What's your opinion on Vaping? Healthy or not?

Hornsby wrote: »

Well, I used vape as quitting aid which is what they are intended to do, no? So yea, I definitely think using a vape for 6 months to quit smoking entirely and then getting off the vape is much safer than continuing to smoke...

I haven't seen enough research that suggests that vaping is safe, but I doubt it's as harmful as smoking real cigarettes.

I think the vaping smell is a lot more tolerable than cigarette smoke, but I still don't think it should just be allowed everywhere. A coworker of mine had the gall to do it right in the middle of a high-profile meeting. :huh:

Calliope610 wrote: »

If I'm a clean eater, can I vape? Will I still be "clean?"

True clean people have absolute moral, spiritual, and physical purity.

i quit smoking using a vape pen going on two months ago. i immediately switched to the lowest possible nicotine dosage (0.06%) and i've had fantastic results so far apart from a little increased sensitivity to smell. obviously it's a crutch, but aren't patches, gum and all the traditional quitting methods? the point isn't that it's perfect -- it's just a step in the right direction. it's up to the user when they're ready to quit it altogether. as long as it's keeping me from falling back on the chemical clusterf*ck of tobacco cigarettes, i don't mind it.

i do agree that it should be regulated where you can smoke these things though, like you probably shouldn't be whipping out your marshmallow flavored vape juices and puffing away in front of your boss or at your daughter's wedding.

I quit smoking many years ago... smoked 2 packs a day of Export A "Green Death" (harsh, harsh almost filterless cigarettes). I couldn't quit smoking until I came to the realization that Nicotine addiction works in two separate capacities.

For a smoker, there are two addiction hurdles to face. There is a psychological addiction... the habit of putting something in your mouth and the physical addiction from the nicotine. While I suppose that Vaping can be used to wean someone off the nicotine, they still have to address the psychological nature of the addiction. I have to question whether a person who has switched to Vaping, has really addressed the psychological addiction and in the absence of an E-Cigarette, will they feel compelled to spark up a real smoke?

In my case, I needed to use the Nicotine patch, Zyban and avoid the psychological triggers (people smoking around me, the cup of coffee, the beer)... basically avoid the circumstances that triggered the craving. I've now been smoke free (never "Vaped") for 22 years, but still on occasion smell that tobacco smell and think ...a smoke would be nice right now (and I know I never will)

As for whether Vaping is healthy? There are over 4,000 different toxic chemicals in a standard cigarette... I'll say that it probably is less destructive than smoking. But then inhaling any foreign substance into one's lungs likely does have some health consequences.

My 2 cents and to paraphrase Steve Miller... I've been a joker, a smoker, a midnight toker. I'm sure I don't want to see anyone get sick.

Cheers,

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OhQueSeraSera wrote: »

ninerbuff wrote: »

jlahorn wrote: »

ninerbuff wrote: »

Neither for it or against it.
It's vapor so it's more than likely not harmful. People use vaporizors to help them breath now.

Whoa, no. Vapor is not ok just because it's vapor. Vapor just means that something's suspended in air. It's what's IN the suspension that causes harm or benefit. People commonly use WATER vaporizers to help them breathe better. On the other hand, vapor from the artificial butter in microwave popcorn contains diacetyl, which causes bronchiolitis obliterans, aka popcorn lung. Mercury in vapor can cause all kinds of horrendous health problems. All vapors are not even remotely equal.

Point taken, but IF the flavors and oils used in vaping were toxic/poisonous, the FDA would have definitely stepped in by now. That's not been the case.
Not to mention many vaporizors use a menthol oil of some type to help with congestion/breathing.
So yes, what's suspended in the vapor can cause harm or benefit, but as I mentioned, I don't believe the current oils and flavors do that.

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Exactly people don't know what they are buying and breathing in.. someone mentioned formaldehyde content found by scientists and they won't know the side effects for another 10-20 years..... thats my point.

I do know quite a few people that used them to quit smoking (some still smoke cigarettes when they go out drinking though or in social situations).

Formaldehyde is in regular cigarettes, along with God knows what else. I smoked menthol cigarettes for about 23 years. That's some of the worst cigarettes you can smoke. I'm not 100% sure exactly *what's* in the vapor, but I'm thinking it's got to be better than traditional cigarettes. I'm not going to say woo-hoo, they're great, but yeah, they've got to be a better alternative or a step down.