Marker999
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Recently quit smoking, transitioning to a vape to give me the nicotine my body craves while not slowly killing myself with smokes. Now everyone calls me out for vaping. Sometimes you just can't win. Side note, how do y'all make it through work days without smoke breaks? I've weaned myself off nic enough I can make it through the work day, and it sucks! Cant chat with my smoker buddies every couple hours.
PostmasterG
Fuck them... just do you
SaintStarman
There are other options that aren't as douche-flutey...
WhiteMonkeyLightning
Some people are like
so good job!
leopardspotster
Good for you! Sometimes I use a nicotine patch or nic gum to get thru the day. Other times I'll go to the bathroom & sneak a vape or two.
AbominableCarpet
We get it...you vape.
eCosite
I make fun of my friend that vapes too, but in a kind way so he knows it’s just for fun. Better with his cloud of lies, candy everywhere !
KeatonJazz
It is a first, great step. When you are ready, replace vaping with a positive habit.
twistedcopper
Fuck em
jukk0u
You really haven't quit anything, have you. Be honest. Just quit. Everything. It isn't fatal to do so.
orangebicx
Nicotine does absolutely nothing for the body so why keep smoking??
DarthVaderDidNothingWrong
Ever heard of addiction?
orangebicx
Yup smoked a pack off 30s a day for 15 years.
WonderTwonk
Bananamilkcereal
Purchased a Subaru yet or already own one?
IWishAussieAnimalsWereMoreCuddly
I reckon that since it arose overnight, the smear campaign against vaping was invented by tobacco lobbyists to stop smokers from switching.
PrincessLeliana
Most people that vape are douchebags, so you get lumped in with them. Good on you for quitting @OP
Mdvetter
I’ll take your word that you know most people that vape. I mean, you don’t cuz Most people are in China making vape pens- but sure man ok
darkciara
by enjoying not being a slave anymore...I was always thinking of when I could get my next one. You can do it
MrJaunty
Ohmyfuckinggod. We get it. You vape. Jesus.
Lezbedevious
uponstrangeshores
You're vaping? I'm not sure that counts as quitting smoking. Take the plunge. Embrace the cold turkey.
AHistoryofDrunks
Quit cold turkey, it's the only way.
KeatonJazz
No. Very few people succeed that way. Only a few do. Medication, patches, gum, and many techniques are available to quit smoking.
frood42
All of this.
Skyff
Fuck 'em. As a non-smoker it's SO much more pleasant to be around people who vape. Cigarettes make people stink and the smoke is unpleasant.
jukk0u
Vape aromas, all of them, make me ill.
BrazilianThunderPanda
I prefer the smell of cotton candy to cigarettes.
WhiteMonkeyLightning
Boom +1
Pandragun
Vaping is damaging you as well. Just not as fast as the smoke does.
HeyOP
1) "However, although most experts agree that nicotine does not directly cause cancer, some research suggests that nicotine may lead
HeyOP
2) "to a type of DNA damage that increases the risk of cancer." If you've got evidence that goes past "maybe" you should share it.
Marker999
Yeah, the goal is to quit it too. Just needed to get rid of the smokes
Pandragun
There is a benefit. The vape doesnt really hurt others around you. Other than visually. Those things look stupid. lol
justherefortheshitposting
Popcorn lung.
summersavory
I'm using the same route. Best decision ive ever made. Keep up the good work!
Valharroth
You do you, mom's smoked since she was a teen and finally kicked the habit with the help of vaping.
TalkingSnake
If the way smoking studies were handled is any metric, it's only 40 years till we know the full effects of vaping in total.
Skyff
I'd probably go with the certain death over probable death, but maybe that's just me. WAIT I GOT THAT BACKWARDS.
TalkingSnake
Too late. No take backs.
JeremyPeevin
Yeah, us non smokers fucking hate you pricks trying to get a smoke break every hour. So yeah, here's where you can learn how we feel.
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PostmasterG
You should, but it is more like about 6-8 mins... ex smoke
KeatonJazz
Don’t hate. They are hurting their lungs. It’s a terrible health consequence.
Skyff
Here's a novel idea: everyone should have a short break every hour. Luckily I work in a field where this is a complete non-issue to do.
KeatonJazz
Good idea for people take a 5 min. break at the top of the hour, stretch, have a cup of water or coffee, etc., BUT then work for next hour.
JeremyPeevin
Yep. Let's just like tell fire-fighters: Hey you been at this for an hour? Take 5. No worry, the house'll still be burning when you get back
Skyff
Fairly sure the fire fighters won't be taking cigarette breaks either.
brocolicheddar
Firefighters can smoke as the health impacts are negligible due to entering burning buildings if they fight one fire a month they can smoke
KeatonJazz
Yes, emergency work-ER, ambulance, police, crisis work, you have to keep moving, but you then have to build in times later when slow ½
KeatonJazz
2/2 break to reduce stress, OR you burn out. Hourly breaks only work for some jobs. ⅔
KeatonJazz
3/3 As a manager, have a large # of staff who lack basic work skills and are not productive as I would like.
thevortexmaster
As long as you quit vaping as well. Otherwise you just switched addictions. Both are harmful
Tyrannotron
False equivalence. While both are harmful, the scientific community largely agrees one is notably less, so it's still an improvement.
thevortexmaster
I wasn't arguing anything to make a false equivalence. All I said was they're both harmful. Trading addictions. He should quit both.
thevortexmaster
I didn't mention anything about one being better than the other.
Tyrannotron
Acting like there was no positive step made and reducing it to just a trade is absolutely a false equivalence here.
thevortexmaster
I didn't act like that. I used vaping to quit cigars myself. I was just saying you should also quit vaping. It's still trading though.>>>>
Tyrannotron
If your friend said they started eating salads instead of pizza, would you tell them "as long as you quit salads too, all you've done is 1/2
thevortexmaster
Maybe I could have worded it better?