What Is Vaping?

I was referring to medical cannabis, which is legal here in California, and in several other states, but not nationally. The 'grow it yourself' option is possible, but can be risky, due to both very gray areas in the law, and the likelihood of attracting thieves.

Interesting, but these actually became available here in the States before they became a main-stream alternative to tobacco.

They've been in use for several years before that, in the "alternative medicine arena," with folks preferring to vape, instead of smoke their choice of "medicinal herb," (which is legal in many states).

Since I suffer from insomnia and chronic back pain, (and the prescription sleep-aids have side effects I don't care for), I was looking into this, as the edibles are not always available. Since I don't smoke anyway, I was not interested in starting, just to get my herbal medication. But, the vapers are rather pricey for my budget, so I'm still on the edibles. ;-)

Voted up, interesting and useful.

This whole smoking scenario has cost untold millions of lives and the misery of bad health. Nicotine is still a virulent poison and only palatable in tiny amounts (with cumulative damage). Vaping is just another way of the super criminals and psychopaths (Tobacco Barons) to keep on addicting people with noxious habits that fill their coffers. Youse backing the wrong gee-gee in the race, gurl!

Bob

I missed this article earlier. Smoking is my pet hate and I find vaping offensive as well. I see it is dying before it really took off (here anyway). People do find it expensive; it still annoys "passive vapers" in the work place who are, after all, still breathing in particles which have been in the vaper's lungs, and it looks ridiculous!

Biased? Me? you bet!

Bob

A very interesting and well-informed hub on vaping. A word with great meaning and I found this hub to useful and so thoroughly researched.

Suzanne, the people who benefit most from the e-cig is not the smoker but the none smoker.

My grandfather smoked, then one day I stole one of his Camels, and I seem to have an alergy to the tobacco. I was so sick I could not run from the beating for stealing.

My mom smoked until she lost her voice, and she use to sing in a night club in Nashville.

I don't know what tobacco is good for, but would like to know.

Maybe you could ask that in a forum question.

Great hub, voted up +++, posted on fb and pinned. :-)

Ah...that explains it! You should put it on your profile page so that people can find it and follow you if they wish.

Going to pin this to my Health related boards on Pinterest. It might help publicize it and help more people to give up the habit of smoking cigarettes. I see from your comments that you are pinning, but I don't see that you have a Pinterest account. How are you able to do it? At least it does not show up on your profile.

Suzanne, I used to smoke about 40 cigs a day. but now i have given up . We still do not get these things in stores in Delhi yet but I am sure when it is available it would help many smokers quit smoking. Very useful hub.. voting up and interesting.

You are right in that smoking was definitely glamorized on TV as well as movies. I am glad that this is no longer done as much because it obviously influences younger kids into starting the habit which is not only expensive but dangerous to their health and everyone else around them.

What an interesting article Suzanne. Both of my parents smoked and both gave it up when it was determined how harmful it was but it took a while and was not easy. During WWII many of the movies actually glamorized smoking. I never smoked and it has always bothered me. So good to know that there are healthier alternatives available these days. I was not familiar with the term Vaping. UUI votes and sharing with my followers.

For us smokers its never easy to give up, but your hub page has explained some very good options to cigs and the benefits. And I know now waht vaping is...thanks

Thank you Suzanne. Somebody told, to me, about vaping, but they couldn't explain it as you did. Obviously it fills a need for those who don't want to quit smokin, but who want to quit dyin from it.

I love vaping! I used to smoke, but then the price of cigs went through the roof. Now I get my flavors online, candy cane is my favorite, and the cost is about 1/20th of what I was paying for smokes.

Another cool thing that most people don't mention, is that ecigs don't smell like anything, so you can smoke in the house, which is really nice when it's -30 outside. LOL

It'll help some smokers. Quitting smoking is so hard. I've done it in my life. I've also written a hub on this.

I think I can let some people know about e-cigarettes, which so far I have not heard yet. thanks.

I am not a smoker, but I someone I knew was using this to quit. Her biggest complaint was what it was costing her, because she used it so often, she was going through the refills very faster, than the manufacturer recommended. It was adding up, but she felt it was worth it if it helped her quit.

