And I am not young! The country is so concerned with the preliminary findings from studies that lawmakers are urging the FDA to clear e-cigs from the market during the pandemic. Just recently Stanford came out with a study that young people who vaped were 5-7 times more likely to be infected by Covid. I think we all that not vaping is the safest of all. Maybe it’s safer than smoking but it’s not totally safe. What we do know is that people who vape have higher levels of heavy metals in their urine. A respiratory therapist once told me that people who vape will end up with intractable pneumonia and this was pre- COVID. But here’s the real deal: we don’t know the long term effects of vaping. I’m lonely and stressed and scared and it’s okay to vape. When Covid hit I thought to myself “Well vaping during a respiratory illness pandemic is super stupid” but then I found some article about people who smoked have lower rates of infection. Because I like the ritual of putting something to my mouth. However, he recovered and I continued to vape. I felt I needed something to take the edge off. This last vaping relapse began in the fall of 2019 when my father got cancer. And as my smoking or vaping continued, my head would tell me “I need SOMETHING. “Well, at least I’m not using,” was my usual rationalization. I could go months or years but once something really stressful hit me like a break up or a parent’s illness, back to smokes I’d go. From then, it was an on and off relationship. I think I started smoking in my first rehab at 24 which is pretty common. The WHY of people in recovery smoking is not that hard to figure out. Nicotine is addictive and we like addictive stuff. I’m not going to bore you with the stats. There’s a high comorbidity of mental illness and substance abuse. People in recovery smoke more than the general population. People with mental illness smoke more than the general population. “You put the bead up your nose? Okay, no more beads. 80!!! That’s like 4 packs of cigarettes every 36 hours. I had some headaches, dry mouth, sore throat but whatever, right? In terms of nicotine, 4 Juul pods is equivalent to 80 cigarettes. I had some chest pain but I brushed that off. I quit vaping cold turkey 30 days ago but who’s counting? I was ripping through 4 Juul pods every day and a half. Subscriptions may be managed within your Account Page in the App Store, Manage Subscriptions.This is not the first time I’ve written an article like this but I pray it is the last. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the period you selected. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Monitor your nicotine consumption with daily reduction goals. Track your entire vape free journey using our custom tracker. ![]() Take the first step to a vape-free life and download Quit Vaping. ![]() We created the first ever Buddy System, where you and a friend can quit together and track each other's progress. ![]() We provide many resources that have been proven to help people stop vaping. Quitting can be difficult and overwhelming, but with Quit Vaping it becomes a lot easier. Join over 700,000 other users banding together to Quit Vaping.
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