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Re:Smoking Is a Dying Habit. Not in Germany by wkat4242 on Saturday September 02, 2023 @05:35PM (#37365731)
I think what doesn't help is that vaping is treated the same as smoking. It's also banned everywhere that smoking is even though it doesn't generate particles.

I think many smokers feel that there's no real upside to vaping for this reason apart from their own health effects. I think they should make vaping more attractive eg allowing it in a vaping area at the office.

Ps I'm not a smoker nor vaper. But I'm getting a bit fed up with this war on nicotine. The current strictness the EU is taking is clearly not working for those who are still smokers. Continuing to increase the price will not either.

Just like the war on drugs is never ending and has not really accomplished much more than increase risk and this rewards that benefit bigger cartels, it's time to evaluate to see what actually works.

Re:Smoking Is a Dying Habit. Not in Germany by serf on Saturday September 02, 2023 @09:37PM (#37366978)
>It's also banned everywhere that smoking is even though it doesn't generate particles.

I vape nicotine. That's not true in the slightest, unless you're using some wacky definition of 'particle'.

I agree that the restrictions around where one vapes might need to be a little less lax when compared to cigarettes, but to claim that it doesn't 'generate particles' is disingenuous.

Re:Smoking Is a Dying Habit. Not in Germany by rubatuga on Sunday September 03, 2023 @12:55AM (#37367822)
Probably less PM2.5 rating
Re:Smoking Is a Dying Habit. Not in Germany by wkat4242 on Sunday September 03, 2023 @06:12PM (#37375093)
Well there's no solids. No tar, ashes etc.

Droplets yes but they are just oils. Similar to when you're frying in the kitchen. Probably a lot less than that in fact, considering the amount that goes into a vape pen.

Re:Smoking Is a Dying Habit. Not in Germany by Doxin on Monday September 04, 2023 @09:47AM (#37380430)
I'd still rather not be breathing someone else's used strawberry flavor though, regardless of health effects or lack thereof.