Myths About Vaping

For our video we decided to touch on some of the myths about vaping and how it has become popular across the nation.  Vaping has become a new trend that is growing very rapidly across the country. The five myths that we were gonna talk about were the following; Electronic cigarettes containing antifreeze, Nicotine causing cancer, vaping being just as deadly as analog cigarettes, vaping being a gateway to tobacco, and second hand vapor being a threat to bystanders.

 Vaping is the healthy alternative to smoking cigarettes.  Vaping is used with E-juice that has propylene Glycol and vegetable glycerin to create big clouds when exhaling.  The E-juice leaves a distinct after taste that can sometimes be fruity, sweet, or sour, depending on what flavor the e juice is.

Users can choose the level of nicotine all the way from 24 milograms being the most to 0 being the least amount.  Some people use E-cigarettes or even vape mods to help them stop  smoking regular cigarettes that have tobacco in them.

The E-liquid is very overpriced currently in the market and for this reason, many consumers choose to make their own liquid since it's cheaper then buying the actual liquid in the store or at a vape shop.  Vaping is defined as the act of inhaling water vapor through a personal vaporizer or electronic cigarette creating the battery to heat up the liquid that is atomized into an inhalable vapor.  E-cigarettes differ from traditional cigarettes since they do not contain carcinogens and vinyl chloride therefore there is no secondhand smoke associated with vaping.  

There are some health risks that are brought up about e-cigarettes such as there being a less likelihood of them causing cancer and are less harmful than traditional cigarettes.  The long-term effects of vaping have yet to be initiated.  The heart association mentioned that e-cigarettes containing nicotine but no tobacco could potentially serve as a "gateway" drug to addict young people who may decide to use regular cigarettes or smokeless tobacco.

Vaping is used for recreational use, or it can also be used to help smokers quit smoking regular cigarettes which have been being advertised a lot more lately through TV commercials.  Scientists think that it actually works well as another alternative to help smokers quit and studies have been done to prove it reduces tobacco cravings.