At least Antonia S.* has no desire to smoke cigarettes anymore. She started smoking at 18, and six years later switched to vaping. Watermelon flavor is her favorite, and a ten-milliliter bottle of e-liquid, the equivalent to about 60 e-cigarettes, lasts her a week.
"I've tried to quit smoking time and time again. It never worked until I tried vaping. I do feel that it's made me healthier. But on the other hand, I think I'm much more dependent on vaping than I was on smoking. Everyone I know says they vape much more than they would smoke," the 30-year-old told DW.
From a consumer perspective, vaping has the advantage that it doesn't smell like normal cigarettes. Antonia also vapes at home; smoking in the apartment was an absolute no-go but the sweet vapor from blueberry, cola or apple peach from her e-cigarette isn't a problem. Above all, it's possible anytime, anywhere.
"You're on it all the time. With cigarettes, you might have said 'I've only got five minutes, that's not enough,' and then you didn't spark up after all. I don't even have to go outside to vape," Antonia says. When would she stop using e-cigarettes? "Right now, I feel like it's doing me more good than harm. But if I got pregnant, I'd stop immediately."Are e-cigarettes really healthier? To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
