowadays I'm around at 3 mg, unless I want a bit of temporary excitement and I go back to 6 mg. I can't take 12mg no more, as it makes my heart race.
The other day, my s.o. dared me to switch to no-nic. I told her it wouldn't work because, well, I've tried it before. She said it might be entirely psychological, because I knew the juice had no nicotine in it.
So we devised a little double-blind experiment: I made 3 bottles of 3 mg juice, and 3 bottles of 0 mg, all unflavored VG, filled to exactly the same level, in new bottles. No PG, no water, no saline, no flavor, just VG with and without nic.
I gave the bottles to her, she labeled them 1 to 6, listing which numbers had nic and which didn't on a sheet of paper that she kept hidden, and gave me the bottles back. I was to vape a whole bottle from start to finish without switching before starting on another one.
Tonight I've gone through all 6 bottles. That didn't take long: for 3 of the bottles, I downed the 10 ml in less than half a day without feeling very satisfied. For the 3 others, each bottle lasted me well over 2 days. Sure enough, when we double-checked the numbers, the unsatisfactory bottles were no-nic juice.
This little experiment bothers me because 1/ I'm addicted alright (I knew it, but I'm not sure I wanted such blatant proof) and 2/ if/when the powers that be have their way, I won't have access to nic no more. And I do NOT want to smoke again!
The other day, my s.o. dared me to switch to no-nic. I told her it wouldn't work because, well, I've tried it before. She said it might be entirely psychological, because I knew the juice had no nicotine in it.
So we devised a little double-blind experiment: I made 3 bottles of 3 mg juice, and 3 bottles of 0 mg, all unflavored VG, filled to exactly the same level, in new bottles. No PG, no water, no saline, no flavor, just VG with and without nic.
I gave the bottles to her, she labeled them 1 to 6, listing which numbers had nic and which didn't on a sheet of paper that she kept hidden, and gave me the bottles back. I was to vape a whole bottle from start to finish without switching before starting on another one.
Tonight I've gone through all 6 bottles. That didn't take long: for 3 of the bottles, I downed the 10 ml in less than half a day without feeling very satisfied. For the 3 others, each bottle lasted me well over 2 days. Sure enough, when we double-checked the numbers, the unsatisfactory bottles were no-nic juice.
This little experiment bothers me because 1/ I'm addicted alright (I knew it, but I'm not sure I wanted such blatant proof) and 2/ if/when the powers that be have their way, I won't have access to nic no more. And I do NOT want to smoke again!