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?

  • Ixoid@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    For me, it was a very effective way of cutting down on my nicotine intake, as others have described, by mixing my own ejuice.
    I vaped for 10-12 months with diminishing nicotine, then quit altogether. I 100% would recommend for smoking cessation.
    I do wonder about those who demand an end to an nearly-harmless substitute for dirty tobacco - are we really willing to sacrifice ‘good’ for ‘perfect’?

    • TouchTheFuckingFrog@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      are we really willing to sacrifice ‘good’ for ‘perfect’?

      It’s not about sacrificing good for perfect, but rather sacrificing good for profit.

      • Ixoid@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I suspect the big drivers of the push to demonise vaping are funded by Big Tobacco. So yes, we may be sacrificing a good alternative to protect tobacco profits for a few more years.

        • Sendbeer@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Aren’t there vape companies owned by tobacco companies? I know Vuse is. Tobacco has been on decline for a while now and lot of them are pivoting into other areas.