This E-cigarettes, is very helpful to those people who have been trying to stop smoking,this would be useful as their starting point.They will no longer intake a big amount of nicotine, which is very harmful in the body.

I am a former smoker, and this method puts me some questions. Obviously, the e-cigarette has many positive aspects, but the person is always tied to an image of himself and to a gestures typical of the smoker. I think this could lead to a relapse more easily than to quit smoking without surrogates. It is just my thought. But maybe already exist information and data related... I do not know... Now I am curious ...

Very convincing! I'll Have to look into this! Voted this up :)

My sister smokes and has tried to quit many times. This might be a great solution for her. I will pass on this information to her. Thanks for the info.

This is a great alternative to cigarette smoking! I've been looking for a solution for a close friend of mine who really wants to give it up once, and for all.

All I can say is that this is very rare information which I was trying to search thanks for sharing.

I quit smoking, twice and each time for over two years. And then, both time, I absentmindedly had a smoke and one thing led to another. An e-cigarette would have made all the difference. Here I have another chance to quit - thanks.

Wow I never thought that there is such a feasible way to quit smoking yes m going to utilize this information thanks for sharing I like the hub.

sounds like a great way to stop smoking - i dont smoke so I cant really relate, but I understand the addiction...

hopefully my husband would eventually be able to quit smoking through the vaporizer he just bought last Christmas!

It is very informative! I really like it! It really shows negative impacts of cigarettes to one's body.

Very interesting article and very interesting coincidence: I just saw the movie "The Tourist", and Johnny Depp's character in that film can be seen puffing on an E-cigarette (which he clearly identifies as such) in many scenes. Wonder if that will broaden people's awareness of this item. I do wish it could have been around when my father (who died of lung cancer in 1994 after 54 years of heavy smoking) could have used it. I myself have never smoked... you might guess why.

I have smoked for nearly 50 years, and have tried to quit many, many, many times by an equal number of methods. The e cig is the only thing I have found which lets me quit "smoking." Even if there were some side effects from the vapor, I believe they would prove less harmful than smoking the polluted tobacco cigarettes. People no longer hesitate to come to my home because they don't have to put up with the effects of 2nd hand smoke. Some of those were headaches, smelling of smoke, nausea, or just not liking the smell.

I quit "analogs" in sept 09 with the help of taking chantix for much longer than FDA recommended. I would be tempted to use these e-cigs to help me gain control of the weight gain I'm still experiencing. HOWEVER, based on my understanding of addiction, the nicotine I would get from using an e cig would be enough to take me back to smoking. So, no thanks for that reason. I'm so glad to be done with that. This is definitely something I would have tried though. The gums and patches were never attractive to me because they cost so much ongoing. I could see an initial investment without the ongoing expense. Thanks for the good info. I'll have to tell a friend who chews the gum.

Hi Everyone,

I am James Oliver (who my friend Suzanne mentioned above). I have been an advocate for electronic cigarettes ever since they changed my life in a profound way a couple years ago now. In my case I stopped smoking 'analogs' - the "vaper's lingo for traditional tobacco cigarettes :)" within 2 weeks of getting a hold of my first quality e-cig, which was the totally wicked super e.cig and never looked back (after ten years of using cigarettes).

While it is not permissible until more study is done to market electronic cigarettes as quit smoking aids, in my case I was able to stop inhaling burnt tobacco and said goodbye to many thousands of toxins for good... however I do still use nicotine based e-liquid (only quality formulations made in the USA or UK), and enjoy making my own e-liquid mixes with all sorts of fun and crazy flavors!

Honestly the benefits are outstanding and I really feel that this is the first and only real alternative and positive development for smokers to come along in, well, probably ever!

The technology has come a long way since I began vaping 2 years ago and I encourage you to learn more on the topic if you smoke or you know someone who does. It is only a matter of time in my belief before everyone knows about this great new advancement and alternative, and I am doing what I can to help spread the word.

Thanks Suzanne for putting up this hub to help further educate and inform as I really know first hand the positive effects electronic smoking bring about!