# E-cigs and nicotine.  How bad is nicotine by itself?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 3, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigs-and-nicotine-how-bad-is-nicotine-by-itself/667916 "2013-09-03T19:57:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigs-and-nicotine-how-bad-is-nicotine-by-itself/667916/41 "2013-09-05T14:07:06Z")

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> [@Shakes](#):
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> I guess it never hurts to be safe.
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> Myself, the only time I ever reach for my E-cig is when I’m drinking. As you can imagine, drinking and the dexterity required to refill those damn cartridges don’t exactly mesh well. I’ve gotten the juice on both my hands and my lips numerous times with no ill effects. But then again, I use the 18 strength.

Ya know how you tip the tank to avoid dripping the fluid down the center hole? Yeah…don’t do that while you’re holding a full 30 mL bottle in the same hand. I iz an idiot. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigs-and-nicotine-how-bad-is-nicotine-by-itself/667916/42 "2013-09-05T14:21:33Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> Ya know how you tip the tank to avoid dripping the fluid down the center hole? Yeah…don’t do that while you’re holding a full 30 mL bottle in the same hand. I iz an idiot. :smack:

Heh, I got a new tank with wicks at the bottom and accidentally opened it upside-down the first time I went to refill it. No ill effects, unless you count sticky fingers!

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigs-and-nicotine-how-bad-is-nicotine-by-itself/667916/43 "2013-09-05T14:30:43Z")

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> [@Rachellelogram](#):
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> Heh, I got a new tank with wicks at the bottom and accidentally opened it upside-down the first time I went to refill it.

Ive taken the tank apart instead of unscrewing it from the battery. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-cigs-and-nicotine-how-bad-is-nicotine-by-itself/667916/45 "2013-12-09T13:58:16Z")

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