E-Cigarettes : Welcome Back, Big Tobacco - the fifth estate

Big Tobacco is trying clean up its image, moving into the booming e-cigarette business which continuing to peddle the deadly tobacco products. This has left public health officials in Canada, the U.K. and the US
Five million Canadians still smoke. Could e-cigarettes help wean them over to a safer nicotine delivery device? Many ex-smokers say 'yes.' E-cigarettes are their salvation.
Health Canada is on the cusp of deciding how e-cigarettes should be regulated. Mark Kelly heads to England -- a country that has taken bold steps in embracing the e-cigarette as a safer alternative. Will Canada? And what will this mean for our e-cigarette industry?
Until now, e-cigarettes with nicotine have not been endorsed by Health Canada. And that's kept Big Tobacco out of the Canadian market. Will new regulations open the doors for a tarred industry to join in the e-cigarette revolution?
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[@peterherrington3300]

Smoked for 40 years Never attempted to stop First vaped 18 months ago Quit smoking instantly Not one cigarette smoked since Feel so much healthier No more stinking cigarettes couldn't be happier

[@WJS03]

Peter Herrington congrats man!

[@vantalk2021]

Peter Herrington How much did you smoke per day, and which device did you start with to quit?

[@marchewaski]

Four years ago I have stopped smoking tobacco after 35 years of smoking thanks to vaping . Thank you E-cigarettes.

[@jesusfuentes9347]

No way brother CONGRATULATIONS! Thats a big accomplishment! I wonder if you get sick or get withdrawals?

[@poelmeister]

Peter Herrington same here. But have to add, outraged at authorities that want to take it away from me.

[@skeliton1011]

“I’m not a smoker, but I’ll give it a try” Takes a drag like a champ

[@unr34L-]

0 nic tho

[@JohnJames.]

@@unr34L- , still on Virgin lungs

[@unr34L-]

John James 0 nic is like breathing in air idk what u mean even to a virgin lung

[@cs5661]

@@unr34L- lmfao

[@dontmove518]

unr34L lol just no.

[@rrna7067]

love how they say "we don't know what vaping does, so let's ban it", but nobody says "we know what cigarettes do, let's ban them"

[@ARCSTREAMS]

exactly,,gov are just as bad as big tobacco and you dont need much brains to see through there bs too,,they will never give up the big revenue of ciggs

[@danxdanger]

Well, BOTH statements are stupid and ridiculous. People have a right to decide what they put into their own body. Period. Government banning and regulating those things is a violation of that basic human right and just creates more dangerous black markets. We need to be ending the drug war and all the regulations that already exist not creating morw and NEW regulations.

[@Nak-Su]

@@ARCSTREAMS aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@Nak-Su]

@@danxdanger aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@Nak-Su]

@@ARCSTREAMS aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@JeffJimmyJimi]

I had my 1st cigarette when I was 10. By the time I was 12, I smoked regularly and was even allowed to smoke in the house. I smoked for the next 48 years, 2+ packs a day, 2 cartons a week. 4 years ago a friend told me he had quit smoking by vaping. Like most smokers, I have tried all the different ways to quit with no success. Just the thought of not having cigarettes made me anxious and I was beaten before I even tried. I went to the vape shop and found them to be very helpful. Upon taking my 1st hit I knew right away this will work. I left the store with about $150 worth of equipment and juice. I have now been smoke free for 4 years and my only regret is that this wasn't available in my youth as I could have avoided a heart attack.

[@mehdidaboss673]

U smoked when u were 10? Pause, i smell cap, how did u get the cigarrette and no way ur parents didnt notice. Ur story is complete bullshit

[@mateoprendi6354]

I'm 15 and I smoke like 3-4 cigarettes a day this comment makes me wanna quit so bad bit I can't, thank you for sharing it story God bless u

[@weeklydoseofants587]

Do you feel healthier?

[@JeffJimmyJimi]

@@weeklydoseofants587 Definately! Not to mention the return of my sense of smell and taste. I can smell someone smoking a cigarette from across a parking lot with the right breeze. lol

[@MarshallMathersthe7th]

@@JeffJimmyJimi I can smell that too, even though i smoke myself, i have really good sense of smell. I want to try vaping as well, maybe i can atleast quit tobacco for 90% (i like smoking a cigar occasionally too)

[@beakytzw]

I smoked for over 30 years! I bought an ecig on a Monday, on the Tuesday Morning I started using it and have not had a real cigarette since, thats 3 years now. Best move I ever made.

[@Splucked]

👍👍👍

[@jefftv9912]

Flavored alcohol = Legal Flavored Vape Juice = Illegal Tobacco = Legal Marijuana = Illegal But the government wants you alive 😂😂😂

[@jefftv9912]

Bipul Soti so adults that like flavors are punished because parents can’t control what their kids do? You said that flavoring is illegal cause kids may get addicted right? But didn’t see what I said. Flavored Alcohol won’t get kids hooked? With all the problems in the world I think we can all agree that these problems are small compared to the real issues at hand. I’m 35 and stopped smoking after 20 years because I picked up a vape. And guess what? I smoked flavored juices because cigs were nasty. So flavoring is the problem and to act like adults don’t like sweets and we should be punished is dumb.

[@ThatDamnPandaKai]

@@bipulsoti7368 Well, we best just ban flavored alcohol.

[@justinbrew483]

And ....its appealing to kids....

[@justinbrew483]

@@bipulsoti7368 addicted to what ...the flavor

[@nolan387]

justin slow burn so were cigarettes before ecigs were introduced.

[@TheJupiteL]

Started vaping a month ago. Just tried to smoke again yesterday because I was offered, tasted like garbage and in no way I'm smoking again.

[@globalcombattv]

So are you still vaping?

[@AdolfMcBaller]

@@globalcombattv yup.

[@antoniomargallo5317]

@@globalcombattv Still alive you mean? Hahahah.

[@globalcombattv]

@@AdolfMcBaller Who tf asked you fool?

[@thekatskid9053]

You literally used to be a walking ash tray

[@mar__k]

*This surgeon:* Literally makes a living from smokers *Also this surgeon, opens vape store to prevent smoking:* "I'm about to end my career"

[@DodongGetch]

Haha yeah well he is a doctor and its a best case scenario if you don't have patients that is a good thing

[@amyloveshistory7108]

@matt karl exactly! Lol

[@Knight_Astolfo]

You realize there's more to heart surgery than people who smoked, right?

[@JorgeTorres-tx3rq]

His career is helping people so it only makes sense. You don’t go to school for 8 years just to make money but funny comment

[@11606sexx]

Not really though... there'll still always be sick people that need surgeons, cigarettes or not

[@WILD4X4D]

anybody vaping while watching.

[@calamitynatalie8590]

Aden Cox Yuppers lol

[@kortt]

you betcha

[@cameronsummers6840]

Aden Cox no doubt lol

[@robertharvey1]

me also.

[@ELZZZORRO]

Yep!! :0)

[@ServingKant42069]

man, ive been smoking for more than 14 years, i started vaping without even having the intention to quit smoking. and you know what happened ? i lost all urge to smoke ciggaretes and ended up quiting cold turkey. thats how powerful vaping is to help you quit smoking. i wasnt even planning to quit lol .

[@sharonfair9276]

Mahesa Anabrang nh

[@_Napoletano_]

Mahesa Anabrang ive jumped back and forth. I wish i could have took to vaping that easy.

[@DominusEstOK]

Same here

[@morrigansartwork4253]

Same !

[@ZE308AC]

rocco rostine you should look into juice fasting I heard it help you curve your addiction to wanting to smoke. Take everything with a grain of salt and do your own research.

