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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Blake@feddit.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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.

  1. 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)

  2. Why did you start?

  3. Do you regret having ever started? If so, why do you regret it?

  4. Have you noticed any long-term negative health effects from vaping?

  5. 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.)

  6. 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.

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[-] B21@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I really regret it.I picked it up during the pandemic due to boredom and got hooked to the headrush. I tried to quit because it makes me anxious and I no longer get any positive effects from it but the cravings are insane and Wellbutrin did not help with it.

[-] Blake@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing your experience, and I’m sorry that you’re suffering from it. Could it be possible to taper your nicotine dosage down gradually to help with quitting?

[-] B21@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I'll give it a shot during my annual leave with the help of a specialist to end this habit.

[-] rufus@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] B21@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for your kind words. Nicotine addiction is sneaky and expensive 😅

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