Never did I imagine that I'd be grappling with a nicotine addiction in my thirties. I wasn't a heavy smoker - it was a habit I picked up at university and dropped just as quickly. However, vaping proved to be a different beast altogether.
It turns out that I was vaping the equivalent of 100 cigarettes a week. Like any addiction, the habit crept up on me - initially, it was just a few puffs during nights out with friends or after dinner. Eventually, I found myself tethered to disposable vapes like Lost Mary, unable to leave the house without one.
Boredom soon turned into an excuse for vaping. Before I knew it, I was vaping from dawn till dusk; I vaped inside my house, at my desk, while watching TV, I even vaped in bed. It seemed harmless until the side effects kicked in: constant dry mouth, headaches, breathlessness and brain fog.
I knew it was time to quit, but I didn't know how. A Lost Mary BM600 disposable vape - available in dozens of different fruit flavours - is roughly equivalent to 20 cigarettes. This is because it contains 20mg of nicotine.
At my worst, I was going through five a week. This means I was inhaling 100mg of nicotine into my body, or the equivalent of 100 cigarettes. However, the highest legal nicotine level in the UK for these devices contains 40mg of nicotine, which is delivered between 500 and 600 puffs.
The NHS has stated that while vaping is less harmful than traditional smoking, it's not without its risks. The long-term effects of e-cigarettes are st.
