Looking back on well over a decade since I quit smoking, I’m deeply grateful—not just for the decision to leave cigarettes behind, but for the role vaping has played in that journey. Vaping gave me a real chance to quit, it introduced me to an incredible community of people, some of whom have truly changed my life.
The friendships, support, and shared experiences in the vaping world have been as meaningful as the health benefits.
Beyond personal stories, the science behind vaping continues to affirm its role as a positive harm reduction tool. Konstantinos Farsalinos, a leading expert, continues to highlight on his research site that “electronic cigarettes are substantially less harmful than smoking” and that “switching from smoking to vaping leads to significant improvements in health, including lung function and cardiovascular outcomes.”
His extensive research shows that vaping “results in a significant reduction in exposure to harmful and potentially harmful constituents compared to smoking,” and this supports what many of us have felt firsthand—the freedom and health that come from quitting smoking.
So here I am, well over ten years smoke-free, thankful for vaping, a livelihood and even more thankful for the amazing people this path has brought into my life.
