Hunter, do you have any quantifiable evidence to support that? Also, nicotine isn't that bad of a chemical.
nope, & nicotine is not a 100% safe ingredient to ingest into your body anyway. to say vaping is safer than smoking a cig, is like saying chewing tobacco is safer than smoking

or the idiot realm walking in front of a speeding car is safer & better for your health than walking in front of a speeding truck

even go off path from tobacco a tad, bring up BBQ - if you consume a lot of smoked meats or do a lot of BBQ'ing with charcoal you are increasing your health issues as if you smoked cigarettes ( raised blood pressure, consume toxins/smoke & even breath it while BBQ'ing )
don't get me wrong BBQ'ing & smoking with charcoal has the best taste !
Its healthier than smoking simply because there are not 7000 various chemicals in every drag. Aresenic, rat poison....
I guess that depends on what tobacco (brand) you smoked, if you smoked natural tobacco then no chemicals just nicotine & smoke. "American Spirit" only had the paper its rolled in with chemical that would extinguish the cig if left burning over time ( just like every other brand too by law ) other than that no chemicals just plain ol' tobacco.
It also helps to know that a lot of the anti-vaping info out there is likely to be released by the tobacco industry itself, because they are losing tons of money, and likely will not successfully penetrate the vaping market, nor will most former smokers return to actual cigarettes, though I do know one person that did...and why I don't know.
you do know that a lot of that anti- tobacco ads are paid for by tobacco companies because of the lawsuits several years ago which they " HAVE " to do no matter what type of tobacco product.
funny thing I also hear different from some people, vaping cant give you a true smoke feeling, period !
some will vape and mix it up with a real smoke.
Just quit. Seriously.
Take that pack on the desk next to you and throw it in the trash, then quit.
Do not try, do not play the "I'm cutting back" self delusional bull ****.
Quit. You either smoke or you do not. So the question is do you have the discipline to control your own mind and body.
I have no idea why someone makes such a big f'ing deal about it.
I'm 50/50 with you.
what you posted I agree with you 100%, if you have the strong will to kick the habit, then it shouldn't be any issues.
though most times when that comes into play is a life waking up moment, be it health issue or your kid(s)
aside from that I also agree most people need to wean themselves off tobacco & habit. also at the same time be firm in your goal but I also understand some days early on " that day its not working " (why I carried a unopened pack as back up

) & could go through phases in couple months.
towards the end I was firm & said that's it ! & came to my last pack lasted couple days & enjoy every cig & took special care to enjoy my very last cig every drag
aside of quiting cold turkey.
if you have true desires to quit & discipline to do so, then less than 3 months wouldn't be any problem.
if not then you don't want to quit smoking !
& always watch out for that trigger & be strong because it could bring you back to smoking.