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When it comes to vices and ways to spend our time, smoking is one of the most common past times in Australia. While the health risks of smoking have long been understood, it is still a habit that a great many people pick up in their life. It can be a comfortable habit to fall into, but when it becomes a lifelong habit smoking can naturally have some long-term drawbacks.

In the eyes of many, then, vaping is the ‘healthy’ alternative that means you do not have to give up smoking entirely. Is this true, though? Is vaping good for my health?

If you are someone who smokes, or has smoked in the past, you might notice one thing when you go for a smoke break: the types of smokes people use today are very different. Gone are the days of cigarettes and cigars, now we live in the word of vaping. Australians are switching from traditional smoking to vaping in their droves as the potential benefits become clear.

This is a rising trend, too, with more and more Australians giving up traditional smokes for vapes. So much so, that an official campaign was launched, dubbed Switch2Vaping, that was led by major tobacco harm advocates to get people to change from smoking cigarettes to the modern alternative.

Why, though? Why do so many smokers switch to vaping? What is behind this draw?

Smoking has been a habit for centuries. People all across Australia enjoy a cigarette, whether it is on a night out, after a hard day at work, or on a quick break during their busy lives. Smoking, though, is an expensive habit. What used to be a cheap and cheerful way to let off some steam can now be compared to the price you might pay for a car. For many, then, a cheaper way to enjoy the same stress release of a cigarette is to turn to vaping. Is this true, though? Is vaping cheaper than smoking cigarettes?

Let us look at the rough figures you might be paying for a smoking habit versus a vaping habit.

If you are one of the many (and we do mean many) Australians choosing to change to vaping, you probably already know why. Vaping is seen by many as the cheaper, healthier, and more accessible alternative to smoking. It can provide many of the same benefits in terms of stress reduction and habitual relief, but it comes with nothing like the same health concerns.

At the same time, vaping is also seen as the more socially acceptable choice; many venues allow vaping, but not smoking. Yet, the rise in vaping means many are jumping on without truly understanding what they are vaping. For example, what is the e-liquid found in disposable vapes?