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The facts of vaping Side effects of vaping

There are side effects to vaping. These can depend on how much you vape and what style e-liquid you choose. Vaping is only recommended for people who want to quit smoking.

Coughing, dry throat, headaches

The most common side effects of vaping are:

• coughing
• throat irritation, dry mouth and throat.

These side effects are associated with inhaling the vapour and are also associated with smoking.

Addiction

Nicotine is addictive and is present in most e-liquids. Nicotine itself is not very harmful to adults, but the other things inhaled along with the nicotine may be.

Read about nicotine and vaping

Long-term

Aside from the immediate side effects of vaping, there may be risks associated with vaping long-term however these are not yet known.

Learn the risks of vaping

Te hā

For Māori, and some other cultures, the breath or hā is sacred. Similar to smoking, vaping may interfere with your hā and the hā of those around you.

Only people who smoke should consider vaping to help them quit. However, because the long-term cultural impacts of vaping are unknown, people should aim to quit vaping too.

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