I am curious to hear from people who started vaping without having smoked beforehand.
I’m curious about these things - feel free to respond to as many or as few of them as you wish. Primarily I am thinking about nicotine, but feel free to reply if you vape something different.
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What age were you when you started vaping? Feel free to reply with a vague range (e.g. 12-15) or description (e.g. young teen / adult)
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Why did you start?
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Do you regret having ever started? If so, why do you regret it?
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Have you noticed any long-term negative health effects from vaping?
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Do you feel that the socialogical and/or legal issues around vaping are more or less of a concern than health effects? (e.g. having to go outside to vape, vaping being banned/restricted in certain places/situations/countries, the risks of vaping being more legally controlled in future, etc.)
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Do you feel that the financial cost of vaping is more or less of a concern than the health effects?
No need to follow the numbered format or anything, this isn’t a survey, I’m just looking for answers to these questions for my own personal curiosity! Also, feel free to add any more information that you wish!
Please only share from your personal experience - no links to news stories or studies, please.
Also, not interested in responses from ex-smokers, sorry - those can be found in huge volume already.
You are not alone. Quitting nicotine isn’t easy. But I can assure you it’s doable. If you can get help with that, do it. I’ve read somewhere (about smoking) getting help by a specialist increases the odds by a significant margin. Making you more likely to succeed than not.
Wish you the best.