Ideally, one day you're a smoker and the next day you are not a smoker of any substance, nicotine or otherwise! I think we can all agree that inhalation of anything other than clean air carries known and unknown risks. The fact that vaping is helping people get away from tobacco smoking is a positive step. It may not be ideal to all people but it is a forward step in the non tobacco smoking direction.

My experience and observation has been that the findings from a multitude of studies, research, etc. take many years to amass and ultimately tell a definitive truth. Not enough time has gone by yet since vaping was introduced to have anything more than just a few studies in the grand scheme of things. Time and good research will tell us all the answers we need to make an informed decision.

I reiterate that my opinion hails it as a step in the right direction. My common sense tells me that inhaling anything other than clean air is questionable and possibly hazardous.

My suggestion to all for this thread is to focus on supporting the person who is trying to stop tobacco ingestion. Proving a point as to what method or methods are best is beside the point. Share your experience, strength and hope and move on!

(I'm 18 years tobacco free, vaping wasn't around when I stopped)