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These days, I would think they would recommend vaping over smoking. Vaping is apparently much safer, and only contains nicotine (plus glycerin/glycols). In my e
by jayajay 10y ago
These days, I would think they would recommend vaping over smoking. Vaping is apparently much safer, and only contains nicotine (plus glycerin/glycols). In my experience, cigarettes are much more relaxing and calming than vapes. I would think that the other compounds in cigarettes add to the overall soothing effect. Something about pure nicotine doses like through vapes just doesn't feel as good as a cigarette. One of my friends with cancer said the same thing about THC pills compared to smoking marijuana...
- DanBC 10y agoThere's been a kneejerk reaction to ban e-cigarettes in English MH hospitals. Justifications vary from "we don't know it's safe", "we think the nicotine is harmful unless it's being used to quit smoking and also being tapered down", to "The batteries are dangerous". This ban isn't just on actively vaping inside the hospital, but having the unpowered device, or vaping in the hospital grounds.
- jayajay 10y agoSome big colleges in the US are banning vaping on school grounds (indoors and outdoors). I think it's a reasonable rule to have for a hospital or laboratory, where the environment needs to be as controlled and contaminant-free as possible. Nicotine being fundamentally bad? Unstable batteries? That does seem a bit kneejerk, and unsubstantiated. Some airplanes or confined environments ban heavy perfume, out of respect for people with asthma and sinus issues. This is a much more justifiable reason IMHO. Either way, banning it outdoors seems a bit far... it seems like less work to equate vaping with smoking, instead of actually treating it as its own thing.