OK. i'm now overwhelmed. Too much response. I will be tagging these links over the next few days. I'm an intelligent person (who almost misspelled intelligent, how ironic is that? I caught it before spell check thank you very much!) I just don't want to jump to conclusions or be persuaded. Thank you for your input. I didn't come in here for an argument, I was looking for verbal abuse, is that the room to the left down the hall?
Okay
Here's a 'simplified' version of an answer for you: Smoking kills, right? Even the manufacturers admit that... they write it on the freakin' label for you to read it.. in big bold letters. It's not something you need to research, you and everyone else is very well aware of that.. So what's there to think about?
We are not the FDA.. we are not the government.. we aren't selling e-cigarettes. Every single person here who commented on your post and doesn't have a 'vendor' status is doing it out of the kindness of their hearts for one reason only - to SAVE YOUR LIFE.. We have nothing to gain, but the fact is that vaping is such a good alternative, that people actually feel the need to recommend it, because it works.. and every person here got healthier from using them, than they were while smoking. I used to do sports.. I remember what it feels like to be totally healthy.. after that I smoked 2 packs a day for 9 years and could barely walk up the stairs without grasping for air.. guess what? only after a few months of vaping I could do sports again and felt like I was 10 years younger.. and that just keeps getting better and better ever since..
If you weren't a smoker and would just be considering picking up vaping out of the blue, then yea, we might have something to talk about regarding the long term effects.. etc... But the way it stands you are a smoker and there is absolutely no question in our minds which of the two is healthier. All you need to know is that standing at a bus stop in a big city and breathing the 'air' there is way more toxic than vaping. If you want to be nit-picky and find excuses for not quitting smoking, then sure.. you can do that.. at least until smoking kills you..
Don't spend way too much time researching and planning.. you can do that after you've quit smoking.. but currently every single day you're waiting and wasting time trying to find arguments on the internet might be the difference between a happy long life or an early death.. and that's the simple truth..
So if you cannot decide for yourself.. then let me help you.. If you have some cheap cig-alike or inefficient knock-off vape-pen.. Just go buy a proper e-cigarette that works for you. Lately new stuff has been coming out aimed at beginners, so it's a nice time to do that.. Maybe look into the istick basic or the endura t18 or something you like.. tons and tons of options.. It's a small investment compared to the price of cigarettes each month.. and it's definitely a small investment if it will make you live longer and healthier
Cheers and good luck!