What I can tell you about vaping instead of smoking: 1.) It’s cheaper. The rigs and the juice cost us $70. It costs us $7 for a pack of Camel Lights. $14 a day at today’s prices. In two days, it will pay for itself. The juice lasts for a very long time. 2.) QuitPlan is against it. But I expect that something paid for by the tobacco companies as penance for all the cancer they gave people is gonna be against something that will derail their gravy train. 3.) I don’t really know what the effects are other than what I’ve been able to see in myself: – increased stamina – fatter wallet – don’t really vape the same way i used to smoke, it’s a totally different delivery system – everything smells better – my mouth tastes better, is wetter – my sinuses don’t suck – not hitting the inhaler (well, hardly at all) – i don’t miss cigarettes one bit – that tidbit above is a fucking miracle What I can’t tell you about vaping instead of smoking: 1.) The precise measurement of nicotine I am getting, and yes that bothers me a little. I vape with great awareness , though, and haven’t made myself sick on it ever/yet, unlike I have with precisely-measured dosages, such as those found in gum and patches. (I think they may overdose me a little… I end up speedy and grinding.) 2.) Whether, in the long run, it’s really better for me than smoking cigarettes. I’ve got to have a scientific mind about this: they may eventually find that vaping is, like, killing your DNA or brain cells, or de-myelinizing your nerve endings, or whatever, and really, that would suck. It is possible, because this shit is new-ish. Conclusion: I love vaping. In three days, nine hours, we have saved nearly $50 by not spending it on cigarettes. By the middle of the week, these rigs will have paid for themselves. The apartment doesn’t stink so bad, no fucking ashes and scorchmarks… I’ve got plans for washing and repainting the walls, now.