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Need a bit of TL;DR on buying e-cigarettes?

jeanjolie · 2017-06-26 22:01:33

Want to try nicotine for the first time but I would prefer to avoid the many toxins in traditional cigarette smoke. I know the electronic ones are probably no more safer, but I'd like to try it first at least before going to the normal ones. I've read online and from some threads here but still don't understand exactly how…

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#32 07-07-2017 08:39PM

was.deevey

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nicotine > heroin bull

Its still ranked as one of the most chemically addictive and most readily available drugs on the market, and pretty much the only legal one besides prescription pharmaceuticals.

Sure, its not "bad" from a health standpoint, probably the least harmful healthwise in raw form. But it certainly does make for a lifetime addiction and one thats more difficult to kick due to the availability and number of ways to ingest it. Not to mention it makes life bloody expensive as well!

I'd understand completely if the OP was looking for a zero-nic vape for the tasty flavors, simply wanted to look cool by vaping, or smoked ciggies beforehand and is looking for a healthier option. But vaping as a gateway to recruiting new nicotine addicts to society or younger folks looking for a buzz from any nicotine product they can get their mitts on is not a good thing IMHO and only serves to strengthen the EU / FDA's argument that vaping is a gateway to smoking.

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