Is vaping itself harmful?

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106. Hard to say for sure.

After 33 years of smoking, I quit and have been vaping for 6 years now. My lungs are at an amazing capacity. Yes, I am addicted to nicotine, but it seems to be in small enough doses to not show any effects. My health problems now are joint pains and I think that is due more to years of physical jobs.

One thing that gets me with the folks who seem to be so anti-vaping....when can we get on chemical scents in general? I can't go anywhere without being hit with scents from perfume and body products. As soon as it hits my nose and lungs, everything wants to shut down. I get headaches and sometimes feel sick to my stomach. There are whole aisles in stores I can't go anywhere near. But these products NEVER seem to be questioned that folks are using them. And around kids.

It does seem like a power thing with the kids. I think it is better for them to vape than to use traditional cigs. Yes, nicotine is addictive but there are so many harmful things in this world (not just Republicans!) and while it would be great if a person did not do anything harmful, that is probably impossible (everyone is exposed to harmful things everyday, some that are not even considered harmful) to avoid all of it. And people do need to be allowed to do what they want with their own bodies if it is not affecting anyone else.