[@AC1986Poe]

Ok nothing is perfect but I would take vaping over cigarettes any day

[@konstantinosmas3950]

AC1986Poe NO NO NO that’s not the way to see it. Vape is actually perfect. NO proof or anything pointing that long term use could lead to anything harmful. The best argument big tobacco companies have is “we don’t know yet”. “It May be harmful in the long term”... bullshiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!! it’s vg, pg, food grade flavoring and nicotine. The first 3 are known and accepted by all to be safe. And there is the nicotine. It’s addictive, it messes with brain chemistry, it’s poisonous. But you CAN vape without nicotine! You can’t smoke without it, no cigarettes ever were without nicotine. You know why? Because no one would ever use them past the beginning. Now, if you vape with nicotine, you are addicted to nicotine. That’s it. The long term affects of nicotine is not known because only smokers daily use it and there were far worse things in there. Unbiased opinions (without clinical trials that’s what they are, informed opinions nothing more) point to be not harmful in a way that it could cause cancer or pulmonary illness or whatever. But you are still an addict. IF you vape with nicotine.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@konstantinosmas3950 uP

[@ARCSTREAMS]

@@konstantinosmas3950 “It May be harmful in the long term” funny how that is what the gov is arguing now with e cigs

[@tamastenhaaff2291]

@@konstantinosmas3950 some tribes in Africa have been chewing on tobacco for decades and they are healthy as a bird, so that kinda defeats the claims about nicotine being bad by itself.

[@adrianolowery3058]

Hey guys Dave here from dashvapes

[@samb6538]

made me chuckle

[@f.b.i5905]

lmao

[@ToxikPizza]

I loved it when they showed the Dash Vapes shop. I thought they were going to go in and talk to Dave. Lol

[@lucasmiller1043]

@Jesse Dowden or you could save the money and buy your own?

[@amerikanviking]

Show this video to the knuckle heads trying to ban them!

[@JohnnyRebKy]

Ive failed to quit several times. I gave up. I finally bought a SMOK E cig and ive went 2 weeks without a cigarette for first time in my life!!!! I dont care what they say its quite possibly saved my life. Yea I get nicotine but what they dont tell you is nicotine is the LEAST harmful ingratiate in tobacco products. Its addicting and thats it. The damage comes from all the other chemicals and smoke combustion. Nicotine doesn't clog arteries....carbon monoxide does.

[@baltic8558]

oh nice! what smok vape did you get?

[@kellyshea92]

I just got the SMOK V9 Stick MAX

[@missymellon352]

Yeah, nicotine is close to the affect of caffeine for some people

[@lilyellachick2002]

Same here, got a smok prince baby, been cigarette free a year

[@professionaltirearsonist2283]

Nicotine is only dangerous if you overdose witch would be vaping straight nic 😂

[@656hookemhorns]

I started smoking in 1989, we knew all of the dangers of smoking then. "Big tobacco" didn't put a gun to my head to make me start, I chose to smoke. I can't blame them. A month ago I got my 1st real vape, within a week I quit smoking, that's how beneficial vaping is. 30yrs at almost 2 packs a day, to none in a week, powerful.

[@scmang3]

Preach on my friend!

[@Jactional]

Vaping still can give you lung cancer

[@ChaneVazquez-rx2dy]

Wow that's awesome! I quit cigs too and just vape now. I feel way better. The difference is huge!

[@lenawall5256]

I smoked a pack a day for 27 years & literally quit overnight after I bought my vape! I quit cigarettes that same day! It curbed my cravings by allowing me to have nicotine, without the smoke & also no tar, etc. I weaned myself down on nicotine till I was vaping with no nicotine & now I'm off the vape too! It saved my life & made quitting smoking easier than I could ever imagine! Amazing invention to quit smoking! Not for non smokers to pick up a new habit, that's the difference!

[@Dsinkz]

The thing is,your just moving from one addiction to another,,how many people have actually quit after an e cigarette

[@chaoselemental6759]

Nicotine is a stimulant, JUST LIKE caffeine, and we have a Tim Hortons or Starbucks on every second corner.

[@h2bizzle]

CanaD.I.Y exaaactly!!!

[@elfuego7317]

well it is a carcinogen but vaping is better for you

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Nicotine is a sterilizing biotoxin, an anti-fertility tool of genocide. Delivered in ultra high concentrations masked by sweet candy flavors, pens, vapes, and e-cigs are an effective Means to the ENDS ( Electronic Nanoweapon Delivery Systems ) The chemical cocktail inside acts as an effective vector to deliver dose dependent pharmaceuticals directly into the blood supply, including a wide variety of nano particulates capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, to directly effect the hippocampus and mid brain structures. Invented in China, approved by the Communist party - for sale to westerners only. [All use, sale, and import of e-cigarettes is illegal in the Taiwan. Even jet passengers are not allowed to carry e-cigarettes and e-liquids into Taiwan. They know what it's for, and they know what's in the chemicals...] Ultra high dose nicotine to sterilize American and European populations. Artificial Flavors that cause Real Cancers. Elimination of the Ignorant by the science of the Intelligent. So very obvious, and so, so easy. Extinction is Forever. But hey - tastes like cotton candy ! Don't worry about the future... live for the Pleasure. CCP approves.

[@jonvontrapp9532]

@@SeaJay_Oceans Ok boomer

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

@@jonvontrapp9532 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGfbaomCrL-UerM

[@BobLoblawBobLoblaw]

kids gave me a juul for fathers day, haven't had a cigar since

[@bitario723]

You don't inhale cigars do you? I have an occasional cigar bc of the taste, but that's about it.

[@BillAnt]

Just suck on that usb thumb drive, much safer, and don't forget to charge it! ;D At 6:12 "I'll just use it to vape then!" ha-ha-ha cracked me up xD

[@CallumSk8er]

@@BillAnt that was cringey, the simpsons is just awful these days haha

[@snowflexpxp1775]

As long as you’re not smoking gas station cigars, cigars increase cancer risk by 2%, and it’s been backed by the government

[@micheals1992]

Cigars are cheaper then cigerettes in my country (The UK) I assume it's because politicians smoke them so they have a lower tax band. It's the same for pipe tobacco. When I smoked I only bought pipe tobacco and cigars because it was half the price compared to cigarettes and rolling tobacco

[@sarem9389]

Tobacco free November 2013 because of a chest infection !!! To this day I use a vape and have never been sick or close to it like I was as a tobacco user !!!! Vaping isn't smoking let's make this right Canada 🇨🇦

[@yoyoyololtv6266]

Sare M move onto nicorrete inhaler

[@hassiand]

not the same thing

[@craigmantle4788]

Sare M gotta Fuchai 200 with a tsunami 24 is the beat thing ever and kept me off the cancer sticks for the last 4 months

[@gman2249]

well done

[@bldlightpainting]

All you did was trade one dangerous produce for another, instead of abandon this unhealthy addiction altogether, so you're still a pathetic slave son, just to a different drug, so nothing much has really changed and never will until you grow up, learn about what's really important in life, (your health) and get the help you so desperately need.

[@JentusPro]

Thanks for posting this video. I smoked cigarettes for 17 years, pack each day or even more a pack, 1 month ago i started vaping, and full month i didn't touched any cigarette. I hope that this will continue for me and that i will never go back to cigarettes, and even more, that one day i also will stop vaping too.

[@greg3896]

45 years of smoking, tried every way available to quit. Wasn't until vaping became available was I able to put tobacco cigarettes away. Can't believe the governments put the clamps on vaping. What a shame for all those who want to be smoke free. Only perhaps 1 out of 5 smokers are able to make the switch but that's one more who might be spared from the big C and be around for their loved ones. Great video.

[@kaniko5093]

my dad currently has lung cancer and he has smoked 30 years I smoked 3years and when I heard about my dads cancer I bought a Joytech evic vtwo mini and now I have been without cig about 3 months. I hope my dad survives :(

[@SumitKumar-ji3ts]

darkiny pray for your dad

[@silverplays871]

By now i guess hes dead :DD

[@weareallbeingwatched4602]

@@silverplays871 aren't you the charmer.

