Honestly, I think switching from something which WILL kill you to something which might have as-yet-undiscovered long term health implications is an absolute win.
Not nearly as much of a win as not inhaling any smoke or vapor at all though. If vaping is a path to quitting altogether then that can be a win. If it's just a different vice then no. It's probably never going to be 100% safe to inhale foreign substances into your lungs
>Not nearly as much of a win as not inhaling any smoke or vapor at all though.
Of course, but that's not a practical expectation for most smokers. We have decades of evidence showing that quitting is HARD and that many (most?) will fail. "Just stop" isn't a solution.
I used to smoke a pack a day and quit about 14 years ago using the patch. Quitting is ultimately the only solution. "Keep smoking" just means eventually dying from a smoking related illness.
That's great for you, but we have plenty of evidence that the patch doesn't work for a lot of people. It's also expensive. It didn't work for me because I enjoy the act of smoking.
Sure, but that's like arguing that cars shouldn't have airbags because in rare circumstances airbags can cause deaths, and riding in a car will never be 100% safe.
> If vaping is a path to quitting altogether then that can be a win. If it's just a different vice then no.
No? Even if you don't quit, it's still almost certainly a health win to switch to vaping from cigarettes. If it's a path to quitting for you that's great. Even if someone is not going to quit them, switching is still good.
