I am curious to hear from people who started vaping without having smoked beforehand.

I’m curious about these things - feel free to respond to as many or as few of them as you wish. Primarily I am thinking about nicotine, but feel free to reply if you vape something different.

  1. What age were you when you started vaping? Feel free to reply with a vague range (e.g. 12-15) or description (e.g. young teen / adult)

  2. Why did you start?

  3. Do you regret having ever started? If so, why do you regret it?

  4. Have you noticed any long-term negative health effects from vaping?

  5. Do you feel that the socialogical and/or legal issues around vaping are more or less of a concern than health effects? (e.g. having to go outside to vape, vaping being banned/restricted in certain places/situations/countries, the risks of vaping being more legally controlled in future, etc.)

  6. Do you feel that the financial cost of vaping is more or less of a concern than the health effects?

No need to follow the numbered format or anything, this isn’t a survey, I’m just looking for answers to these questions for my own personal curiosity! Also, feel free to add any more information that you wish!

Please only share from your personal experience - no links to news stories or studies, please.

Also, not interested in responses from ex-smokers, sorry - those can be found in huge volume already.

  • xeddyx@lemmy.nz
    3·
    9 months ago
    1. Adult
    2. Because a girl I had a crush on vaped, so I’d vape with her so that I had an excuse to spend more time with her.
    3. No, because I quit.
    4. No, because I quit.
    5. Obviously the health concerns are greater than anything else.
    6. Obviously the health concerns are greater than anything else.
    • Blake [he/him]@feddit.ukOP
      1·
      9 months ago

      Thanks - did you quit because you had heard about health issues? How long did you vape before quitting? What issues did you hear about that most influenced you to quit?

      • xeddyx@lemmy.nz
        3·
        9 months ago

        Nah, I quit because she went to a different company and was no longer friends with me, so I no longer had a reason to vape lol. If it wasn’t for the girl, I would’ve never picked it up. IMO it’s a waste of money + with all the health concerns, there’s no point in vaping.