> While there is no question that a puff on an e-cigarette is less dangerous than a puff on a conventional cigarette, the most dangerous thing about e-cigarettes is that they keep people smoking conventional cigarettes.
I found that it took a few 'goes' at the vaping thing before I properly 'got it'. I enjoyed and saw the benefits of the vape from the first time I used it, but went through a few cycles of vaping-and-the-odd smoke, then a few weeks of only vaping, then back again, and almost gave up on the whole thing. Then for some reason last February, it clicked and I ditched the smokes completely. Not had one since then. No interest in smoking again, ever.
I've described it to friends and family as being a bit like I imagine methadone is to junkies, though no personal experience there. It doesn't initially fill all the holes in quite the right ways (for me anyway, some love it immediately but I suspect those are the 'odd ones out') but is 'good enough' that it can work - it does however take a little effort to make work, it's not a magic silver bullet.
It certainly was a lot more effective than any time I've tried to stop smoking using anything else, though.
Yeah, it's anecdotal, but it's odd to me that my own personal experience has results that are a complete opposite.
As a lifelong asthmatic it was easy for me to detect what cigarettes were doing to my health. I only smoked for about 5 years (I started smoking after a divorce) and easily transitioned to an e-cig. My lung health returned quickly when I quit analogs. Now my asthma is manageable with standard treatment (Advair). I don't even need a rescue inhaler anymore.
I consume 5-10ml/day of 12mg nicotine e-juice.