Do you vape?

Why on earth would you need to buy one to come to that conclusion? I’ve never felt the need to buy heroin just to make sure it wasn’t the smartest lifestyle or look to go for. And what if you’d actually enjoyed it, would you have continued despite looking like a grown adult with a dummy?

Nope - and after a trial I don’t understand why people find cigarettes so great either.

No, because it seems like a total waste of time and money and I don’t want people to think I’m stupid. Same reason I wouldn’t smoke.

Waitingfordoggo · Today 09:02

“Oh no! It’s obviously more harmful than I thought 😂”

Cognitive dissonance

@MaloneMeadow Maybe they are entitled, but it seems that so are the wood burner types, given we read in the Guardian today the amount cancer caused by wood burners.

Were you already a nicotine addict when you bought the vape? I can’t imagine trying it otherwise.

I don’t feel smug about myself, I even bought one out of curiosity to see what the fuss was about a few years ago. Quickly concluded that it was an absolutely grim habit and did not understand the hype that has grown adults puffing on sweetie flavours and using them as dummies. Straight in the bin

i vape, have used it to quit smoking though only in the last couple of months.
yes its still bad for you but me and my clothes no longer reek of fags.
i do plan to quit vaping eventually but atm its so much cheaper than fags so saving me a small fortune and still getting my nicotine hit

What is a vaping ‘type’? I’m curious to know whether I fit the description.

(For the record: I’m a person who found it impossible to stop smoking because I’m hopelessly addicted to nicotine. I don’t think non-smokers should take up vaping. I think disposable vapes should be banned).

@Mumof2teens79 In the house.

This. Why do people think that they’re entitled to blow their shitty smoke all over others? Absolutely zero self awareness, but realistically also given the vast majority of vaping ‘types’ an entitled and disrespectful attitude

Yes I vape. No I don’t care how it looks, yes it will affect health as any chemical realising item does (like the millions of cars on the road…) but it seems to be less about that to people like on this thread, and more a reason to feel smug about themselves. Same with tattoos, any reason to call anyone they think beneath them ‘common’.

I do agree with a crackdown on vaping though, the amount of children I’ve seen doing it is unacceptable. As an adult I take responsibility for my own choices though, enjoy my lemonade puffs are you glare, I’m not stopping.

The amount of hate that seems to be on here though is uncalled for. I'd rather have a few seconds of flavoured air than the smell of smoke that lingers when walking around

Id rather have nothing breathed over me in the street. And that argument would work if all the people who are vaping in the street would otherwise be smoking cigarettes, but that’s not the case. People aren’t just using them as cigarette replacement, they are taking up vaping as a hobby in its own right.

You might like filling your body with doughnuts. It’s not something I’d do.

For people with heart disease, yes it can. For most people, no.

I saw someone on MN write in all seriousness that it Canberra harmful because its "just vapour" another said it was "steam" people genuinely have no idea what any of these words actually mean.

Well I was responding to your joke that vaping means I read things that aren’t there. (That was a joke, wasn’t it?)

Do they do it in the house or is it just on their clothes??

My mum smokes, she knows this triggers my asthma so she trys to improve the situation by using many many air fresheners in the house which only add to the chemical smog.

head. sand.!

Oh no! It’s obviously more harmful than I thought 😂

I thought nicotine could cause issues with your heart

Logically, inhaling vapour and whatever chemicals are in the liquid into your lungs is not going to be healthy, is it.

I can't understand why you would take up vaping if you haven't smoked. I can see it has its worth as being less harmful (possibly) and less socially unpleasant than smoking... but there's no doubt it's unhealthy.

Being an ex smoker, I moved to vapes with the intention of quitting but these are like little crack sticks! I would say they are far more addictive than smoking due to their more efficient nicotine delivery and there is no way to tell when I have had a cigarette as there is no 'end' like a cigarette has so I have probably increased my nicotine addiction.

From the health side I have stopped getting out of breath, wheezing and can smell and taste better.

The amount of hate that seems to be on here though is uncalled for. I'd rather have a few seconds of flavoured air than the smell of smoke that lingers when walking around.

I don't agree with a ban, but I think there should be more regulation without increasing the price as it does help people stay off cigarettes. Part of me thinks the government doesn't care about the environment, more about loss of revenue from people vaping and not smoking.

Risks to remain unknown at this time but we all go out the same way in the end I guess

Watch the Jordan North programme from last night on Vaping.
It's just as bad as smoking.

Well that's debatable. Nicotine is addictive. Does have an impact on mood and impulse control and can cause poisoning, as well as withdrawal symptoms. There probably are long term health effects from nicotine itself.

But the idea that Vapes don't contain other harmful chemicals is frankly ludicrous. Possibly fewer than cigarettes if bought from a reputable manufacturer but what do people actually think the vapour is if not chemicals.....or how they make the flavours?