Almost all of us know the dangers of smoking these days, and for good reason! It damages the airways of your lungs,irritating them and causing multiple diseases. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death with decades of research to back up the danger it does to your health.

Everyone who smokes is recommended to quit because inhaling combustible tobacco creates so many dangerous toxins. Therefore, the vast majority of activecurrent smokers would like to kick their habit for good by finding a suitable alternative.

What many people don’t know, however, is how vaping or e-cigarettes, can not onlyhelp you quit but by doing so more safely and effectively. We’ve picked our topten benefits that you can expect when you make the transition!

There’s a huge amount of misinformation out there around the safety of vaping, with a lot of people seeing vaping as just as, if not more dangerous than smoking, when this is categorically not the case. Vaping is estimated to be 95% safer for your health than smoking, and its effectiveness as a quitting aid means you’re more likely to succeed in cutting down or quitting, which is the biggest benefit of all.

The average smoker in the UK smokes 9 cigarettes per day according to the most recent statistical data, so using that we can estimate that the average smoker spends around £1500 on cigarettes everyyear. This will, of course, be a bit different for everyone - the type ofcigarettes you smoke, where you buy your cigarettes and all sorts of otherfactors come into it too. However, this is a good estimate for the average smoker. It’s worth noting that vaping has more upfront costs than smoking - you need to buy your e-cigarette and any relevant accessories before you get started - but on an ongoing basis is considerably cheaper than smoking tobacco cigarettes.

As we’ve mentioned, e-cigarettes are incredibly effective at helping smokers cut down or quit smoking for good. Research also shows that vaping is almost twice as effective as traditional nicotine replacement therapies - this refers to things like nicotine gum, patches, nicotine pouches, lozenges, inhalers and other more “traditional” quitting aids. There are lots of reasons that vaping is so effective at helping smokers quit, and the nicotine rush is just one part of the overall experience. Vaping is so effective at helping you quit as it continues lots of the physical habits and cravings you build up without realising over months or years of smoking traditional cigarettes at less harm to yourself.

For many years, the impact of second-hand smoking has been studied, and results show that smoking is and continues to beincredibly dangerous to not just smokers themselves, but those around them as well. The smoke that is exhaled from tobacco products contains more than 5000 chemicals and around 70 known carcinogens (cancer-causingingredients). Second-hand smoke is so dangerous because it can beinhaled by other people, not just the smoker.

Vaping has been shown to not have the same risks when it comes to inhaling second-hand vapour. Like everything vaping, there’s still lots we have yet to learn, but all current evidence shows that the effects of second-hand vapour are negligible,as vapour evaporates very quickly, making them much safer for those around you when you vape. Some health professionals do recommend that you avoid vaping around small children and pregnant women, however, to be on the safe side.

As there are considerably fewer main ingredients in your vape compared to a tobacco cigarette, there are also considerably fewer compounds in the vapour that is exhaled! Most e-liquids only contain four main ingredients, a PG (propylene glycol) and VG (vegetable glycerin) base, nicotine and vape flavourings, all of which are deemed to be safe to consume. Tobacco cigarettes, on the other hand, contain more than 5000 chemicals when the smoke is exhaled. This means that vaping is much safer because you know more about what is in the e-liquid as a comparison to a cigarette. It’s not completely harmless but e-cigarettes offer less risk than smoking.