2022-01-19
Most people who take up vaping are smokers trying to reduce their risk of harm from smoking.
In Australia in 2019, smokers gave the following reasons for taking up vaping (could select more than one response) according to the 2019 National Drug Strategy Household Survey:
△To quit smoking 44%
△To reduce smoking 32%
△To avoid relapse to smoking 23%
△Because they are less harmful 27%
△They are cheaper 23%
△44% of smokers said curiosity was a factor in their decision to try vaping