Why is making the switch important?
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If you’re a smoker, switching to a vape is one of the best ways to quit. There are a number of benefits to making the switch including health benefits and money saving. Let’s take a look at 10 reasons to switch to vaping.
10. Save money
One of the biggest reasons to switch to vaping is the amount of money that you’ll save. E-liquid and devices are drastically cheaper than tobacco, which is constantly getting more expensive. If you’d like to find out exactly how much you’d save, check out our quit smoking calculator.
It’s not just a personal saving when you switch to vaping. The MHRA estimates that every person who successfully transitions saves the NHS around £74,000. Considering roughly 6.6 million people smoke in the UK, that would have the NHS over £550 billion[1]!
9. Vaping is safer
As stated by Public Health England, vaping is 95% safer than smoking [2]. There have been a lot of negative media around vaping causing serious health problems. Aside from rare allergic reactions, most of these issues are caused by illegal vapes which contain unknown chemicals. Vapes sold in the UK must be registered with the MHRA under TRPR law. These regulations are in place to protect vapers and ensure that e-cigs are a better alternative to smoking.
8. You’ll smell better
Not everyone will agree, but vaping smells much better than smoking. Because there’s nothing being burned, there’s no lingering smells. That means that your clothes and home will be safe from any further stinks that tobacco brings with it.
7. It tastes better
There are hundreds of flavours when it comes to choosing your e-liquid. There really is a taste for everyone, be it fruity, menthol or tobacco. Even though there are brands that have found loopholes on the no menthol ban, cigarettes only really come in one flavour.
6. Easier than smoking
There’s nothing worse than going to light you cigarette, only to realise that you’ve lost your lighter. In a lot of ways vaping is much easier than smoking. As long as you keep an eye on your liquid levels and make sure you charge your kit, the only maintenance required is to fill it while your out.
5. It’s better for the environment
Cigarette butts are the biggest cause of litter, making up 66% of Englands discarded waste. Also, they take 14 years to properly break apart and when they do, they leech toxins into the environment [3]. With e-cigs, you’re only binning a coil or a disposable pod and they last around 2 weeks before needing to be replaced.
Disposables aren’t as good for the environment. While they’re a great place to start your vaping journey, they need to be recycled responsibly. If they’re thrown away, they can damage the environment or cause fires.
4. You can cut down easier
When cutting down cigarettes, you have to physically smoke less. With a vape, it’s much easier as you can reduce the strength of your e-liquid. The National Center for Smoking Cessation Training (NCSCT) recommend that you cut down no sooner than every 2 weeks. This helps to manage any cravings that you might feel from the lower nicotine.
3. You can vape indoors
Although the rules around vaping in public places are decided by wherever you are, there are no laws that ban smoking from anywhere. Vapour doesn’t damage furnishings and the only thing left behind is a slight residue that can be easily wiped away. Also, it doesn’t cause anything to yellow, like tobacco smoke does.
2. There’s no fire risk
Smoking is the cause of a third of all accidental fires [4]. Because vapes don’t use a flame, and heat up to much lower temperatures, there’s a much lower risk of these blazes being caused by an e-cig.
1. It’s easier to quit smoking with a vape
Starter Kits
If you want to give vaping a go, here are 3 great choices for your first kit:
Elf Bar ELFA Pro Kit
| Battery | 500mAh |
| Type | pre filled pod |
| Price | £4.49 |
VLTZ Re:fuel 2
| Battery | 800mAh |
| Type | disposable pod |
| Price | £10.99 |
Joyetech EVIO M Pro
| Battery | 1100mAh |
| Type | disposable pod |
| Price | £14.99 |
And that’s10 reasons to switch to vaping! If you’d like to make a positive change, or know anyone that does, you can always contact us. Our customer service team love to help smokers successfully get started.
References
[1] Impact Assessment – unlicensed nicotine containing products, MHRA
[2] E-cigarettes around 95% less harmful than tobacco estimates landmark review, Public Health England
[3] Cigarette butts can take 14 years to break apart, Keep Britain Tidy.
[4] Smoking, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Services.
