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Vapes threaten to undo gains in tackling dangers of tobacco, health leaders warn
(www.theguardian.com)
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I quit vaping just four months ago. I switched from smoking when I moved to another city where smoking on public property is illegal. Vaping only caused me to continue nicotine use for about five more years at a much more constant rate.
I just seriously doubt that vaping helped you to quit.
The difference between you and the person you're responding to is that they made an intentional choice to stop smoking and used vaping as the medium through which they slowly weened themselves off. You, on the other hand, were "forced" to vape and chose to indulge in it at a "much more constant rate" because you weren't trying to quit in the first place.
I wasn’t forced to vape, I was pretty addicted to nicotine so that’s the only reason I switched to vaping.
Continuing nicotine, regardless of type keeps you addicted longer. It’s stupid to suggest vaping as a way to quit smoking—I might as well tell you to chew nicotine gum all the time.
I don't have a problem with my nicotine addiction. I have a problem with everything smelling like stale smoke, coughing constantly, and feeling all around worse. Vaping did fix those parts.
That’s great, but I’m not addressing people who don’t want to quit. I’m explicitly addressing those who push others to quit by changing nicotine delivery methods.