[@williamraphael1579]

How did it go for him?

[@victoriagirdler4795]

Darkiny its been a year. Sorry you have a negative comment thread so far. I really hope you were able to keep up with vaping and not go back to smoking. I'm sorry to hear about your dad and hope he got better, but if not my condolences. But I hope you were successful getting away from cigs one way or another and have a year. If not, you can always try again!

[@never2late2quit]

I have been fighting cancer for over two yrs. I beg anyone who smokes or uses tobacco to consider quitting. Vaping helped me get off tobacco and I am a firm believer in vaping. You don't want cancer. Lol. Trust me!

[@Splucked]

My thoughts are with you.

[@MariosPotros]

never2late2quit im trying to tell the kids in my class and they respond with its healthy

[@never2late2quit]

LIVELEAK NEDERLAND it's not healthy. But it is a healthier alternative to smoking. It's the lesser of the two evils. To be honest, I would never of been able to quit smoking without it. But I don't recommend vaping for anyone unless it's to quit smoking or as an alternative to smoking. I think we need to educate our kids that vaping is not cool. It is for silly adults like me who thought I was cool and invincible and became addicted to smoking and tried everything to quit and was unable to!

[@never2late2quit]

Spluck It thank you! I'm doing well and will be having a stem cell transplant soon! And I'll be smoke free!

[@MariosPotros]

never2late2quit im trying to tell the kids in my class smoking is bad . They respond with its healthy

[@alanyesilipek7959]

2.5 pack a day smoker here. l tried quitting cigs many times. but couldnt last a day. with vapeing l quit with out a problem.! no more coughing no more flem no more chest pain.

[@buddybarlow9604]

Yea they're just hurting because the e liquid market is SMOKING big tabacco

[@dennisjongaba4139]

I smoked 1-2 packs of marlboro red label a day, i felt literally dying when i cant light a single cigs every 20 minutes interval.. when i switch to vaping with flavors like candy and winter bears flavors, i almost forgot to buy marlboro..i saved money, i saved my lungs..i can breath perfectly..i felt changes on my body..i felt refresh and smells good good in vaping... goodbye marlboro..

[@darlenecharette5279]

Thats awesome good for you how did you know what to buy to get started? I get lost in all this

[@maurizioastro1701]

I smoked 2-3 packs a day of the same brand, for nearly half century. I quit in augustus 2018 . My only regret is not have stopped before. I do not vape, i dont need it, even if was very addicted to nicotine. If I have done it everybody can do the same.

[@Haruka96]

@@darlenecharette5279 i bought iStic pico S.. Its simple to use and for start you can go down to 30w what is low enough and you can get used to it easy :)

[@darlenecharette5279]

@@Haruka96 ok thanks not sure what that is but I can look into it ♥️

[@Haruka96]

@@darlenecharette5279 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWS1q5l3j8lqd80 :)

[@candimccann]

21 year smoker, 4 1/2 years smoke-free thanks to vaping. I used to get bronchitis twice a year. I haven't had it since I made the switch.

[@mmanda515]

;) Ahem... someone has been noticeably missed. You, your videos, Tavish too. Having withdrawals, I mean.. it HAS to be a good,.. 6, 7 months now, at least?. sniffle, sniffle. In all seriousness tho, hope everything is OK at your end, & that you've been taking a break... just not making them at the moment? ... not any more?..... orrrrr.... will be again soon? lol (noticed some time ago, all comments disabled & got worried then.. esp. not seeing any vids week after week too) Anyway, BE well, " =) " & take care! ~ LIVE LONG(er) & VAPE ON! #ABillionLives +165,001 #youarebeingLIEDto #vapingSAVESkids

[@LisbethSighFehrmann]

Candi McCann same here!

[@b.s.6728]

kath david there is no deception. Nobody is under the impression nicotine isn't addictive, and some people vape without any nicotine. I never wanted to quit smoking simply because it's addictive, it was the health issues. I enjoyed smoking, now I enjoy vaping. I would be doing it whether or not it was addictive. I'm getting roughly 20% the nicotine I was while smoking, by the way. With vaping, it's also a lot easier to control exactly how much nicotine you get and wean yourself off it. So yeah, they're both addictive, but vaping doesn't trap you into that addiction nearly as much and doesn't cause the health issues. And those are only the health related benefits. It also smells good instead of terrible, doesn't stain your teeth and ruin your skin, and it's much cheaper. To act like it's not an *immensely* superior alternative is pure ignorance, but to act like they're equal is sheer stupidity. You must have stopped reading after the first sentence, because he goes on to mention how he got bronchitis twice a year as a smoker, and hasn't had it since. Or is that just a part of the deception and this year he'll get bronchitis 10 times?

[@mirrorflame1988]

Congratulations!

[@vegandolls]

When people say " I quit smoking" uh..no you didn't.

[@mosessupposes2571]

Thanks to vaping I haven’t smoked a cigarette in over three years. I have been able to incrementally reduce the nicotine content to a level that I’m very happy with considering where I started. I don’t advocate anything for anyone, but I’m really grateful for the vaping option and will continue.

[@aminahmadi77]

Tried everything , finally started the pod which is really like cigarettes, have not smoked for a month now, my wife is very happy for me. it did the trick for me!!

[@LCARS43278]

I have a message for tobacco companies looking to get in to the e-cig business: DON'T BOTHER! The e-cig industry was started to DEFEAT YOU! Tobacco companies have been selling a product that they know kills people for over 50 years, NEVER forget that. Do you think people are going to willingly choose to buy any other product from a company that knows it's products are likely to kill their customers in the long term, yet they continue to market it? When given the choice between buying a vaping product from a tobacco company vs a small local company that isn't associated with a tobacco company, which one do you think people are going to choose? VAPERS EVERYWHERE WILL BOYCOTT ANY VAPING PRODUCT MADE BY A TOBACCO COMPANY, PERIOD!!!

[@NHCP]

LCARS43278 I don't see why they can't it will just waste there money getting and creating a product that no one will buy

[@calamitynatalie8590]

If it gets people off smokes then fine, but I won't be giving them any more of my money!

[@calamitynatalie8590]

***** Lol, one reason why I started diy e juice!

[@calamitynatalie8590]

***** Ooh yes I'll join in a sec! I like a lot of Cap flavours. It's the Vanilla Custard Version 1, I order it from vapable.com it does have diacetyl in it but after doing some research I will continue to use it until I find something that satisfies me the same way lol! Their version 2 has no diacetyl but tastes like puke to me lol!

[@Advection357]

Dark Light Vaper UK: They have been doing it for years... just google "tobacco companies handing out free cigarettes in Africa" there's sources going back 15 years all the way to present day... from NY times, BBC etc..

[@mirrorflame1988]

Congratulations to everyone who has quite smoking! I wish you all a healthy, happy and very long lives! :)

[@jamiefrazier9641]

Feeling proud most people didn't believe I could. 0 cigs.1 week.

[@h2bizzle]

Mirrorwarrior thank you!!! I never thought it would happen & because of vaping, I did 😃👍

[@niawhite5336]

I smoked 2and a half packs a day,then I starting Vaping and quit smoking cigarettes for almost 2years now. I smoked for at least 30+yrs.

[@lindalovesal]

Mirrorwarrior Thank you almost 4 years Nov 10th

[@maxpower1337]

12 years tg I don't miss them.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

This is a very even-handed treatment of the topic, and the opposite of what I expected. Bravo, Fifth Estate

[@malcolmchristopher3110]

I've just started vaping after trying to stop smoking using every other method. I haven't smoked in 3 days so far and I'm really not having any cravings etc using my sub ohm vape. Best thing I've ever tried to stop smoking

[@bobbycone2]

Go to the small vape shops and don't buy Big Tobacco's vape products. We want those companies to go out of business! They've done enough harm to us for so long and now it's their turn to die!

