Vaping and addiction

Some vaping products contain nicotine. These can cause the user to become addicted to nicotine.

Other vaping products do NOT contain nicotine. Still, while these products do NOT contain nicotine, they do contain other harmful chemicals. We do not yet know how harmful these products are.

Whether vaping products contain nicotine or not, they can lead to harmful behaviour:

• People who vape may move on to tobacco products like cigarettes.
• Vaping can lead people to believe that smoking is a normal behaviour.

We do not yet understand the full effects of vaping. It can take many years for the harm to show up. As a result, vaping products are not, and never have been, approved as quit-smoking aids.

Vaping is never the right option for teens or anyone who has never smoked. There is good evidence about the potential harms of vaping.

If you want to quit vaping and need help, contact us:

• Call our 811 Quit Line
• Reach out over Secure Chat

Our counsellors have the skills and experience to help you quit.

If you are concerned about vaping and would like to quit, more information can be found through: