Jordan North: How safe is vaping for my health?
Host and podcaster Jordan North started vaping in an attempt to give up cigarettes. He found himself dependent on both – and was not happy. Confused by conflicting reports about the potential harms of vaping, he examined the evidence himself for a BBC Three documentary.
I hate to admit it, But I started smoking when I was 16.
I tried several times to quit - and failed - but I found that switching to vapes really helped me reduce my consumption.
But I quickly got to the stage where I was vaping way more in a day than I was smoking cigarettes.
Now I wonder: did I just trade one bad habit for another?
The number The number of vapers in Britain has tripled in 10 years, estimates the charity Action on Smoking and Health.
Health experts largely agree that vapes – or electronic cigarettes – are a good way to wean adults off tobacco, because it There are fewer toxins in vapes than in tobacco smoke.
Host and podcaster Jordan North started vaping in an attempt to give up cigarettes. He found himself dependent on both – and was not happy. Confused by conflicting reports about the potential harms of vaping, he examined the evidence himself for a BBC Three documentary.
I hate to admit it, But I started smoking when I was 16.
I tried several times to quit - and failed - but I found that switching to vapes really helped me reduce my consumption.
But I quickly got to the stage where I was vaping way more in a day than I was smoking cigarettes.
Now I wonder: did I just trade one bad habit for another?
The number The number of vapers in Britain has tripled in 10 years, estimates the charity Action on Smoking and Health.
Health experts largely agree that vapes – or electronic cigarettes – are a good way to wean adults off tobacco, because it There are fewer toxins in vapes than in tobacco smoke.
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