The Dangers of Vaping and Nicotine Addiction: Tips to Quit

The younger you start vaping, the easier it is to become addicted for a long time. And from vaping it is also easier to switch to traditional smoking. Young people in particular can be addicted within two or three days. It is therefore better not to start smoking or vaping at all. Have you started yet? Then vaping will soon become a lot less attractive.

Day flavors

From October 2023, the ‘tasty flavors’ or e-liquids will be banned. No more strawberry, banana, macaron or licorice flavor. From then on, only vapes with a tobacco flavor may be sold. The government hopes that this will make vaping less popular.

Addicted

You can become physically and mentally addicted to nicotine and you may experience withdrawal symptoms when you stop. Would you like to stop? Dr. Leon van den Toornpulmonologist at Erasmus MC and chairman of the pulmonologists association, advise you to go to your GP.

What is the best thing to do if you are addicted to vaping?

“The very best thing you can do is follow a quit trajectory. This is offered everywhere and always reimbursed by your insurer,” explains Dr. Van den Toorn. “Preferably don’t start with chewing gum or pills, the chance of success to stop is too low. A counseling process gives the best chance of success.”

Dr. Van den Toorn explains that eighty percent of people who smoke really want to stop. “Unfortunately, this does not apply to young people. They don’t see the long-term problems. It is a group event, they want to belong.” He therefore finds education on this subject very important. “We would prefer to prevent them from starting at all and if they have started, that they stop under supervision.”

What can you do if your child is addicted to vaping?

“That’s a tricky one,” explains Dr. From the wrath. “Warning always only helps a little bit, especially with teenagers. That is why we need measures from politicians to get children to stop, so limiting the number of points of sale and a drastic increase in the price. Of course, as a parent you have to show your child that it is not healthy. It can really hurt in the long run. But in the end you can’t do more than explain it.

As doctors, we nowadays also focus much more on the benefits of quitting smoking than pointing out the dangers of smoking. That is another approach that works more pleasantly and is also more effective.”

Finally stopped? This is how that cigarette smell disappears…

Bron: Dragonfly