ept. 15, 2019, 9:00 AM UTC
By Ana B. Ibarra, California Healthline
Lucas McClain started smoking cigarettes in high school but switched to vaping after he heard e-cigarettes were a safer alternative.
His vape of choice became the Juul, the king of electronic cigarettes — which comes with a king-size nicotine hit.
Now 21, McClain wants to quit so badly that he’s turning back to the problem he fled in the first place: good old-fashioned cigarettes.
“Juul made my nicotine addiction a lot worse,†the Arlington, Va., resident said. “When I didn’t have it for more than two hours, I’d get very anxious.â€
Even though McClain knows the dangers of cigarettes — lung cancer runs in his family — he thinks it might be easier to kick cigarettes than his Juul. Plus, his mom keeps warning him about the mysterious vaping-related illnesses that have sickened hundreds across the country.
So last month, McClain bought his first pack of cigarettes in years. Then he tweeted about it.
“Bought a juul to quit smoking cigarettes,†he wrote, “now I’m smoking cigarettes to quit the juul.†He ended with this hashtag: #circleoflife.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/vaping/vapers-seek-relief-nicotine-addiction-wait-it-cigarettes-n1054131
