If you thought vaping was all about e-cigarettes and nicotine, you’d be right. But that’s not the whole story.
America has now been introduced to caffeine vaping by way of a disposable vaper that contains caffeine instead of nicotine. The idea is obviously to allow you to get your hit of caffeine in the morning if you don’t have time for coffee.
Who’s doing it?
To date, information on caffeine vaping is sketchy. There are suppliers in the UK who are making caffeinated e-liquids available for sale, but no firm figures are available with regard to sales as yet.
However with the ever-increasing popularity of vaping e-cigs, it doesn’t take much to imagine people discovering caffeine vaping instead. The question is whether or not it will catch on as much as e-cigs have. After all, e-cigs fill a need. They give people who want to give up smoking an alternative. Caffeine vaping is a little different. People who love caffeine tend to love coffee too (or tea, although it has less in it). So to vape caffeine means you’re giving up the bit you love the most.
What’s it like?
From all accounts, it seems to give people an immediate hit of caffeine as opposed to it taking its time to get through your system. However some people have said it is almost too strong. Apparently a couple of puffs are all it takes to really feel a difference. Given how easy it could be to take a lot more than that, you might end up getting more than you bargained for.
In short, if you want to try it, it’s probably best to take it a puff at a time. We all react differently to caffeine and it could be very different from what you expected.
Is it safe?
In reality, no one yet knows. We know the effects caffeine can have on the body, but we’re used to drinking it, not inhaling it. In a vaporised form you seem to get a far more immediate effect – and one you may not be ready for.
In the US, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has not explored the potential safety or otherwise of caffeine vaping. They class it as a dietary supplement so it doesn’t need to be reviewed in the same way as medications do. So for the time being we don’t really have any answers to this. Watch this space.
