10 Things You Need to Know About the Vaping Epidemic

In the past decade, vaping has grown significantly as an alternative option to smoking traditional cigarettes. Much of this is done in the mindset that vaping, or smoking electronic cigarettes, is safer. For this reason, vaping has become popular not only with people who wish to quit smoking traditionally, but also with a younger generation that previously had no interest in smoking cigarettes. Vaping also has the bonus that it does not produce the same stigmatized odor as cigarettes, and it comes in a range of additional flavors that appeal to a much wider audience. 

There is still plenty of research to be done on vaping and medical professionals are quick to admit that there is much they do not know about vaping products or their chemical makeup.  Normal tobacco cigarettes have had roughly 7,000 different chemicals identified within them, most of which are toxic. E-cigarettes on the other hand, remain much of a mystery as to what compounds they contain. As a result, users today are growing dependent on e-cigarettes without knowing all the information about what they are putting into their bodies and the health risks associated with it. Yet, despite this, the myth remains that e-cigarettes are safe, although research has been steadily showing the opposite to be true.  

1. E-Cigarettes Contain Nicotine

2. Vapes Contain Other Harmful Chemicals

3. E-cigarettes are not Safe Just Because They are a Water Vapor

4. Young Adults are More Likely to Vape

5. Vaping is Addictive

6. Vaping Could be a Gateway Drug

7. Vaping Causes Heart and Lung Issues

8. E-cigarettes are not Effective for Quitting Smoking

9. Vaping can have Fatal Outcomes

10. Drug Addiction can be Perpetuated Through Vaping