5 vaping myths busted

1. It’s just flavoured water vapour Vaping is the inhaling of an aerosol (mist) created by an electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) or another vaping device. It is an aerosol full of nicotine, chemicals and tiny particles that your lungs wish they’d never met!
2. At least it’s safer than smoking Vaping messes with your lungs, brain, heart – especially if you are still growing.  Nicotine also affects your mental health by making anxiety and depression worse and giving you memory and sleep problems. Even brief exposure to nicotine can produce a permanent change in your brain.
3. It’s not addictive Nicotine is very addictive, and you can become addicted to vaping even if you don’t vape daily. There is no safe level of vaping.
4. Everyone’s doing it Not true, most teenagers in Ireland do not vape - it’s just louder online than in real life. For example, a recent survey found that just 15% of 16-year-olds in Ireland currently use vapes.
5. I can quit whenever i want Most people struggle to quit vaping – nicotine withdrawal is real and extremely challenging. As a teenage vaper, you are also 3-5 times more likely to take up tobacco smoking.