Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- * Heart rate \< 105 beats per minute (BPM)\*
- * Systolic Blood pressure \<160 and \> 90\*
- * Diastolic Blood Pressure \<100 and \> 50\*
- * Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 38.0 (at investigator's discretion for higher BMI if no other concurrent health issues)
- \*considered out of range if both machine and manual readings are above/below these thresholds
- * Use e-cigarettes on at least 15 days in the past 30 for at least 3 months
- * Smoke 10 or fewer cigarettes/tobacco products per day in the last 30 days
- * Willing to use mod e-cigarette
- * Willing to abstain from tobacco product use for night before study
- * Age: \> 21 years old and \< 70 years old
- * Using e-liquid \> 0mg/ml nicotine
- * Saliva cotinine of ≥ 30 ng/ml or NicAlert=6 (in cases where lab turn around time will delay study procedure)
Exclusion Criteria:
- * Seizures
- * Cancer
- * Hepatitis B or C or Liver Disease
- * Oral Thrush
- * Heart disease
- * Glaucoma
- * Kidney disease or urinary retention
- * Diabetes
- * High Blood Pressure (taking sympatholytic medications such as alpha and beta blockers)
- * History of stroke
- * An ulcer in the past year
- * Thyroid disease (okay if controlled with medication)
- * Active use of an inhaler for asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- * Psychiatric conditions
- * Current or past schizophrenia, and/or current or past bipolar disorder
- * Major depression, current or within the past year
- * Major personality disorder
- * Participants with current or past minor or moderate depression and/or anxiety disorders will be reviewed by the study physician and considered for inclusion.
- * History of psychiatric hospitalizations are not exclusionary, but study participation will be determined as per study physician's approval
- * Recent onset or change in cough, fever and/or abdominal symptoms (vomiting or pain) in the past two weeks. (If yes, participant can re-screen when symptoms resolve).
- * Drug/Alcohol Dependence
- * Alcohol or illicit drug dependence within the past 12 months with the exception of those who have recently completed an alcohol/drug treatment program
- * Positive toxicology test at the screening visit (THC \& prescribed medications okay)
- * Opioid replacement therapy (including methadone, buprenorphine, or other)
- * Positive urine cannabis is not exclusionary but participant must report use of cannabis and agree to abstain from cannabis use for the duration of the study
- * Psychiatric medications
- * Current regular use of any psychiatric medications with the exception of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake Inhibitor (SNRIs) and current evaluation by the study physician that the participant is otherwise healthy, stable, and able to participate.
- * Medications
- * Use of medications that are inducers of nicotine metabolizing enzyme CYP2A4 (Example: rifampicin, carbamazepine, phenobarbital, and other anticonvulsant drugs).
- * Concurrent use of nicotine-containing medications
- * Any stimulant medications (example: Adderall) generally given for Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatment
- * Use of sympatholytic medications that affect cardiovascular conditions including hypertension, (Example: beta and alpha-blockers)
- * Other/Misc. Chronic Health Conditions
- * Fainting (within the last 30 days)
- * Other "life threatening illnesses" as per study physician's discretion
- * Pregnancy
- * Pregnancy (self-reported and urine pregnancy test)
- * Breastfeeding (determined by self-report)
- * Concurrent participation in another clinical trial
- * Inability to communicate in English
- * Planning to quit vaping within the next 60 days
- * Uncomfortable with getting blood drawn
Ages Eligible for Study:
21 Years to 70 Years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes