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Re: Alternatives to Vaping - January 15th 2024, 11:34 PM

You could just remain off for a while. I remember my vape broke and I did not purchase a new one. After weeks go by you just stop thinking about it. Once you are past the withdrawal of it, you just need to get past the habit of it.

Right now I use On! nicotine pouches to simulate dipping tobacco. With those it is a bit easier I feel to quit as you can "double dip" your used pouches for a few days to get a weak nicotine stimulation that satisfies the craving and lessens the withdrawal.

I personally would not take drugs like Chantix as I have known people who have had significant mood problems from trying them and they also still smoke today. Taking Wellbutrin could potentially work though as it blocks nicotine receptors in addition to its antidepressant action. It has been successful in nicotine cessation for some people. Basically on wellbutrin, nicotine stops producing as strong of an effect and eventually you naturally quit (at least in theory).

Abstain from using substances that make nicotine more reinforcing. I have found that: alcohol, adderall, cocaine, kava, and kratom all strongly increase the reinforcing effect of nicotine. Some people only smoke when they drink and I notice an increase in nicotine cravings from all of the above. I would actually partially credit my previous quitting of vaping to getting off of kratom. And before that, my quitting of smoking was definitely a direct result of me quitting adderall. I found that as soon as I got off adderall, I lost my tolerance to nicotine and a single cigarette would make me sick whereas before I could smoke all day. It was like trying cigarettes for the first time all over again and I found I didn't like it so much without the adderall. So I was able quit overnight practically without any effort whatsoever. It's not well advertised but if you asked around, many people will tell you that stimulant ADHD meds increase their urge to smoke or vape nicotine.

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