Vaping vs. Smoking: 4 Differences

man with shades and blazer vaping on the street

A guy vaping

Most people are aware that vaping is safer than smoking, and even the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intends on encouraging innovation of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) such as e-cigarettes, but what makes vaping better than smoking? In today’s blog post, we’ll look at four major differences between vaping and smoking.

Composition

The basic ingredients of traditional cigarettes are tobacco and chemical additives, which are wrapped in a thin paper and fitted with a filter at one end. According to the FDA, there are 93 known toxic chemicals in cigarettes, including ammonia and lead. The basic elements of e-juice, on the other hand, are propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, flavoring, and nicotine, although zero-nicotine options are also available.

Process

Combustible cigarettes burn tobacco, and that process releases smoke containing nicotine, which is then absorbed through the lungs and bloodstream. Vaping involves using a device such as an e-cigarette to heat e-liquid to vaporize the nicotine, or in the case of zero-nicotine liquid, it releases the flavors in the form of a vapor.

Smoke

The combustion process in smoking traditional cigarettes releases smoke, which contains over 7,000 chemicals, more than 70 of which can cause cancer. In addition to containing tar, smoke can also yellow teeth and destroy taste buds, not to mention the fact that it leaves an odor that lingers and sticks to everything. Vapor, however, is 95 percent less harmful according to a report released by the Royal College of Physicians, and it is airborne for less than 30 seconds.

Litter

According to Keep America Beautiful, although smoking in the U.S. has decreased by 28 percent in the last decade, “cigarette butts remain the most littered item in the U.S. and across the globe,” and that includes discarding of cigarettes on the ground, in planters, and waterways. With vaping, users have the choice between e-cigs that are disposable as well as those that are not, and even disposable e-cigarettes are recyclable. Vapers can easily recycle most of the components in an e-cig, including the battery and cartridges.

Are you an ex-smoker who has successfully transitioned to vaping? Tell us in the comments section below what vaping vs. smoking fact influenced your choice to change!

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