{"id":129,"date":"2023-01-05T17:05:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T17:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vicvape.com\/?p=129"},"modified":"2023-02-10T08:52:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T08:52:11","slug":"vaping-vs-smoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vicvape.com\/sk\/vaping-vs-smoking\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaping vs Smoking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The difference between smoking and vaping is that smoking delivers nicotine by burning tobacco, which can cause smoking-related illnesses, and vaping can deliver nicotine by heating a liquid in a much less harmful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Vaping, what the doctor says\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/329493589?h=beb45d540b&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vaping is less harmful and cheaper than smoking, and can have a similar feel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Harm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoking is bad for your health as the toxins produced by burning tobacco cause smoking-related illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of health benefits are seen when you stop smoking completely. Some people find cutting down as a helpful step to quitting, but stopping smoking completely should be the end goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FACT CHECK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018[There is] now general agreement that vaping use exposes the user to fewer toxicants than smoking tobacco cigarettes\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/684963\/Evidence_review_of_e-cigarettes_and_heated_tobacco_products_2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Evidence Review of E-cigarettes and Heated Tobacco Products 2018, a report commissioned by Public Health England.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McNeill et al, 2021&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/962221\/Vaping_in_England_evidence_update_February_2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Vaping in England: an evidence update including vaping for smoking cessation, February 2021 (publishing.service.gov.uk)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yep, one cigarette per day is still risky. Read the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.com\/content\/360\/bmj.j5855\" target=\"_blank\">meta-analysis of 141 studies<\/a>.&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/29323611\" target=\"_blank\">View the 2018 Annual Review of Public Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nicotine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoking and vaping both deliver nicotine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The difference is cigarettes deliver it by burning tobacco, which creates many harmful toxins. Vaping delivers nicotine in e-liquid, which is a much less harmful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FACT CHECK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While nicotine is addictive, it doesn\u2019t cause cancer. Understand nicotine and vaping. \u2018Some people get addicted to nicotine after smoking just few cigarettes.\u2019 Read more about nicotine at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smokefree.org.nz\/smoking-its-effects\/health-effects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smokefree.org.nz<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In smoking, the amount of nicotine in cigarettes is generally fixed, and how much you get depends on how you smoke. In vaping, the amount of nicotine depends on the strength of e-liquid you choose, and how you vape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The healthiest option is not to vape or smoke. Don\u2019t vape if you don\u2019t smoke. Only vape to quit smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaping is not smoking, but some people find vaping works to help them quit because it offers experiences similar to smoking a cigarette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vaping has a similar hand-to-mouth action as smoking, and it can also be social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FACT CHECK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Vaping provides sensations similar to smoking a cigarette. They provide taste and throat sensations that are close to smoking.\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cochranelibrary.com\/cdsr\/doi\/10.1002\/14651858.CD010216.pub5\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation, Cochrane Review April 2021<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What can I expect from vaping?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vapingfacts.health.nz\/vaping-to-quit-smoking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here\u2019s what others have to say.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from the initial $40-$60 approximate setup cost, vaping costs much less than smoking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FACT CHECK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018The lower cost of e-cigarettes, as well as their ability to help respondents quit or reduce smoking, were also common reasons cited for usage.\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.govt.nz\/system\/files\/documents\/pages\/evaluation-tobacco-excise-increases-final-27-nov2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ministry of Health Evaluation of the Tobacco Excise Increases as a Contributor to Smokefree 2025, final report 2018<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Oh, yeah (I vape) hard out for health reasons, but also it is just so expensive to smoke\u2019 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.govt.nz\/system\/files\/documents\/pages\/exploring-why-young-maori-women-smoke-final-10october2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exploring Why Young M\u0101ori Women Smoke, Ministry of Health, 2017<\/a>)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The difference between smoking and vaping is that smoking delivers nicotine by burning tobacco, which can cause smoking-related illnesses, and vaping can deliver nicotine by heating a liquid in a much less harmful way. Harm Smoking is bad for your health as the toxins produced by burning tobacco cause smoking-related illnesses. The majority of health benefits are seen when you stop smoking completely. Some people find cutting down as a helpful step to quitting, but stopping smoking completely should be the end goal. 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