WARNING! This article may contain traces of irony and sarcasm. If you are perceptionally or ideologically challenged this might be about you. I usually aspire in this blog to be scientifically objective. This article is an exception. It is my…
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Titration Theories
The existence of self-titration of nicotine when smoking is pretty well established scientifically. It’s easy enough to get reliable figures by measuring the nicotine level in the blood. But often the established level differs from that measured when the smoker…
Tagged with: compensatory puffing, dependency, nicotine, pleasure, self-titration
Posted in Concept, Dependency, Nicotine, Psychology, Studies & Surveys, Vaping
Posted in Concept, Dependency, Nicotine, Psychology, Studies & Surveys, Vaping
Haptic Habit
It’s the hand-to-mouth habit! This is the simple formula often used to explain the psychological part of the multifactorial tobacco dependence and why vaping works where NRTs often fail. There sure is a lot of truth to it. But its…
Working Paper: Phillips-Nissen-Rodu, Understanding the evidence about the comparative success of smoking cessation methods: choice, second-order preferences, tobacco harm reduction, and other neglected considerations
This paper definitely needs reading and sharing. Smoking is no disease, so vaping (and other forms of nicotine) is not a cure. Working Paper: Phillips-Nissen-Rodu, Understanding the evidence about the comparative success of smoking cessation methods: choice, second-order preferences, tobacco…
Gate? No Way!
There are a lot of people promoting the fear that–especially for The Children™— “Vaping might be a Gateway to Smoking”. A lot of scientists have already examined existing survey data and shown conclusively that there isn’t even a hint of that…
Tagged with: ecigs, gateway, nicotine, smoking cessation, tobacco smoke, vaping
Posted in Cessation, Concept, Dependency, Nicotine, Psychology, Studies & Surveys, Vaping
Posted in Cessation, Concept, Dependency, Nicotine, Psychology, Studies & Surveys, Vaping
Diminishing Dependency
As Professor Karl Fagerström explains in Dependence on tobacco and nicotine, it isn’t as simple as a single substance addiction. It’s rather complex with lots of individual differences. Here is something I noticed: When I was a smoker (2 packs…
Tagged with: anecdotes, craving, cravings, dependency, ecigs, nicotine, nicotine addiction, smoking cessation, tobacco smoke, vaping
Posted in Cessation, Dependency, Nicotine, Studies & Surveys, Vaping
Posted in Cessation, Dependency, Nicotine, Studies & Surveys, Vaping
A documentation in the making. About common misconceptions that have been around for so long that they are considered "common knowledge" even among scientists. But what are real scientific facts and what are just myths?
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