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I have a friend who has been using an e-cigarette for 10+ years. He doesn't seem any less addicted to smoking as back when he was using old-fashioned cigarettes.

I understand e-cigarettes are supposed to help you quit... but has anyone actually had success with them? Or, is it more like trading one vice for another?

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[-] BitingChaos@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

They work just fine.

They get you off cigarettes. Problem solved.

You'll just be vaping all the time, instead.

They were never for quitting everything. Just cigarettes.

[-] pozbo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

If only there was some benefits from switching. Like financially or lung-capacity wise.

[-] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

There are. Vapes are orders of magnitude less harmful than cigarettes.

[-] voidMainVoid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Sorry. Poe's Law. There's plenty of people in this thread making that statement seriously.

[-] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Maybe add a /s although I hate having to add an /s.

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I'd say they work if you want to quit and also actively do so. They don't work for quitting if you just replace cigarettes with e-cigatettes. That's like an alcoholic that's drinking wine instead of beer and wonders why he's still an alcoholic

[-] havokdj@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Actually, vapes were created to get you smoking MORE because you can smoke them inside. They indeed get you off of smoking cigarettes, they did for me, I probably vape 1.5-2x more than I ever smoked.

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