I HATE vapes. Anyone else agree?

You’re definitely not alone—I have a super sensitive nose too, and even the so-called “nice” smells from vapes can make me nauseous. One time at a gig, someone next to me was puffing nonstop and I had to keep moving to find clear air. Funny thing is, I’ve been told the boutiq switch ones actually smell way better than most.  

I see it's been a while since you've posted, but I just want to ask—how are you all finding things lately with public spaces and vape use? I've noticed more people vaping indoors again, and it really sets off my sensory issues. Does anyone have any go-to ways of dealing with that without causing conflict or anxiety?

I’ve gone off vapes too — they mess with my chest and I hate the smell. I’ve switched to thc weed gummies instead. They’re way easier on my lungs and give a more mellow, manageable effect. I take a low dose and it helps me wind down without needing to inhale anything.

Thanks for sharing that video. I had a good chuckle at it. 

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I used an e-pen for a few weeks to stop smoking, and a small pen type vape. I did it at home in the garden, never near anyone else, and I didn’t need it for long.

I find people vaping in public just as disgusting as smoking. The flavours are appalling, and I hate the thought of what I smell has actually just been in someone’s lungs. I don’t like it. 

Nope. As far as I can tell some of my habits are akin to a stim of which I have many. If they are stims…..

I have just read the following article (see link), on the topic of a UK government crackdown on under-age vaping. What I had previously been unaware of is that due to a loophole in the law, retailers have been able to give free vape samples to children. Whilst I consider it a good thing that the government plans to get rid of that loophole, the fact that it exists beggars belief, especially as it's been a good few years since vapes were available to buy in the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65749389

I don't like them at all. They smell horrible and can be smelt from a distance. Very unpleasant, more so if you have hyper sensitive sense of smell.

The teens at school do it, looks and smells horrible but it looks cool (apparently) so they are all trying it at the moment.

I wish it would be banned.

Nope. And as far as I can tell it and a lot of other bad habits (if I even have autism) become stims? Not sure but….

Not sure if this will amuse you, but when I was in my late teens I had made some remark to a friend about the unusual air freshener her mother used, adding that I always felt happy and relaxed after visiting. My friend burst out laughing and informed me that the air freshener fragrance I was unfamiliar with was not an air freshener, and the reason why I probably felt so happy and relaxed was probably because of her dad's tendency to spend most evenings shutting himself away in the lounge getting stoned.

Where I live, the younger generations seem to favour smoking some really nasty stuff. It's definitely not cannabis. Whatever it is, I find the smell so revolting that I feel compelled to cover my nose, as it almost makes me want to throw up. It lingers in the air for a good while afterwards.

I agree, they smell terrible. Artificial sweet sickly smell, awful. I hate the smell of cigarettes too. I quite like the smell of cannabis though.

It's good you tried though, hopefully at some point you'll feel in a good place to try again and beat it. It's so corny but one of the tag lines that stuck with me when I first tried cutting down and quitting the first time with NHS Stop smoking is "if at first you don't succeed, don't quit trying to quit" guess it worked for me because third time was literally the charm.

I use Grammarly too (the free version), but my bugbear is that it automatically wants to correct my British-English spelling to US-English. When I suspect myself of having made a typo, I find myself consulting the internet, which kind of defeats the purpose of me having Grammarly. 

There have been numerous occasions in my life when I have attempted to stop smoking. Even when I had once temporarily succeeded, I did not consider myself to be somehow superior (or whatever) to people around me that smoked. Therefore, if you were worried that I may have taken offence at your reply, please don't be.

Thank you for sharing the link to that YouTube video, which is interesting. I watched approximately half of it, before deciding that I would probably better off watching it on the large screen (my TV)... Less chance of me being distracted when I watch YouTube on my TV. 

I wanted to add this disclaimer but after going back to edit out the most illegible typos from my original reply to you I was afraid to do it a 3rd time to add this incase the spam bot ate the whole thing. (Grammarly is supposed to turn itself on and help me catch them when I start typing online but it doesn't always.)

Anyway I just wanted to clarify albeit belatedly I do not consder myself any better than current smokers just because I use the word addict, it's just a descriptor and how I felt about myself and my struggle to get off of nictotine, since according to The Oral Cancer Foundation it's actually more addictive than heroin and ampthetamines. And I really don't look down on people who struggle to quit it, it's legalised poison so it's everywhere that makes it much more difficult to quit, which is already a rough ride from a chemical point of view never mind a social one.

Incidentally I found this just stumbled over it while side bar hopping over on youtube so:
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This! In my twenties I used to smoke 40 a day, and looking back, I firmly believe that (yes, along with nicotine addiction) it was heavy stimming combined an excuse for a break from the office environment and its enforced socialising. If possible it'd be good for people to stop smoking or vaping, but it really is a brilliant stim. (PSA - please don't start smoking or vaping to stim!). Don't regret giving up at all, but I do sometimes "miss" it.

Vapes are an olfactory assault on others though. I find it far more offensive than smoking. And they're definitely damaging to health long term, though good short term as a smoking cessation technique.

Sporadic Sparkly said:

For existing smokers that have been unsuccessful in kicking the habit, I consider vapes to be a good thing. To those not in the know, vaping liquids (or salts) are available in a variety of nicotine strengths. The idea is to obviously reduce the nicotine strength to zero, and then stop vaping altogether.

This is my issue with vaping, it went from a smoking cessation aid to a trendy thing that people think they can just do endlessly in leu of actual cigarettes.

Thing is even on 0 nicotine it's still just a silly habit paying money to regularly be puting something in your body that doesn't belong there and you don't need to do it. No health pros, only cons.

I never got to 0 myself tho, tbh I got down to a 3, then just went "nah I don't want to spend any more money on this s**t". A very difficult 3 weeks of my life, but that's what happens when you kick an addiction to anything, gotta stop %100 or else you're still an addict.

The otherthing is being autistic I didn't realise at the time that the actions/movements involved hand and oral were covering a lot of stims I should have just been able to express naturally. Now I blow my money of fidget toys but at least they are good for me lol.

This might sound strange, but as a smoker, I dislike the smell of tobacco. Given the choice, I would rather have the smell of fruity-smelling vapour wafting in my direction, than tobacco smoke. 

For existing smokers that have been unsuccessful in kicking the habit, I consider vapes to be a good thing. To those not in the know, vaping liquids (or salts) are available in a variety of nicotine strengths. The idea is to obviously reduce the nicotine strength to zero, and then stop vaping altogether.

In addition to vapes being available in a variety of colours, many of them produce ridiculously large clouds of vapour, which is possibly why so many youngsters think it is cool to take up vaping. Even the vaping liquids used with vapes can look enticing. Not so long ago, I happened to watch something on the news about schools having to resort to installing vaping detectors, due to a worrying increase in youngsters taking up vaping. 

It surprises me that there are venues allowing people to vape indoors. It's not yet known if vaping causes long-term health effects to vapers, or indeed to anyone else. Therefore, I believe the existing laws that apply to smokers, should be applied to vapers as well. 

I hadn't realized people used them indoors. I was so relieved when indoor smoking in public places was banned. I don't often spend time in indoor public places though. I think the rule for vapes should be the same. I hate inhaling the smell outside and try to avoid it the same as I do with smoke. On the news recently they were reporting that vapes they tested had high levels of metals which could cause problems.

I think it is bad that they are sold with attractive colours as lots of school children now take up vaping. It is difficult, even with bag searches for schools to find them and the smell is unpleasant in the toilets for those with high sensitivity to smells