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. They provide a similar sensation to inhaling tobacco smoke. They’ve become largely popular amongst a number of South Africans, especially the youth.Pulmonologist DR Erica Jeanie says, “The most common misconception is that people think they are safe. There is this whole concept that it isn’t a combustible product and that it is not being burnt and there’s no tobacco in the product so therefore it is safe. Whereas we know that there are two big problems.

“I feel it’s the same as other countries like the USA and Canada where they taking away essentially something that is helping people get off cigarettes,” says one of the young people. While there’s an on-going debate on whether vaping is safe or not, the department of health is pushing ahead with the process of amending the Tobacco Control Bill.

I thought they were safer 😢

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