Inhalation device including substance usage controls

1. A smoke inhalation apparatus comprising:

a cartridge comprising a release device configured to release a substance;

a controller configured to control the operation of the release device; and

a communication device configured to allow a user to change and monitor settings of the smoke inhalation apparatus and/or a state of the smoke inhalation apparatus, the communication device including a display configured to indicate usage of the smoke inhalation apparatus, the communication device being configured to reprogram the controller to operate according to a modified usage limit different than an initial usage limit.

2. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication device further comprises a manual switch operable to set an amount of the substance to be inhaled.

3. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the switch is a dial configured to reprogram the controller based on turning of the dial by a user.

4. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the dial is a section of a housing of the smoke inhalation apparatus, the cartridge being contained within the housing.

5. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication device further comprises a light sensor operable to set an amount of the substance to be inhaled.

6. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the communication device further comprises two manual switches, a first of the switches being operable to set a time duration of a smoking cycle, and a second of the switches being operable to set a number of puffs a user is permitted to take during the smoking cycle.

7. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display is configured to indicate a consumed amount of the substance.

8. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the consumed amount is displayed in cigarette equivalents or number of puffs.

9. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the display is located within a housing of the smoke inhalation apparatus, the cartridge being contained within the housing.

10. The smoke inhalation apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the display is configured to indicate a number of puffs a user is permitted to take during a smoking cycle.

11. A method of changing settings for a smoke inhalation apparatus having a cartridge comprising a release device configured to release a substance into a housing, the method comprising:

displaying information on a communication device of the smoke inhalation apparatus, the information indicating usage of the smoke inhalation apparatus;

receiving input from a user through the communication device; and

reprogramming the controller to operate according to a modified usage limit different than an initial usage limit, based on the input from the user.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising receiving input from a user that sets an amount of the substance to be inhaled.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the reprogramming of the controller is actuated by turning of a manual dial by the user.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the dial is a section of a housing of the smoke inhalation apparatus, the cartridge being contained within the housing.

15. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the reprogramming of the controller is actuated by a light sensor.

16. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising setting a time duration of a smoking cycle and/or setting a number of puffs a user is permitted to take during the smoking cycle.

17. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the displaying information includes indicating a consumed amount of the substance.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the consumed amount is displayed in cigarette equivalents or number of puffs.

19. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the display is located within a housing of the smoke inhalation apparatus, the cartridge being contained within the housing.

20. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the displaying information includes displaying a number of puffs a user is permitted to take during a smoking cycle.