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Young people think vapes aren’t harmful because they are so easy to buy, study finds
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2023
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As George Carlin said, young people buy nicotine products because they relieve stress. I was on my way to quitting (cigarettes > vape > much less vape) when the pan hit. I kept vaping cause I allowed myself a comfort. I’m still vaping. I’m in my 40s.
They do provide the brief illusion of stress relief, but physiologically they pretty much do the opposite by getting you into chronic nicotine withdrawals.
I'm very lucky that nicotine just makes me feel nauseous and sick, it's also really uncomfortable to inhale.
That was my experience with the first two or three cigarettes I had. It went away very quickly. I smoked for seven years and thankfully have now been smoke-free longer than that.