VAPING VS SMOKING WHICH ONE IS THE BEST CHOICE？

The Royal College have stated that vaping is at least 95% safer than smoking based on their extensive research. Since there’s no combustion, tar or ash associated with vaping, switching to it from smoking enables the user to experience health benefits from being smoke-free. That means better oral hygiene, skin health, circulation, lung capacity and an improved sense of smell and taste.

Here we analyze the harm brought to the body by electronic cigarettes and traditional cigarettes, as well as which one is cheaper and more selective for you to see if your choice is the right one?

Vape VS Cigarette Cotton Test

In an experiment carried out by tobacco expert Dr Lion Shahab and observed by celebrity TV GP and journalist Dr Rosemary Leonard the simple yet shocking test showed just how much damage the tar from smoking a month’s worth of lit tobacco can do to a smoker’s lungs.

Three large glass jars were filled with cotton wool balls and 4 weeks worth of cigarettes – a vape device and fresh air was pumped into each of them – separately of course. As you can see from the photo below the results are not only obvious but terrifying and should be the kick smokers around the world need to get them on the path to quitting.

The jar on the right shows the result of tar build up using an lit cigarette whilst the one on the left is obviously showing a pretty much clear result from vaping – which is almost as clear as the jar of fresh air!

Professor John Newton, Director of Health Improvement at Public Health England, said:

It would be tragic if thousands of smokers who could quit with the help of an e-cigarette are being put off due to false fears about safety. We need to reassure smokers that switching to an e-cigarette would be much less harmful than smoking. This demonstration highlights the devastating harms caused by every cigarette and helps people see that vaping is likely to pose only a fraction of the risk.

This shows that smoking is much more harmful than vapes!

Vape VS Cigarettes Nicotine

Labs reports each 5% (nicotine-by-weight) contains approximately 40 mg nicotine per vape and is 'approximately equivalent to about 1 pack of cigarettes.' In five independent studies, nicotine in the liquid in a vape ranged from 39.3 to 48.3 mg. Seven studies measured nicotine delivery via vaping-machine generated aerosols, varying in puffing regimes and equipment. One study estimated 68% transfer efficiency to the aerosol, measuring 28.8 mg nicotine per vape. The other studies reported nicotine values ranging from 72 to 164 µg/puff. At 200 puffs, this is 14.4-32.8 mg of nicotine per vape with equivalence to 13-30 cigarettes.

If you are worried that the nicotine content is still high, then I tell that you can also choose non nicotine vape.The problem is perfectly solved！

The Cost of Smoking vs Vaping

How Much Does Smoking Cigarettes Cost?

The cost of tobacco products has been going up for years, and it’s still continuing to grow. Between 2000 and 2020, the average price for a pack of 20 cigarettes went from $5.67 up to $13.45. That’s a 212% increase, with the last 5 years alone accounting for 26% of that. It’s pretty clear that this figure is only going to keep rising. This is probably a good thing because it’s helping to turn young people (and people in general) away from the dangers of smoking cigarettes.

So, if you were to smoke a pack of 20 cigarettes every day, that’s a whopping $4910 per year.

If you smoke 10 cigarettes a day, that’s $2455 per year. Even if you have as little as 5 cigarettes a day, it’s still going to set you back $1227 each year.

That’s a phenomenal amount of money that could be spent on so many better things! Now, let’s compare these numbers to the cost of vaping.

How Much Does Vaping Cost?

The vape itself will usually cost somewhere between$10 and $45 for a good starter kit. Starter kits are ideal for my first vape, as opposed to the massive chunky box vape devices that some vape enthusiasts use - some of these can cost up to $175.

So, let’s go in the middle to get a good average cost for your rechargeable vapes - $27. And let’s assume that you replace this twenty per year, as sometimes we do like to switch things up or treat ourselves to a fresh, new vape! So that’s a total of $540 per year on the disposable vape device.

It’s safe to say that vaping is much cheaper than smoking! It is around 78% cheaper than smoking 20 cigarettes a day, Not to mention all of the areas of your health that you’ll save, too!

Is the odor acceptable to you?

Compared to traditional cigarettes E-cigarettes don’t smell bad like smoking cigarettes, and the scent is more acceptable to others. Besides, the vapor exhaled by vapers breaks down within seconds and quickly disappears in the air. But cigarette smoke can last in the air for a long time. The smoking smell can linger on the objects. This is why many smokers find their clothes, hair, walls, curtains, and furniture stained or smelling of tobacco smoke after a while.

Can It Help You Quit Smoking?

Professor John Newton, Director of Health Improvement at Public Health England, said:

The false belief that vaping is as harmful as smoking could be preventing thousands of smokers from switching to e-cigarettes to help them quit. I hope this illustrative experiment helps people see the huge damage caused by smoking that could be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette.

Research we and others have conducted shows that vaping is much less harmful than smoking and that using e-cigarettes on a long-term basis is relatively safe, similar to using licensed nicotine products, like nicotine patches or gum. Using e-cigarettes or nicotine replacement such as patches or gum will boost your chances of quitting successfully.

I regularly give patients advice about quitting and when I recommend e-cigarettes, I am often surprised to hear the misconceptions some people have about them. The results of this experiment clearly show that every cigarette you smoke causes tar to enter your body and spreads poison throughout your bloodstream. Vaping is much less harmful than smoking and I really hope this experiment will encourage smokers to make a quit attempt. No matter how old you are, it’s never too late to stop.

We want to encourage more smokers to try and quit completely with the help of an VAPE, as this will significantly improve their chances of success. If you’re trying to stop smoking, our free online personal quit plan will help you find the support that’s right for you.!

Conclusion

Smoking cigarettes have side effect on your health. If you want to quit smoking, you can do it right away. For beginner vapers, they can choose disposable vapes.