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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As George Carlin said, young people buy nicotine products because they relieve stress. I was on my way to quitting (cigarettes > vape > much less vape) when the pan hit. I kept vaping cause I allowed myself a comfort. I’m still vaping. I’m in my 40s.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

They do provide the brief illusion of stress relief, but physiologically they pretty much do the opposite by getting you into chronic nicotine withdrawals.

[–] dag__ 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm very lucky that nicotine just makes me feel nauseous and sick, it's also really uncomfortable to inhale.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That was my experience with the first two or three cigarettes I had. It went away very quickly. I smoked for seven years and thankfully have now been smoke-free longer than that.