Do you vape?

I really don't get why you would vape, if you have never smoked it's really stupid.

I can understand people doing it to quit but most people aren't quiting they are just swapping one habit for another.

They are also annoying vapers who do it in inside public areas I don't want to smell your shitty vapes.

Also when people who say they aren't harmful, there are plenty of market or street sellers selling them from who knows where with unknown ingredients who haven't bought them from regulated suppliers.

You love filling your lungs full of toxic chemical smoke. Delightful! It’s not something I’d be adverting or boasting about as if it’s a good thing

no one even remotely suggested that

the vaping is making you read things that don’t exist!

I don't think anyone who said that thinks that that will make anyone stop. They were just giving their opinion.

I also dislike vaping and think it looks ridiculous when people are constantly sucking on them. I don't think that me thinking this will make anyone stop though. Of course you wouldn't even notice that I don't like it, I don't go up to people and say "I think you look silly", no one would be aware of my opinion.

one doesn’t preclude the other

If people are using vapes as a way of quitting cigarettes then fair play to them. I just don’t understand why you would take it up if you’ve never smoked. Generally I don’t care what people do in their own homes, but to have it breathed over you in the street is antisocial and rank.

No, nor me. I like vaping. Bet those feeling embarrassed for us think nothing of their own embarrassing habits

@Mumof2teens79 Yes they contain nicotine. Nicotine in itself is not harmful. The harm in cigarettes is not caused by the nicotine but all the other chemicals.

I find it bizarre people who have never smoked vape. As someone who smoked for 13yrs of my life don’t get addicted to nicotine as it’s such a hard thing to give up. It’s been years since I quit now and I’m so glad I did. Vapes weren’t a think when I quit but I know people who vape constantly (Ex smokers)

I vape as a replacement for when I stopped smoking a good few years ago, it’s just as addictive but not nearly as expensive for me.

I use a MOD with rechargeable batteries, rebuildable coils and make my own juice from websites that you can buy all the bits from so it costs me about £10 a month.

I’ve never used the disposable ones and don’t understand why someone who has never smoked would start? You will become addicted no matter what you say, most of them have nicotine and that’s the thing you become addicted to so as a non smoker, I would give them up just now op.

It’s quite sweet that some posters think that people with an addiction will stop having this addiction because other people think we look silly 😂 You’re welcome to feel embarrassed for me but I assure you I won’t notice.

We are going through a very stressful time in life - young dc and no help, demanding job, house renovation.

So… life.

She would only reduce for the length of her visit, so it's a bit pointless.
To be fair to her, she's not constantly puffing on it.

No, absolutely nit.
They are a complete unknown. Probably safe than smoking definitely more harmful than not.
And unlike junk food and alcohol you are inflicting it on others around you and the children living in your home.

I really don't see the attraction....if its "relaxing" it must contain some sort of drug such as nicotine which will be addictive. If not then what is the point?

Why would an adult vape if they have never smoked?

It’s a nightmare that vaping is no longer just seen as a means to stop smoking, although I assume it was never seen as a long term alternative. So many young people now addicted to the habit, some being hospitalised due to dodgy vapes, losing school days as being caught vaping on school grounds is an automatic suspension.

This. I get second hand embarrassment for them

my friend who vapes says she always vapes so much less when visiting me because i ask her to go outside

could be a good way to getting your child to reduce!

Having a cloud of thick, white, sweet smelling smoke blown over you is absolutely revolting🤢 Boils my blood that people think it’s acceptable to completely disregard those around them

Yes. Helps keep me awake as I'm exhausted. I find it much more addictive than smoking though!

I've just gone back to smoking from vaping. I was vaping a ridiculous amount, constantly in my hand, a 600 puff vape equals about 50 cigarettes. I'm using rollies, and having 10-12 a day currently. First couple days were hard as like I said, vape was always in my hand, but smoking I have to go outside, I wouldn't smoke in my car, even going to the shops it doesn't occur to me to take them. I do plan to fully quit, but feel more in control seeing how much I'm smoking

I smoked for over 25 years quit and started vaping almost 2 years ago. I know I need to quit the vape but it's now a habit.

No, I don’t. It’s a disgusting, antisocial habit and is increasingly being used as a gateway drug to smoking in young people, never mind the health impacts which we don’t even know the full extent of yet

I don't mind them vaping in my house. I quite like the smell of them.
I won't allow tobacco products to be smoked in my home though.

I think only someone who vapes would describe the smell as ‘minor’. The sickly sweet smell when you pass people vaping in the street is 🤢

I do but only because it’s the only way I can stay off the fags. I smoked for 20 years and tried to give up numerous times using patches, sprays, Champix, hypnotherapy, Allen Carr’s book, cold turkey… You name it, I tried it multiple times. Vaping was the only thing that worked.

Although I appreciate it will take time for evidence to be gathered, I recently heard an expert from Kings College saying that all the current evidence suggests it is significantly less harmful than smoking (because it doesn’t contain tar and all the other shite that’s in cigs). I do accept though that it may still be harmful and wait to see what the evidence is. But ultimately it makes no difference to me personally because at the moment it is either vaping or smoking for me, and I believe vaping is less harmful.

But taking up vaping as a non-smoker is madness, I can’t understand why anyone would.