Vaping/smoking doesn't make anxiety better - it makes it worse. It is an addictive habit that is difficult to stop. It causes long-term damage to your lungs and nervous system.
Vaping is more dangerous than smoking, because it contains so many dangerous chemicals - including huge doses of nicotine. Vaping/smoking before the age of 21 can increase anxiety and create problems with your mental health. It is NOT just affecting your lungs, it's affecting your brain.
Lung damage
Vaping can cause lung damage by allowing tiny particles to be inhaled deep into the lungs. These particles can spread and settle throughout the airways.
Cancer-causing chemicals
Vaping can expose you to cancer-causing chemicals.
Nicotine addiction
Nicotine is highly addictive and can harm the developing brain, especially in areas that control attention, learning, mood, and behavioral control.
Heart health
Nicotine can raise your blood pressure and spike your adrenaline, which increases your heart rate and the likelihood of having a heart attack. This also INCREASES ANXIETY in people already experiencing stress.
Short-term health effects
Vaping can cause nausea, vomiting, mouth and airway irritation, chest pain, and heart palpitations.
Risk of infection
Vaping may increase the chance of disease and infection from bacteria and viruses, like the virus that causes COVID-19 or pneumonia.
Risk of seizures
Some people who use e-cigarettes have experienced seizures. This can cause permanent injury to your brain.
Risk of injury
Vapes can burn you and there are many reports of vapes exploding or catching fire. Carrying a vape in your pants pocket/shirt is dangerous because these explosions do happen!