Do large capacity disposable vapes encourage you to chase your buzz?
First, let’s understand why you get a buzz. According to a June 18, 2024 Vaping360 article by Jim McDonald, “Nicotine stimulates receptors in the brain that release neurotransmitters like dopamine—but the receptors don’t have unlimited capacity. When they’re full, additional nicotine just won’t do much for you besides make you feel sick. And when you use nicotine habitually, those receptors are almost always full, meaning that you’ll lose the ability to feel a “nic buzz.” Basically, the nicotine is no longer a novelty to your brain; it’s expected.”
Large capacity vapes advertise 30k or 50k of puffs per vape – but we know the coils start to wear out and may leach toxins into the juice after 10 – 14 days (according to the Vape Superstore) or a certain number of puffs (See the article Are Vapes More Toxic than Cigarettes? for more info on puff count toxicity) Either way, vapers who want to get value from a Large Capacity vape are encouraged to increase their puffs to avoid the toxic threshold.
Knowing that let’s do some math on the number of puffs per day you need to take to maximize the value of a large capacity vape:
- If your vape has enough juice for 30,000 puffs, and your coil lasts 10 days, you need to be at 3,000 puffs per day to use all the juice. That’s 187 puffs per hour (assuming you sleep for 8 hours and puff for 16 per day) or 3 puffs per minute (you take a puff every 20 seconds).
- If your vape has enough juice for 50,000 puffs, and your coil lasts 10 days, you need to be at 5,000 puffs per day to use all the juice. That’s 312 puffs per hour (assuming you sleep for 8 hours and puff for 16 per day) or 5 puffs per minute (you take a puff every 12 seconds)
At this level of puffing, you’ve lost your buzz and may be experiencing coughing, shortness of breath and other health issues.
According to Vaping360 you should consider reducing your puffs and getting control over your vaping again. Jim McDonald writes, “The only remedy is to stop using nicotine until your nicotinic receptors are “empty.” Even veteran nicotine users feel more of an effect after a night’s sleep. That’s why the “morning cigarette” is supposed to be the best: after a few hours without nicotine your brain is primed for it. If you’re not actually dependent on nicotine and you just want to experience that short-lived feeling, it’s best to vape infrequently.”
If you want to get your buzz back the first step is buying smaller capacity vapes that don’t inherently pressure you to “vape for value” Then consider getting your buzz back by gradually reducing your puffs until your brain’s nicotinic receptors aren’t full.
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