While some entities keep insisting that vaping leads to smoking, studies and real world data keep indicating that actually the contrary is true. Vaping has succeeded where no pharmaceutical NRT has, and is leading to the lowest smoking rates ever recorded worldwide.
A recent Gallup poll revealed that cigarette smoking in the U.S. has dropped to a historic low of 11%, with only 6% of people under 30 reporting that they smoke. This significant decline is largely attributed to the rise of vaping, which has played a crucial role in reducing smoking rates, especially among younger generations.
The Connecticut State Department of Health recently released findings from the 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), highlighting both historic lows and slight increases in tobacco and vapour product use among high school students. In 2023, 3% of Connecticut high school students reported smoking cigarettes within the past 30 days, marking a significant rise from 1.3% in 2021. However, this still represents an 18.9% decrease from 2019, and a dramatic decline of 91.5% from 1997, when 35.2% of students smoked.
Similar trends were observed in the use of other traditional tobacco products. Cigar use among high schoolers rose to 4.1% in 2023, showing a 485% increase from 2021 but only a modest rise since 2019. Smokeless tobacco use also increased by 76.9% between 2021 and 2023, yet overall usage has decreased by 11.5% since 2019.
Vapor product use peaked in 2019, and while it has seen an uptick from 2021 to 2023, it remains below 2019 levels. In 2023, 28% of students had tried e-cigarettes, and 11.5% were current users, showing respective increases of 12.4% and 8.5% from 2021. However, since 2019, the number of students who had ever used e-cigarettes dropped by 37.4%, and current use decreased by 57.4%. Daily vaping also fell from 6.1% to 3.6%, a reduction of 40.9%.
Despite such data, vaping is still villainized
Discussing Gall up poll, World Vapers’ Alliance Director, Michael Landl, emphasized that vaping is not a gateway to smoking but rather a tool to help people quit. This was recently proven again by yet another study. Despite this, vaping faces increasing regulatory challenges, which Landl argues could undermine the public health benefits achieved. He stresses that supporting vaping as a harm reduction strategy is essential for continuing this progress and reducing the burden on healthcare systems.
The effect of vaping on smoking rates is undeniable as similar patterns are being observed worldwide, and these have been consistently similar for the last few years. For example, in 2018, 15.1% of Minnesotans reported smoking, and by 2020 this number had dropped to 13.8%. Even back then, the Department of Health, had emphasized that these figures reflected the national ones which dropped from 21.2% in 2011 to 15.5% in 2020. While vaping rates remain relatively unchanged with 4.9% of Minnesotan adults reporting vaping in 2020, from 5% in 2018.
Everything you need to know before upgrading your vape
Before Upgrading Your Vape Kit: What You Need to Know
As you gain more experience with vaping, you may consider upgrading your vape kit to improve performance, enhance flavour, and increase vapour production. This often involves moving to kits with customizable options like adjustable wattage, voltage, and temperature control, or devices with larger tanks and rebuildable atomizers.
It's important to take the upgrade process step by step and not rush into high-tech devices. If you are new to vaping, it’s best to start by understanding the terminology, the functionalities of different kits, and how these factors affect your overall vaping experience. This is especially important for those looking to move on to devices with advanced features like adjustable airflow, sub-ohm capabilities, and rebuildable coils.
Why Should You Upgrade?
Upgrading your vape kit becomes essential as you become more knowledgeable to achieve a more personalized and refined vaping experience. Devices wear out over time, and with advancements in vaping technology, upgrading allows you to access cutting-edge innovations such as high-efficiency batteries, advanced chipset integration, and performance enhancements driven by AI.
Upgrading also allows you to explore advanced features that give you greater control over your vaping experiences, such as precision temperature control and variable power settings, significantly enhancing flavour and vapour production.
Choosing the Right Device
Selecting the right vape kit depends on your specific goals, whether it’s achieving higher wattage, a particular device ergonomics, or exploring customizable features like variable airflow and resistance settings. Leading e-cigarette manufacturers offer a wide range of devices, including pods, pens, mods, and mech mods, each tailored to provide distinct vaping experiences. Our collection is categorized into beginner, intermediate, and advanced kits, making it easy to find the right device based on your level of expertise.
Before upgrading, it's important to have a thorough understanding of proper device usage and maintenance protocols, battery safety including handling high-drain batteries, the principles of Ohm’s Law (particularly for advanced mods with rebuildable decks), and the appropriate PG/VG ratios in vape juice to match your device’s coil specifications. Mastering these areas will enable you to maximize the potential of more advanced kits safely, and ensure optimal performance.
Vape Juice
The type of vape juice you choose should match your vape kit, and selecting the right blend is crucial for device longevity and performance. Smaller kits like pods and pens are best paired with 50PG/50VG or 60PG/40VG e-liquids. Advanced mods and mech mods, designed with larger coil apertures, perform optimally with high VG e-liquids like 70VG/30PG or 80VG/20PG.
Using the correct vape juice is essential to avoid issues like coil burnout or leaking, which can occur if the VG/PG ratio isn’t suited to your device.
Upgrading Your Vape Kit
Upgrading your vape kit is an opportunity to explore new e-liquid flavours, enhance your vaping experience, and take advantage of the latest advancements in vaping technology. Whether you’re looking to customize your vape or achieve a more satisfying experience, we recommend a gradual upgrade process, supported by thorough research to find a device that matches your vaping style and expertise.
If you’re ready to take your vaping experience to the next level, explore our expertly curated range of advanced vape kits.