Is the e-cigarette bad for health ?

[DaveP]

About as safe as Dihydrogen Monoxide (which kills millions every year and does a lot of environmental damage).
Just not as necessary...

Yep, you can drown in it in a matter of minutes (or make a cup of instant coffee).

 

[coldgin96]

 

[charlie1465]

Welcome to the friendly bunch

Seriously, if it saves you from smoking tobacco then the small risk is worth it

 

[stols001]

Welcome. vaping saved me from an oxygen tank so it's good enough for me.

I have done the choking thing when home alone and had to Heimlich myself (you use a chair.) It wasn't pleasant. So now I chew my food carefully.

And I vape, because I don't want to die of COPD and not only that vaping WORKS and I don't think about smoking non stop 24/7.

Good luck to you and welcome.
Anna

 

[Letitia]

Welcome to ECF @ttww.
I started smoking at 8yo and after many attempts to quit in various ways vaping is the only thing that works for me. Well worth the minor risks imo.

 

[Toronnah]

No. No it isn't.

 

[DPLongo22]

Everything is relative, so it depends to what it's being compared.

You Could Be "Smoking" a Pack of Cigarettes a Day Just by Breathing in City Air

 

[vapdivrr]

Quitting smoking cold Turkey is obviously best, but that is a hard thing to do. Vaping, imo is the absolute best way to stop smoking and has worked for many including myself. It's been 8 years since my last cig because of vaping and I feel like a new man. No more coughing, congestion, and I get sick much less often. It's probably not that vaping has made me better, but most likely the fact that I'm simply not smoking anymore. Is it 100 percent safe, absolutely not, but way safer then breathing in smoke....I dont like the thinking and saying that anything is not safe, like water and just breathing in polluted air, as that belief can justify any unhealthy habit, so I'm not a fan of that mentality. If you were a non smoker and wanted to vape because you thought it was 100 percent safe, that wouldn't be a smart move, but use vaping to quit smoking, very smart move....good luck my friend

 

[DaveP]

Vaping's strength is the ability to recreate the act of smoking and deliver nicotine satisfaction. Flavors number in the hundreds, maybe as much as 1000 or more available from different shops and online vendors. You'll spend a lot of money buying and trying the flavors you think you will like, so choose wisely and buy small bottles.

Some vape shops have a flavor bar with loaded tanks where you remove your atomizer and screw on one of theirs to sample them. That's an enlightening experience that might lead to finding a flavor you like.