the harm caused by vaping and why it is not a good way to stop smoking
I’m not up to date with the latest research on the dangers of vaping. When I did look into it some years ago things were very much inconclusive. The only thing that was really clear was that it’s nowhere near as bad as smoking, despite many well-funded people trying their hardest to prove otherwise. Presumably more evidence has come in since then.
But I do know that it is still a very good way to quit smoking. The only way that works for some people. There’s been plenty of research to support that, but it seems pretty damn obvious to many of us who’ve done it.
It’ll probably be a little less easy if the tobacco companies succeed in fully taking over the market with their shitty cigarette-shaped disposable products, so perhaps we can hope that someone considers that when deciding how to regulate the market.
The biggest issue with vapes is that it’s emboldened smokers to expose everyone (once again), and here in Australia, you even had vape shops selling to kids, pretending they weren’t, and then touting they were saving smokers
It’s tabacco 3.0, and there is lots of evidence when I last checked including heavy metals in the vapour from the heating coils
The only people it’s helping are smokers, but it’s still exposing everyone else
It’s similar to weed. I don’t care if people want to get high and ingest edibles, provided they aren’t driving. Chewing tabacco? Don’t care.
But selling to kids, and telling customers it’s safe and having them smoke inside people again? Yeah nah…
In my experience many people are disconnected from the possible down sides of vaping. Many figure it isn’t ciggarettes so it’s harmless, which isnt exactly true. Nictotine is still very addictive, even if it had no health concerns just getting financially tied to the substance is concerning. We should defintely be doing more to educate youth about these risks, do more to keep nicotine out of minor’s hands, and bring large fines or even jail time for people caught selling to underage users.
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I’m not up to date with the latest research on the dangers of vaping. When I did look into it some years ago things were very much inconclusive. The only thing that was really clear was that it’s nowhere near as bad as smoking, despite many well-funded people trying their hardest to prove otherwise. Presumably more evidence has come in since then.
But I do know that it is still a very good way to quit smoking. The only way that works for some people. There’s been plenty of research to support that, but it seems pretty damn obvious to many of us who’ve done it.
It’ll probably be a little less easy if the tobacco companies succeed in fully taking over the market with their shitty cigarette-shaped disposable products, so perhaps we can hope that someone considers that when deciding how to regulate the market.
The biggest issue with vapes is that it’s emboldened smokers to expose everyone (once again), and here in Australia, you even had vape shops selling to kids, pretending they weren’t, and then touting they were saving smokers
It’s tabacco 3.0, and there is lots of evidence when I last checked including heavy metals in the vapour from the heating coils
The only people it’s helping are smokers, but it’s still exposing everyone else
It’s similar to weed. I don’t care if people want to get high and ingest edibles, provided they aren’t driving. Chewing tabacco? Don’t care.
But selling to kids, and telling customers it’s safe and having them smoke inside people again? Yeah nah…
In my experience many people are disconnected from the possible down sides of vaping. Many figure it isn’t ciggarettes so it’s harmless, which isnt exactly true. Nictotine is still very addictive, even if it had no health concerns just getting financially tied to the substance is concerning. We should defintely be doing more to educate youth about these risks, do more to keep nicotine out of minor’s hands, and bring large fines or even jail time for people caught selling to underage users.