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Is vaping just hi-tech smoking?

Cigarette ads were banned decades ago but I notice vaping ads are being aired now so they've found a loophole around the ban. I've heard both arguments: vaping is safer than smoking, vaping is just as bad as smoking.

Both arguments cite research that confirms their position so who are we to believe?

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Sgt_Spanky 8 Aug 20
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I have to admit, I was skeptical at first. But the more I read into it, the healthier it seems. Vaping is simply safer than smoking, and I think most people are missing that fact. The guys from the vape shop I bought liquid told me some interesting facts. The biggest concern is that e-cigarettes will appeal to a whole new generation of people who would not otherwise be interested in cigarettes. That's very true and something we need to continue watching out for. Still, once you get past the idea of vaping, it's clear that vaping isn't nearly as bad as cigarettes when it comes to your health.

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I have to admit, I was skeptical at first. But the more I read into it, the healthier it seems. Vaping is simply safer than smoking, and I think most people are missing that fact. The guys from the vape shop I bought liquid told me some interesting facts. The biggest concern is that e-cigarettes will appeal to a whole new generation of people who would not otherwise be interested in cigarettes. That's very true and something we need to continue watching out for. Still, once you get past the idea of vaping, it's clear that vaping isn't nearly as bad as cigarettes when it comes to your health.

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Jury is still out on vaping. So far, it appears to be significantly less harmful than smoking. Although far removed from eating a banana and jogging a mile or two.

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[cnn.com]

Vaping is just starting to be studied. I believe they will find it eventually to be more dangerous.

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CDC officials stated its higher concentration of nicotine tgan cigarettes

That's the problem, there's also data available saying there's less nicotine and also no tar so if both sides of the argument can supply data to support their arguments then what good is any of it?

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Actually worse cases of seizures from it

bobwjr Level 10 Aug 20, 2019
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I guess the only way to confirm whether it's better or worse is to wait 30 years and see what the cumulated health stats are. That's how we figured out smoking was bad.

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agnostic...indifferent...I know nothing about it...

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They should not be catering to kids with all of the flavors...inhaling smoke in any fashion can't be healthy...

@Allamanda many countries are way behind the USA in restricting cigarette smoke in public areas, even outside areas!

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To be honest I believe you left off that it's more dangerous. Vaporized propylene glycol? That's just one of the carriers that is being used.

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At this point it appears vaping is less hazardous. mostly becuse you don't have all the tar. It may turn out that over the long term the additives they use for flavoring (and oprobably to make it more addictive), may have yet to be determined ill health effects.

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