[@savagefoxdesigns6692]

Definitely make sure to research your brands and make sure they have no affiliation with big tobacco. They 100% need to die like the billions they killed.

[@BillAnt]

What baffles me is how the traditional big tobacco companies haven't been able to come out with a really successful product like the little upstarts, while they own great tobacco flavors. Not that I would want to buy into big tobacco products, just makes one wonder though.

[@aa-wf8pm]

@@BillAnt because it would help kill their already extremely profitable share of the tobacco market . And it's not as profitable as cigs that's why. I used to pay 16$ for 25 du maurier x 3 packs a week compared to one bottle of 25$ vape juice for 2 weeks almost . Your thinking it's 2 different markets but vapes are marketed mostly and successfully to take you off tobacco.

[@BillAnt]

@a a < Right but once the traditional tobacco sales and profits dwindle away (in part due to education, and the proliferation of e-cigs), if I were a big tobacco executive, I'd start doing some serious R&D asap to come up with the best e-cig products possible especially with all their real tobacco flavor resources and the billions of dollars in the bank. If they don't, they will go the way of the dinosaur just like pay-phones, pagers, fax machines, and dial-up modems. lol They would have to be really dumb not to jump on the vape bandwagon.

[@Vlad-pt6eg]

completely agree any money given to them will go to pushing for strict and expensive regulations that would only allow big companies like them to be the only ones making e cigs and e juice

[@bindletorc]

I smoked for 37 years. Vaping maybe the reason I'll live to tell my grandchildren about the days when people set sticks on fire and inhaled them.

[@h2bizzle]

Mr. BINDLETORC 👍

[@dpolanco96]

Shoutout to the doctor man I love people who try to help people by doing things that at the time isn’t good

[@fatman.3539]

I smoked 1 pack from 3 years ago, and start vaping from 1 years ago. I reduce slowly from tobacco and now, i just take 2 or 3 cegarette and hopefully its will make me done from cegarette. Vape is not healty but its better from cegarette Correct me if i wrong, i start to learn english.

[@jlong5987]

I quit smoking completely with vaping. I then starting tapering off with lower nicotine doses and now I'm off nicotine completely.

[@amythehuntress]

Joo-hyun Cha No one is nicotine free. It's in vegetables.

[@willdog3]

I dont eat vegetables. It's cruel to the plants.

[@bikerlad3138]

Amy Hamilton I am I don't eat vegetables no joke.

[@jacobdyas4226]

They are just trying to reclaim some of the money they are losing not that they want to help you

[@Googleaccountholder99]

Jacob Dyas people who think big tobacco and the e-cigarette industries are the same are retarded. E cigarettes are unrelated and a combination of a ton of small companies, not one large one. Do some research before you open your mouth.

[@jacobdyas4226]

James Johnston no need for name calling my pent up friend we all what the same goal I hope that diminishing my view which you didn't understand has made you day better and has brought some light to the dark tunnel called life best wishes

[@champ8605]

you're 100% right. they are a business why would they want to get people off the products they sell. all they are doing is double dipping where they can.

[@owenharrington3317]

Jacob Dyas of course they dont want to help, look at their cheap bullshit attempt at vape products and then look at REAL vape companies. it's easy to see who cares just by the effort that goes into the product

[@yissssss]

Every corporation has a fiduciary commitment to its shareholders to make money. Every. Single. One.

[@markshippit3186]

I smoked for 40 years and had a smoker's cough since then I've been vaping which is about two years I have no more smoker's cough and I feel fantastic Health Canada should help smokers quit smoking .

[@buchonite]

Its working for me .I smoked 20 a day from 1979 until March 2022 . Used nicotine vapes for 2 months then the same flavours with no nicotine for a month . Nothing at all after June . Doing great

[@camerontuttle7512]

Vaping helped me quit dipping tobacco and now I wanna puke and even be smell of Copenhagen. It probably saved my life.

[@THEHICKISslick]

Same man same!

[@nolan387]

Same with me. I smoked for about 4 years, a pack a day. I switched to vaping and if I taste or even smell a cigarette I get sick instantly.

[@viciouzascend1939]

im in the same boat

[@TheJupiteL]

Very true, it really changed my view towards smokers, now I understand why people looked at me in disgust when I smoked in public.

[@eibbor171]

isnt copenhagen chew ?

[@xSnakeByte]

Smoke free since April 25th of this year and EASILY became nic-free about 6 weeks ago after about 30 years of smoking. IT WORKS. interestingly enough, the young lad with the Make Clouds Not War shirt at about the 10:06 min mark is a coworker of mine and got me onto Vaping

[@paulandreasallik]

Jamie Hall really? awsome

[@xSnakeByte]

Paul Andreas Allik yepper. I actually don't even vape much now..last bottle of juice I bought was end towards the end of October..still have a splash or 3 left in it

[@js5787]

The E cigs hepled me quit over 5 years ago, I only used them as a tool to help me, but I combined sugar free gum, nutrition, exercise, and hypnotism, yes, I needed to fight this addiction with any and all means! The patch was too strong, and medication didn't help, so do what works :)

[@Jewelkraft.]

I'm a pack a day for 30 years. A week ago (8 days) I was given vaps. And I haven't had a cigarette or craving. Thank God. Wish I started sooner

[@bartelj7382]

Been smoking for 21 years never have i ever imagined I could quite Started vamping 3 weeks ago never wanna go back

[@ThePS3monkey]

Keep at it, your lungs will thank you in the long run, pun intended...

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@ThePS3monkey personally vaping made my lungs feel sort of irritated so I switched to nicotine pouches like zyn or another brand called 77. The ones I use have 12mg per pouch. Let's me still have nicotine without inhaling and I'm happy.

[@mototelic]

I started vaping a year and a half ago and since then my cardio has improved significantly and now can play 40 mins of basketball, running up the floor non-stop. It's definitely changed my life.

[@bobbobb2322]

Just wait til you try to stop the vape

[@mrb3888]

Bob Bobb was there a big difference in stopping vaping?

[@willsnider8416]

@@mrb3888 having quit both cigs and e cigs e cigs are way easier. It was about 8 hours of withdrawals and then completely fine while ciggaretes was a few weeks of issues

[@fallout6834]

Yea... I doubt that

[@slappyjoe631]

I think this piece implied that all ecigs/liquids were coming from big tobacco. The truth is that most product used in devices other than the disposable "cig a likes" are made by individual entities (small businesses). Vaping has taken more AWAY from big tobacco than anything else.

[@zigzagbigbag]

That's what worries me. I don't want anything made in China or India. Until I know for sure it's made in Canada the US or UK I won't buy.

[@hellraserfleshlight]

This is a concern, but a much larger one with "closed system" devices (commonly referred to as "cigalikes") than with "open system" devices (devices that come as components). Generally speaking, the biggest point of danger, is in the heating element, known as the "coil," and the liquid. Closed system devices come as they are, and are typically, if not always disposable with very little control by the user. Open system devices, even those made in China, are generally manufactured from high grade materials and most enthusiast devices, known as "rebuildables," have all consumable components chosen and installed by the user. Additionally, the liquid used in these devices is 100% in the consumers' hands and almost always, a domestic market product; it's actually rather hard for me, as a US consumer, to find imported e-liquid without going out of my way. So, unless you intend to use something like a cigalike (which are now mostly produced by the large tobacco companies), I don't believe your exposure to the presumed hazards of "Made in China" is particularly significant.

[@TheCRancourt]

Good point. The misleading promos for this did imply that they would claim vaping as such to be a big tobacco invention even though in the piece they do talk about Hon Lik and his true motive.

