What is Vaping?
Vaping is the practice of inhaling and exhaling vapour containing nicotine and flavouring produced by a device designed for this purpose. It consists of an electronic device that heats a liquid turning it into an aerosol (vapour) which the user inhales. (Hopkins Medicine Research)
The difference between smoking and vaping is that smoking delivers nicotine by burning tobacco, which can cause smoking-related illnesses, and vaping can deliver nicotine by heating a liquid in a much less harmful way. Vaping is is sometimes referred to as electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes, vape pens, vapes candies and other vaping devices)
These electronic Cigarettes (vaping) aren’t the best smoking cessation tool. Although they’ve been marketed as an aid to help you quit smoking, yet, theses e-cigarettes have not received Food and Drug Administration approval as smoking cessation devices. A recent study found that most people who intended to use e-cigarettes to kick the nicotine habit ended up continuing to smoke both traditional and e-cigarettes.
While you vape, you may not think of yourself as a smoker at first. Vexing will seem to you as nothing.
Still more that 40,000,000 people vape because they have been told again and again that it is less harmful than smoking cigarettes . Some people even say its 95% safer than smoking. This is what addictive user want to hear and that is why they still engage in it. This might also be true for the physical health of people who already smoke.
Vaping may seem less harmful to you but it is more worse than cigarette. For example, you see packs of cigarette with a clear reminder that every puff you inhale brings you a step closer to death but vape are different.
Some people said that vaping helped them quit smoking but not the addiction. Now, there is a strong competition between cigarette industry and vape industry.
Vape are marketed as cool, fun, harmless accessories. Some are even designed to attract young children and teenagers. Imagine a very young person who begins to vape till his adulthood? And you think it’s still safe right? Yes, kids as young as 7 years old has been caught vaping designed in a candy look.
We have vapes that look like a rectangular pen, a watch, a candy, a USB device and even look like string on a hoodie, designed to be hidden in plain sight.
While cigarette have a bad smell, vape hide their dark secret beneath over 7000 tasty and enticing flavours, bubble gums, mango, frape and peach flavours. So, this create the illusion of a harmless candy in your mouth. A victim was said, “ I thought it was a fun flavour”
For example, it is packaged in tasty flavours in trendy packaging that makes it looks cool and less harmful than cigarettes. We still turn a blind eye to all these research that exposes the side effects of vaping.
Vape manufacturers promote it as a safe product for smokers but they market it no non smokers as well as kids. They clearly try to feed on young minds who happen to be their main market. This enhances and attract them into this horrible addiction.
If you are thinking about vaping, like you just want to have a first trial and that’s all please don’t, because it can be addictive and the flavour makes it more addictive.
“You may try vaping once, and another time, and another time and the next time will be come or hospital bed”
Remember, when cigarettes were first introduced, they were made to look harmless. Back then, we saw advert of actors who were hired to look and dressed like Doctors encouraging people to smoke. So, the advert appeals to your mind that “Yes, even doctors take it, therefore, it is not harmful”
Because vaping is accessible and easy to use, people do it much more than smoking and that is why it may be even more dangerous than smoking of cigarette itself.
What does Vapes Contain?
Vapes contain Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) which could be harmful but Propylene Glycol (PH) or Vegetable Glycerine (VG) may not be harmful. Note that excessive intake of anything is not good. Every intake should have a moderation.
Are Vapes Expensive?
Depending on the kind of vape packaging and the locality, vapes can be less than 5 dollars and the flavour can be about 3 dollars. In some expensive cities, it could be more than 20 dollars a bottle.
Want to Quit Smoking?
There’s a strong link between smoking and cardiovascular disease, and between smoking and cancer. But the sooner you quit, the quicker your body can rebound and repair itself. Talk to your doctor about what smoking cessation program or tools would be best for you.
Things you should have in mind when you are going into any form of addiction
Note that fresh air is the safest of all. Even though our air is being polluted by cars, companies, factories. Yet, it safer than vapes.
Any substance that goes through the lung that is not natural air could be harmful. It is just a matter of time.
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