Smoking has no long term benefits, but can cause countless detriments to our overall well-being. Smoking not only weakens our mind, but makes us feel helpless and reliant. Worse of all, it puts as at incredibly high risk for fatal and chronic illnesses and robs us of our hard-earned finances. Our morality, health and personal freedom are all on the line when we subscribe to a life of smoking to cope with stress. Sadly, there is newer culprit on the market – vapes. Many people suffer from the false misconception that vaping is a healthier alternative to smoking, but this is not an effective solution as it is still incredibly harmful. Vaping keeps us stuck in a cycle of nicotine addiction and increases the risk for respiratory issues, lung injury and cardiovascular effects due to chemical exposure – not to mention the poor effect it has on developing brains. Lastly, there are countless, unknown long-term effects that science is simply not privy to yet. Much like smoking, the risk is far too great!