[@danielb1621]

thats why they want to run a monopoly on it. there are bigger things going on behind the curtain. there are deals being made with big tobacco to take the vape industry from under our feet and heavily monetize it. while they still sell cigarettes.

[@calamitynatalie8590]

I make my own juice, better than any I've bought. I don't care how much "big tobacco" wants to help, they'll not get another penny off me

[@MORJDK]

Been smoking since 14 years of age, i started vaping and have quit cigarettes entirely. Im baffled how hard ecigs are regulated in such a short span, compared to cancer sticks.

[@tsyapo]

I been smoking for 25 yrs and been trying to quit for several times.. tried everything from nicotine patches, gums only to go back to smoking again. My health is clearly deteriorating, i even woke up several nights with dry coughs. Then My brother introduced me to vaping. Started from 6mg Nic ejuice and now to zero. And since I bought my first MOD, i haven't smoked a cigarette for a month now. I also felt its benefits, my sense of taste and smell has clearly improved, im more energetic during the day and sleep better at nights, and my coughs are totally gone. Vaping saved my life.

[@victorcharlie6384]

Once you got your nicotine mg right and figure out your favourite eliquid, there is no way you are going back to smoking.

[@h2bizzle]

Victor Charlie I absolutely agree & am proof it works. (Ex smoker for 2-1/2 years...smoked a back a day for over 2 decades)

[@rossvaneldik3562]

@@h2bizzle I smoked a pack or more a day for about 25 years myself. I quit 10 years ago. I personally don't understand the whole vaping thing. Especially, if it's still got nicotine in it. That just makes it a different delivery system. That makes it impossible to break the addiction. Stop giving the industry your money. The real reason it's hard to quit is that we've been told that, and believe it to be true. The only way to stop any addiction or habit is to simply stop doing it. Alan Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking has helped and will help way more people than vapes ever possibly could. Vaping that has nicotine in it is kinda silly. It's like telling an alcoholic to drink whiskey instead of beer.

[@lilduck1127]

@@cassxqu lmao vaping is nowhere near smoking studys have show they are 95% better this is because when you light anything on fire it can cause chemicals to be made cigarettes are combustible so it creates chemicals vapes do not need fire and are not combustible so there are no chemicals other than nicotine and nicotine isnt bad its just addictive

[@urdominus]

@@rossvaneldik3562 carcinogens are to avoided more than nicotine. vaping helps plenty of people quit, because as you progress you reduce your nicotine content in the eliquid. cold turkey isnt for everyone.

[@urdominus]

@@cassxqu you are not the intelligent one, because you call others stupid. you are out of your area of expertise here. stick to things you know, you do not know vape.

[@whoopdeedo83]

I wish everyone would say "Less harmful than smoking" seems by far the most concise and accurate statement. They cant argue that point, at least in my personal opinion. I smoked a pack a day and had frequent bouts of bronchitis. I started to quit on my own but kept going back.. until I started vaping. I've been vaping for 4 years now and I've only had bronchitis once in that time.

[@0sael0]

Even if you were to smoke the exact same contents, but in vapour form, it would still be better for you. A lot of people miss the point that so many of the carcinogenic properties of cigar and cigarette smoking come from the burning and ash sediments itself.

[@whoopdeedo83]

Exactly right, any time you burn something you create carcinogens.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

so far the only study to find carcinogens in e-cigarettes, overcooked the coils until they burnt the subtance. Yet it was still regarded as minor- i still try and change coils if it ever tastes burnt though. However barbeques, burnt toast, even roast potatoes have been found to be carcinogenic- barbeques in fact more than cigarettes so good job that's not every day.

[@jamesrobinson5672]

I smoked for many years. I gave up tobacco, 2 years ago. Started vaping with 6%, then, 3% and now 0% soon ill give up vaping too!

[@vetcondoom]

Ever since i hit my first puff from a vape i was done with smoking. Now almost 5 years i smoked my last one, and boy i feel great and healty.

[@firewaterbydesign]

I just want to say thank you for posting this video, as it was responsible for me trying vaping again to quit smoking. I am now 3 weeks into quitting smoking and I do not believe that I would have given this a try again, had I not watched this video. We just buried my mother yesterday from lung cancer. Thank you again for posting this. Blessings from Oregon.

[@mcnuffin1208]

Kathleen Beveridge you just buried your mom from lung cancer and you weren’t gonna try again?

[@stanglifemike]

Stick with it! I smoked 1+ pack every day for 16 years, but quit 7 years ago because of vaping! I could never go back to cigarettes! Cigarettes started smelling bad after a while, instead of making me crave one

[@JorgeTorres-tx3rq]

if Cigarettes are legal, everything should be legal.

[@stanglifemike]

@@JorgeTorres-tx3rq I agree, unfortunately the US thinks money is more important than the lives of it's citizens. Cigarettes, and other tobacco products, have a sin tax which creates the US billions upon billions of dollars in profit every year. Vaping is slowing down tobacco sales, so the US isn't making as much money. That is why they keep trying to put an end to it whoever they can. At first they lied and said it was unhealthy and/or caused issues, but every study has proven vaping is safe so they stopped trying to use that. Their current attempt is by lying about vaping targeting kids, hoping to tug at the heart strings of Americans. Another lie will be coming soon, unless the government just bans vaping, which will simply create an underground market for vape products. They're scared because they know their multi-billion dollar a year racket is coming to an end....

[@macaylareilly]

@@mcnuffin1208 ikr ffs

[@MonaMaguire]

Gods bless you! Thank you! Vaping saved my life! 21 months cigarette free this month on the 12th at 4:22PM

[@MrPepsicola123]

Vaping isn't actually safer than a cigarette since you are breathing in the ionized air from the e-cig, you are also breathing in the toxic chemicals in the liquids they give you.

[@MrJuico1337]

Toxic chemicals such as...?

[@MrJuico1337]

MrPepsicola123 Solid reply, I think I'll just continue to stay off the cancer sticks.

[@amythehuntress]

RCP says 95% safer after their rigorous testing on the matter. and if you can't specify the toxic chemicals you're alluding to your comment is null and void.

[@Splucked]

+Amy Hamilton I think he might be referring to the chemical diacetyl. It adds butter flavor and is safe to eat and drink. However, it's been known for a decade or more that inhalation of diacetyl damages the lungs. The symptoms are just like COPD; coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, etc. The argument is a long, convoluted affair and the (alleged) major concern has evolved into the claim that sweet flavors entice kids to use ecigs. I am referring specifically to the products that mimic cigarettes in size and shape. What puzzles me is, who was selling these nicotine products to kids in the first place?! But I digress. Vaping evolved immensely in the last 5 years or so. Vaping devices and eliquids became more complex. Ejuice makers and DIY vapers became a lucrative segment of the customer base for flavor concentrate manufacturers. When the stats on diacetyl became widely known, many manufacturers reformulated flavors, eliminating diacetyl. Those who haven't reformulated routinely include disclaimers on their websites that their flavorings have not been evaluated or approved for vaping. I don't know any DIYers or ejuice vendors who use flavorings that contain diacetyl. On the site where I purchase my flavorings, there are clear warning notifications on every flavor concentrate that still contains diacetyl. If ecig makers in the U.S. are still offering products that contain diacetyl then they'll hopefully be regulated out of existence by the FDA. Sorry that was so long winded.

[@logansmith5547]

Trading one addiction for another. Never heard of any case where inhaling chemicals was not harmful. I used to do both, quit both, you can too.

[@ThePS3monkey]

Isn't that what Vaping is meant to do?

