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Tob Regul Sci. 2016 Oct;2(4):363-376. doi: 10.18001/TRS.2.4.8.

Nicotine Delivery and Vaping Behavior During .

Tobacco regulatory science

Gideon St Helen, Kathryn C Ross, Delia A Dempsey, Christopher M Havel, Peyton Jacob, Neal L Benowitz

Affiliations

  1. Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
  2. Postdoctoral fellow, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
  3. Physician, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
  4. Chemist, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
  5. Research Chemist, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA.
  6. Professor, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA.

PMID: 28393086 PMCID: PMC5381821 DOI: 10.18001/TRS.2.4.8

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To characterize vaping behavior and nicotine intake during

METHODS: Thirteen adult e-cigarette users had 90 minutes of videotaped

RESULTS: Average puff duration and interpuff interval were 3.5±1.4 seconds (±SD) and 118±141 seconds, respectively. 12% of puffs were unclustered puffs while 43%, 28%, and 17% were clustered in groups of 2-5, 6-10, and >10 puffs, respectively. On average, 4.0±3.3 mg of nicotine was inhaled; the maximum plasma nicotine concentration (C

CONCLUSION: Vaping patterns differ from cigarette smoking. Plasma nicotine levels were consistent with intermittent dosing of nicotine from e-cigarettes compared to the more bolus dosing from cigarettes. Differences in delivery patterns and peak levels of nicotine achieved could influence the addictiveness of e-cigarettes compared to conventional cigarettes.

Keywords: addictive potential; e-cigarettes; nicotine pharmacokinetics; vaping patterns; vaping topography

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Statement Dr. Neal Benowitz serves as a consultant to several pharmaceutical companies that market smoking cessation medications and has served as a paid expert witness in litigat

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