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?

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He’s not smoking.

Pure nicotine is about as harmful as caffeine. Some people will want to quit it altogether, others find it useful. It’s all good.

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According to my cardiologist, nicotine is the part of cigarette smoke that has a detrimental effect on the heart and arteries. Way more harmful than caffeine.

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Make him give you the evidence. Here’s a systematic review of nicotine side effects and heres the RCP report on vaping.

Physicians who spread fear about vaping are killing people. They should go back to medical school and pay more attention in their epidemiology classes.

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Physicians who spread fear about vaping are killing people.

A major point of that article is that the health drafts deaths from vaping in the US are caused by substances that are banned from the UK. So maybe doctors in the UK might be spreading false info, but it sounds like doctors in the US might have a point!

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