[@imnotsharingmyrealnameonth5601]

they both have chemicals and both are harmful

[@coryjohnson2486]

All I know is that I was smoking a pack or 2 a day and felt like GARBAGE- couldn’t breath, nose was always stuffed up, my throat was always sore. You kinda get used to these symptoms when you smoke long term, but it wasn’t until I started to vape for a couple weeks that I noticed just how TERRIBLE the cigarettes were for me. Vaping might not be totally safe, but here are some FACTS- I can breath easier (and exercise longer), my sense of smell and taste have become MUCH better, my nose isn’t always clogged up, and I don’t smell like an ash tray anymore. If you’ve never done either (smoking or vaping), you should obviously NEVER do EITHER of them… but if you’re helplessly addicted to cigs, vaping is 1000% better. I’m going to ween myself off the nicotine and kick it for good!!

[@H37P5kY57]

Actually 8 years ago this is what did get me to quit smoking and I basically only vape like 5 puffs every other day (0% nicotine)....so I am a believer in these

[@yoyoyololtv6266]

vachon310 I'm on nicorette inhalor no smoke nothing just nicotine capsule

[@olracjohn1385]

vachon310 vape has nicotine

[@Jaycee-Bee]

Carlo Arc False I make my own ejuice without nicotine and you can buy them at zero nicotine.

[@Splucked]

+Carlo Arc ... *some* vape has nicotine. Not all. It is the vaper's choice whether they want to use nicotine or not. I vape without nicotine.

[@cesarr2349]

Carlo... Vape may or may not have nicotine. It is all up to you!

[@therabbit254]

Im wondering where Tobacco companies plan on selling their vape products. Working in a vape shop I would do all I could to direct people to other products from companies unrelated to tobacco. Big Tobacco missed the boat, have fun selling your crappy products in gas stations where the people selling them don't have the slightest clue about your product. New Vapers buy from reputable vape shops and talk to employees who know what they are talking about. We specialize in Vaping, we know the ins and outs of all our products. We are here to help anf we know the benefits. We were snokers, now we aren't. Save your life, save your money. Vape don't smoke!

[@jorgepeterbarton]

I don't trust them. If what they've done in the past is any indicator. It may be just the lack of tax benefits them, and even that they'd rather people bought their vape products than their tobacco. But to me its like they don't deserve it...why should they survive as companies?!

[@Vapepassion]

E-cigs are a $3.7 billion dollar a year market and small vape shops were estimated to have taken in only $50 million of that according to Nielsen records. The online vape community is not the largest segment. We are the minority. The majority of vapers in this world buy from gas stations and convenience stores - products from Big Tobacco. It's unfortunate, but true.

[@Vlad2319]

I work at a gas station and recommend people to a local shop. If they're really wanting to get started immediately I'll typically recommend the vuse

[@cryptopian507]

Ive tried all kinds of liquids but they make cough and tight in the chest, i dont have that problem when i smoke tabacco. Can you help me with any recommendations. I really want to stop smoking. I tried differwnt pg and vg liquids with no success. I'd like something that wont make me cough and wont make my chest tight. I would deeply appreciate and help, brands of liquids etc...

[@jamiem5364]

mr.a vr freak, sounds like u need to try a mouth to lung vape setup rather than straight to lung vapes. id also try some no nic juice and see how that goes. it does take a few days to get used to vaping compared to smoking, dont be worried about coughing up crap for the first month as once u switch ur body will cough up alot of crap from ur lungs. once that finishes u will feel so much better. that was my experience over 3 years ago when i switched over to vaping and have never felt better.

[@pauliewalnuts6977]

Had my first cigarette at 15 and was hooked ever since, when I turned 19-20 I woke up every day wheezing, getting out of breath just going up stairs. I bought a vape kit and just after the first 6 months I noticed an improvement in my lungs, no more wheezing and felt more clear. Listen I'm not saying it's safe because who knows. But I'd rather take my chances here than with a cigarette with 7,000 chemicals in it. This is truly a revolution to big tobacco corpos and i'm loving every second of it.

[@Lasurius]

I have been a smoker, sometimes a really heavy one (parties, gaming all night long, watching movies all night long) for 6 years. I wanted to quit smoking for financial reasons, but given how heavy of a smoker I was - coffee in the morning, beer in the evening, it felt almost impossible to me. Then, I spoke to a colleague of mine who can be considered a pro when it comes to vaping - he was a heavy smoker too and quit smoking, for 4 months now. He explained all the basics for a noob like me and introduced me to vaping. I ordered one, he helped me set it up in the evening. The next morning, I totally forgot about it, and with the morning coffee, I lighted up a cigarette. Then I was like: "Wait, I have spent a significant of money on this device!" It has only been 2 days of non-smelly fingers and ash, and the smell of Lemon Waffles. And sometimes, because of pure habit, it takes strong will not to light up a cigarette (two packs still staying unpacked). I associate certain things with cigarettes - coffee, beer, alcohol, gaming, reading, watching movies at home, working at home. As a heavy smoker, it is tough and I keep the pack of cigarettes with a lighter in front of me, in front of the monitor. And every time I reach for it, I take a few seconds to think, analyze: Why? and then I retract. It is an addiction, a 100%, but for me, personally, I realized it was just a habit - as I was smoking in certain situations - and when these situations occurred, even if I didn't feel like it, I would still light up one.

[@coryjohnson2486]

I hope ur still vaping and haven’t picked smoking back up!

[@ApeManULTRA]

10 months later and no cigs! I feel fantastic! THANKS BE TO THE VAPES!

[@millionfish]

I've been watching The Fifth Estate for years and I'm glad The CBC still has it running! I'm also glad that they have expanded to KZbin!

[@pluijm2]

The day I started vaping I never smoked a cigarette any more. I started out with tobacco flavours, but soon started different ones. I can't stand the tobacco flavours anymore, I can't believe I ever liked that. I started out with 12 mg of nicotine and I am down to 3 mg now. A great invention no more cigarettes for me never again. By the way, I smoked dark tobacco for more than 30 years.

[@peterose7049]

I have quit smokeing cigarettes after a 7 year addiction. All thanks to a friend who spoke to me about vaping.

[@jeffreymoffitt4070]

I stopped smoking cigarettes weeks ago with the help of my vape.

[@autoimmune8601]

I quit smoking by using a vape and stepping down the nicotine from 20 all the way to 0.

[@fairweasel2323]

12mg to 0 myself

[@LukaDaudt]

@@fairweasel2323 That's crazy, I have mine on 3mg.. I tried 6 and I coughed like a lunatic. Good work you two!

[@fairweasel2323]

@@LukaDaudt using 3 now

[@Ryan-yr6hs]

Rob Fair Jr. I’m using five now which I think is 50% nicotine I quite cigs cause everyone hates the smell

[@willfudge8131]

@@Ryan-yr6hs 50mg is 5% nicotine!

[@smartcookie3500]

I've been vaping for 10 years. Started in 2009. Before that I smoked cigs for 10 years. I can breath, smell, and taste better than before. I vape 30 ml every 2-3 days. Constantly in my hands are one of many devices. #Vapelife. You never quit smoking, you only stop. "Quitting is easy, I've done it a million times."

[@avgblueeyesenjoyer]

30 ml 2-3 days? Is that normal? 30ml actually last for a 3 weeks for me

[@smartcookie3500]

@@avgblueeyesenjoyer just like some people smoke multiple packs of cigarettes a day, everyday. I couldn't smoke more than a pack a day. My tank holds 5 ml and I typically fill it at least twice a day. My new rig has a puff counter and I get about 500 puffs per day on average. As far as normal, I have always cloud chased so it's normal for me. I normally go through about 300 ml per month.

[@jafarkaki9726]

thank you GOD and thank you people for creating the vaping thing. been smoking 2 packs of marlboro a day for 40 years now its been 4 days with no more marlboro not even a single cig. i feel so happy already and breathing better already

[@maddawgzzzz]

I’ve been vaping for 15 years.. a lot has changed but I’ll tell something... you are a new person after quite cigs and start vape. Healthy. You feel more alive and your lungs love you again.

