I'm not sure if the nicotine is really addictive, or if the chemicals tobacco companies add (to keep their customers) is the only addictive part.
I vape, and make my own juice so I know I'm not getting Chinese killer chemicals. For over 2 years pre-covid I was vaping without any nicotine - after smoking cigarettes for 25+ years. When I saw the French study that referenced French doctors noticing their covid patients were mostly non-smokerrs while the smokers were almost never getting covid I researched it. Then I bought pure nicotine (no extra chemicals) and added about half the amount of nicotine that would be in one of those old ultra-light cigarettes into my juice.
PSA - Be CAREFUL handling nicotine - gloves and goggles - 100% pure nicotine can kill you in small amounts. The amounts inside of vape juice or cigarettes are diluted and much smaller. Similar to water - drinking normal amounts is vital. Drinking too much will absolutely kill you.
Anyway - re-adding nicotine back into my juice didn't change my vaping habits, it didn't make me have the old feelings I had while actually smoking, and didn't lead to me wanting more nicotine. In fact it was the opposite. The next batch I made I used 1/2 the amount of nicotine as I used the time before. I don't know the real amount of nicotine we need to help protect us, but until I do I am sticking with the tiny amount I use. Maybe if I get sick I'll raise it, but I haven't been sick since my wife gave me covid at the beginning of the plandemic. It seems to be working for me.
It is addictive and this was the only time in the hundreds of tries that worked.
I'm not sure if the nicotine is really addictive, or if the chemicals tobacco companies add (to keep their customers) is the only addictive part.
I vape, and make my own juice so I know I'm not getting Chinese killer chemicals. For over 2 years pre-covid I was vaping without any nicotine - after smoking cigarettes for 25+ years. When I saw the French study that referenced French doctors noticing their covid patients were mostly non-smokerrs while the smokers were almost never getting covid I researched it. Then I bought pure nicotine (no extra chemicals) and added about half the amount of nicotine that would be in one of those old ultra-light cigarettes into my juice.
PSA - Be CAREFUL handling nicotine - gloves and goggles - 100% pure nicotine can kill you in small amounts. The amounts inside of vape juice or cigarettes are diluted and much smaller. Similar to water - drinking normal amounts is vital. Drinking too much will absolutely kill you.
Anyway - re-adding nicotine back into my juice didn't change my vaping habits, it didn't make me have the old feelings I had while actually smoking, and didn't lead to me wanting more nicotine. In fact it was the opposite. The next batch I made I used 1/2 the amount of nicotine as I used the time before. I don't know the real amount of nicotine we need to help protect us, but until I do I am sticking with the tiny amount I use. Maybe if I get sick I'll raise it, but I haven't been sick since my wife gave me covid at the beginning of the plandemic. It seems to be working for me.