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?

  • BitingChaos@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      1 year ago

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

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      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

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      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.