ATTITUDES

The results of our online qualitative survey of 152 people demonstrated that 56.6% of respondents have no intention of cutting back on vaping habits, even with respondents identifying the health risks involved with vaping. The two reasons that promote young people to quit are the financial cost and difficulty breathing and when we asked surveyors whether they have an intention of quitting, they responded with “I am addicted, it makes me lethargic and hurts my chest, I can’t run anymore ” and “buying vapes costs a decent amount of money and I have experienced negative impacts on my health” (Vaping Survey, 2022)

Do you intent on quitting?

(Vaping Survey, 2022)

Furthermore, “JUUL found that health concerns such as difficulty breathing and financial cost were common reasons for quitting” (S.Amato et al, 2021), however the health concerns that young people have with vaping aren’t “ an important motivator” and is “likely not the only reason that young e-cigarette users decide to quit” (SAmato et al, 2021) Therefore, young people recognize the health concerns that vaping has, however they choose to overlook it due to its addictive qualities and the lack of easey accessibility when out in a social situation.