[@killingmewillnotbringbacky9177]

You must have been one of the first 5 people to try it because i'm pretty sure that's when it was invented! (except for that one guy in the 1960s or something)

[@Foxer604]

Smoker for over 30 years - when i got some advice on a good set up to try vaping and quit the first day i tried it. Never looked back. I kept smokes with me for 3 weeks thinking if i don't like the vape or have cravings, i'll have a smoke. I don't even feel the craving around people who are smoking. And i was introduced to it by a 3 pack a day trucker who's story is pretty much exactly the same. I'm saving a lot of money and my life. Get it together health canada, and make some smart decisions for a change.

[@amiatanamedmichelle5539]

I’m in a big tobacco producing state and many people smoke and start smoking young. I was hooked at an alarming age, 13. Im still not of legal age but I’m proud to say I’m off cigarettes. My friend bought me a SMOK just about a year ago and I still use it.

[@graceelaine698]

Been vaping for 5 months. Initially I did it solely for the savings as it’s much cheaper. I instantly reduced my smoking in half without any effort and now am down to 0-2 cigs a day. It might be just a social cig or just because 1-2 cigs a day is so much better than 15-20. I started vaping March 1 and can do it indoors. I suspect when fall arrives I will stop cigs altogether. Who wants to go outside to smoke in Canada in the winter. I’m excited about my success and savings so far.

[@stacypitts9590]

I was a pack a day smoker for 20 years quit two years ago thanks to vaping. Saved my life.

[@isledemort]

1 convert here from watching this show. just placed my 1st order, courtesy rts vapes

[@vapingnewbie9303]

best of luck, and join support groups for questions & discussions

[@NHCP]

frank death I strongly suggest not just relying on online sales but also find a good brick and mortar as well the folks most times in there will be able to help you and steer you in the right direction to help you stay off the evil plant

[@isledemort]

Jannon Birch sadly i'm in australia and it is illegal to buy & sell nicotine e-juice. so for now, online is my only option. but i agree, i'd much prefer it if i could walk into a shop nearby. it's very frustrating, australia has some ridiculously prohibitive laws regarding personal freedom of choice.

[@norbertzillatron3456]

Enjoy! But don't put off, when there are many small but irritating difference to smoking. I wrote about them: nzillatron.wordpress.com/2016/10/22/haptic-habit/

[@UnivegaSuperSport]

"... oxygen deprivation of the brain. Some people like this so much, that they make it a part of other enjoyable recreational activities." Tactfully put.

[@balooc2]

the argument i usually use is that the vaping gives you more control. you put 95% less harmful chemial matter in you, and you can also control the nicotine. when i started i used 2 nicshots of 6ml and 2 years later im not using any at all. i simply used less over time, and in the end i didnt even use nicotine at all. now i just vape when i party or when i want to relax. i dont really feel the need for vaping, but its nice to be able to. old habits dies hard!

[@davejones6812]

I'm 58. I've smoked for 40 years. Took Chantix for 7 days and haven't smoked since. Don't care what anyone says about the bad dreams, try it. It works.

[@Vraetzught]

"It's too early, we don't know enough yet." How much more time than over 10 years do you need? Multiple studies have shown vaping as a safer alternative and yet legislators are reluctant to endorse it, due to the drop in tax revenue.

[@pamlyles3255]

the almighty dollar, they don't care if we die, as long as they get some money

[@dingleberryliespewer3177]

As much as I believe (through experience and common sense) that vaping is faaar better for you than smoking, we still need to prove it through long term studies. What may not effect you in 5 months could in 10+ years.

[@MonstaMunch101]

Smoked a pack per day for 1 years, managed to quit the day I started vaping. I now live in a country where vaping is illegal but I don't care, I'd rather break the law than go back to smoking.

[@Gutigwolfe]

And its sad vaping would be illegal when cigarettes are infinite times worse.

[@Gutigwolfe]

@Anti racist Bush especially in comparison to cigarettes.

[@TheInsaneFellow]

I know this is an old comment, but im a 1 pack a day smoker trying to quit.. can you tell me what nic concentration did it for you when you first started vaping?

[@Gutigwolfe]

@@TheInsaneFellow Personally I would go for a pod system and try something like 20mg salts. Pods are much better for when you 1st quit. I actually started with the Uwell Hypercar, which is a low powered tank, which is another option. Best thing to try is to get just a small bottle of a higher nic strength, and if its too much you can drop down. I wouldn't get a big bottle until you know its plenty. You can get a more powerful device and try 12mg freebase, but I find at a high wattage that 12mg destroys my throat. I actually use 6mg on my high powered device, and I find its fine, just might need to take some extra puffs. Overall, those are just some suggestions. Best thing to do is go to a local vape shop and ask them what they recommend. They should be able to set you up with something that works for you.

[@yengsabio5315]

You simply choose the lesser of 2 considered evils. On one hand, tobacco is obviously dangerous to health but legal; on the other, obviously lesser dangerous but illegal.

[@rezolution6272]

48 years young! Got my sense of smell back 2 1/2 weeks after going to a vape. My hope is to trickle down the nic from 6% to 3% and then to nothing. I really hope this works for me but if it doesn't is much better than the cigarettes in so many ways.

[@carlarosarioguerreiro1473]

i start smoking at the age of 14 now im 47,i buy a vapping and in 6 mounths i stop smoking,so now pass almost 3 years i dont smoke our vapping,for me was a win win..............very happy thanks ffor the help...........

[@JayGlascoe]

19:56 CBC is deliberately conflating "addictive" with "harmful". Tobacco products are both addictive and very harmful. On the other hand, coffee is addictive and marginally harmful. Electronic cigarettes are addictive but, like coffee, only marginally harmful.

[@thecoolpotato9648]

because having an addiction to ANYTHING can be harmful. having too much of anything is harmful.

[@xmileyzmiles4590]

coffee and therefore caffeine has been shown to have positive health effects. I believe it's the same with the nicotine, nicotine has also been shown to be possibly neuroprotective

[@MsNooneinparticular]

Tobacco is inherently harmful. If it weren't, smokeless tobacco products like snuff wouldn't cause cancer too. Nicotine doesn't CAUSE cancer, but it promotes the growth of tumors. Yes, even in isolation. So if you happen to get cancer cells while using nicotine, it's more likely to spread & kill you than if you weren't using it. Now, does that mean the gov't should be allowed to tell adults what to put in their bodies? No. But the people passing vaping tobacco off as "healthy" are disingenuous.

[@dioscoros]

I agree, people passing "vaping tobacco" off as healthy are disingenuous. They're disingenuous because there is no such thing as vaping tobacco. Usually there is nicotine derived from tobacco, but that's doesn't mean you're vaporizing a tobacco leaf. That being said, there are plenty of vape juices that DONT EVEN HAVE NICOTINE. No one important says that vaping is healthy, and the truth is that it's pretty much neutral (we have pretty sufficient laboratories for this stuff).

[@orinkay838]

Xmiley Zmiles nicotine is used in Pesticides proved to kill bees and destroying beehives and green Agriculture all over the world. so much for benefits of nicotine :((( check up b4 talking nonsense.

[@zmohan69]

this is the most propaganda bs ever. the vaping industry isn't big tobacco. Stop comparing Blu e cigs and mark 10s and all those crap things. real vape shops don't sell them. and 90% of vapers don't use them

[@mjozeph]

Zach m thank you I was about to say this myself . Nobody uses Blu or mark 10s .

[@joycedayton2191]

Zach m thank you.

[@jonderwan]

I used to smoke 3 cigarettes per week. Even that had effects on me. I couldn't even walk up a couple of stairs without being out of breath.

[@jonderwan]

Also my tongue always burned after having a smoke, don't have that problem with vaping at all.

