Is vaping better than smoking?
Q & A on Smoking Cessation - #3
"Is getting punched in the face better than getting kicked in the stomach?"
That's essentially what you're asking.
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As someone who switched to vaping thinking it was "safer," let me share what I learned the hard way.
Vaping isn't an upgrade from smoking - it's just a different type of problem.
Think about this: When cigarettes first came out, doctors recommended them.
It took decades to understand their true damage.
Now, with vaping, we're in those early years again.
But here's what we already know:
Your lungs weren't designed to handle heated chemicals
Many vape users end up consuming more nicotine than they did smoking
The flavouring chemicals turn into different compounds when heated
Young vapers are reporting lung injuries unlike anything seen with traditional smoking
Some vape devices deliver more nicotine per puff than cigarettes ever did
I watched a friend switch to vaping.
"Finally quit smoking!", he said.
Six months later, he was both vaping AND smoking.
Now he had two habits to break.
Vaping isn't better than smoking. It's just newer. Less studied. More uncertain.
The real question isn't whether vaping is better than smoking.
The real question is: Why choose between two things that harm you?
Your body doesn't want either one. It wants clean air. Nothing more, nothing less.
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