[@aaronlandry3934]

Zach m I’ve only ever gotten a deposable one once, and that was because I was surrounded by water and didn’t want to lose my box mod

[@joeyg4924]

I smoked at least 2 packs a day about 14 YEARS. I've been vaping for over 7 years now, I haven't had a single drag from a cigarette since. VAPING ABSOLUTELY SAVED MY LIFE! I only wish they had come out with vaping a lot sooner. My father, who passed away recently of a fairly swift death from lung cancer at age 71, may have lived a lot longer.

[@lsohweldfab6575]

Thanks to vape I quit tobacco after 24 years

[@LessTalkMoreDelicious]

+20year ex-smoker here. Quit cold turkey with vaping and haven't looked back. Easy transition. Haven't felt more healthy in my life. Got my parents into vaping too. They're prolly 40-50year smokers. They too haven't looked back. Whoever and whatever studies that say vaping isn't an effective way to quit smoking is full of pure BS.

[@rcampana7632]

Was an infomercial said tasted ,felt like cigarettes. Herbs in tube. Someone s missing goldmines

[@rcampana7632]

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[@rcampana7632]

Pumping smoke into yourself

[@rcampana7632]

Need sales, business, opportunity publication s. Missing goldmines

[@Manakuski]

I used to smoke for 15 years (i'm 31) and i managed to quit this january by starting vaping. Haven't smoked ever since. Now i'm enjoying a nice vape out of my Griffin 25+ powered by Sigelei Fuchai 213 (yes i know, but it's a good wattage device). I also have a Wismec RX 2/3 + Smok TFV8 and the Smok Alien Kit with the Baby Beast tank. I will never get back to smoking again.

[@jpmessier11]

I have the Reuleaux 2/3 as well with the Playboy mini tank. It's probably my favorite mod.

[@MinnesotaWoodsman23]

Manakuski IPV5 and a Smok TF4. love it. wanna get an Xcube and a tfv8

[@Windrammer]

Manakuski Smok has been killing the game lately

[@ashleytiongson5882]

Manakuski good for you

[@Splucked]

+Jack Windrammer *Agree!* Got a G-Priv and it's OK for an old fart like me who gets annoyed trying to remember the button combos on standard box mods. Sadly, the weight factor is a pretty big con. Then there's the Big Baby Beast. I love it like I will never love my RDAs. It even gives a satisfying vape on a little 40W Target Mini! In my book, the only thing better than owning a Big Baby is owning one in every color (with a lifetime supply of X4 coils). 💨 💨 💨 (That said, I'm waiting for an Avocado and Limitless Classic to be delivered as I type this. LOL!)

[@Carlosdagama8]

I smoked for 48 years and vaped for 3. Vaping helped me get of ciggarettes big time. Now I have been smoke free for years now and i feel great. :)

[@donnas.ratliff5574]

I believe the e-cigarette has helped me a quite a few times. I, at present, vape daily. My lungs have been checked, more than once, and they are still clear. I respect the no smoking rules in public places. I quit smoking cigarettes in 1996.

[@donnydanger273]

I smoked for 38 years I quit in 2009 I took up vaping for a while about a year, it gives you a habit also, but nicotine free for 7 years. Thank God no damage was done.

[@dalejrfan1971]

I can say that without a shadow of a doubt that vaping saved my life. I smoked cigarettes for 30 years at 2 packs a day. I started experimenting with smoking when I was 12 years old and by the time I was 14 I was smoking on a regular basis. I quit smoking back on October 7, 2012, 2 days after my father died from cancer due to smoking. I had very severe sleep apnea because I was a heavy smoker. Two years after I quit smoking my doctor sent me for a sleep study to see if my sleep apnea was still bad. Two weeks later I went to see my doctor for the results from my sleep study. My doctor was floored to see that my sleep apnea was gone. She said that it was because I quit smoking and she asked me how I quit smoking. I told her that I quit smoking with the help of e-cigarettes. I said to her that I was weak and that's why I used e-cigarettes to help me quit smoking. She told me that I wasn't weak and that quitting smoking is the hardest thing to do. She also told me that she supports me vaping because it saved my life. My wife is very proud of me for quitting smoking and she supports me on vaping. Me smoking scared my wife because I could've gotten cancer and possibly died young and made her a widow at a young age. It also scared her because her father died of a massive heart attack from having undiagnosed sleep apnea. I'm just happy to be free of a deadly and stinky tobacco addiction that had me trapped for 30 years. I no longer smell like an ashtray nor does my wife have to kiss me after I have a cigarette. My wife loves the smell of the e-liquids I vape, she calls them mini air fresheners. In fact my wife vaped 0 nic Spearmint e-liquid to help her get through a pretty bad cold. Whenever her nose got really stuffed up she would take 3 or 4 puffs off of the e-cigarette that had the Spearmint e-liquid and it would her clear her nose so she could breathe.

[@mcdowell356]

Snaggletooth 75 ok

[@vantalk2021]

Snaggletooth 75 Do you remember which device you used to quit?

[@andrewdomenitzdmd]

I will testify that having a stroke stopped me cold turkey from cigarettes. I was very lucky to have recovered well from it, but a lot of people do not. Good luck with the vaping. I have a lot of vaping stuff in my house and do not think about it at all anymore. I think of cigarettes once a day and just forget about it in a minute or two. Like I said, I am very lucky to be able to even type this.

[@neonightkiller]

I was a smoker for 30+ years been vaping now for over 5. quitting for me would have never happened without e-cigs. I breath easier, food tastes better, stopped coughing up lung chunks went from spending $250+ a month to around $80 and no more smoker's stink.

[@therodenthitman]

5 years ago that would be 500+ a month now!

[@beeblebrux2112]

Thank you for this positive addition to the Vaping community, especially coming from an outside source like this. I quit the "stinkies" about a year ago, and my employer is happier (I don't go outside to take smoke breaks and waste time), my kids are happier (they say it smells a lot better when I'm around :), and I am happier

[@martykong3592]

:) I know I am watching this 6 years later, BUT I switched to Vaping to quit cigs before 2012 when my 1st and only Grandchild was born. I have to say it has been a change for the better, even my daughter who I now live with, said I do not cough in the morning like I used to. I still use nicotine / tabacco flavoure juices, but it is MUCH better than smoking! Jusst my 2 cents and thankful I did it. Again, thanks MUCH for this video and share, Happy New Year and Cheers! :)

[@nasgothus]

Smoked 2 packs a day for 20 years. Decided to give vaping a try without any intention of quitting smoking. Within a week, I stop smoking completely.

[@searcy95]

I am born and raised in the south(Tennessee). Lots of my family raised tobacco. I myself spent summers in the tobacco fields. I have smoked 38 + years until 17 days ago. I am vaping non-nicotine e-cig just to break the habit of reaching for a smoke. Hasn't been to bad to date. Wish Me Luck ! Thanks

[@VchaosTheoryV]

I got my Aunt who is currently 75 onto vaping. She was a two pack smoker for most of her life, and has occurred adverse health issues such as beginning stages of COPD. Now that she's been clean for 7 years, she no longer has that "Smoker's cough" that we know of, and she's got a clean bill of health. So, i can say that it has been a life saver for her. Vape on, cheers!

[@laurenbray8314]

I quit smoking a month ago after smoking since I was like 14. I'm 32 now. All thanks to Vaping! I feel great, I can actually breath and I'm not coughing constantly anymore. Only thing is you get dry mouth from Vaping but that's easily fixed with zylitol dry mouth products, Trident Gum and water.

[@brosettastone7520]

why do you keep making cigarettes?: Because its legal. -_-

[@PecanBaby...]

I started smoking in my twenties and watched my dad die from lung disease and I tried stopping. I tried everything then I went onto vaping with that I started feeling better. Now I can say with pride I was able to give up vaping as well. So now I have been off smoking and vaping for a year and a half now. I could never have done it without the help of vaping that's for sure, it helped me go through the withdrawal with out bad symptoms. I am in my 50s.