Definitely less health damage vs. smoking tobacco (if using pure and reputable products); but because the delivery system is unchanged, they leave the user just one step from a relapse. Dropping nicotine levels is a good initial step, but if you are aiming to quit, you will have an easier time if you switch to a patch at some point. Then you combat the habit-patterns while still having nicotine on board (so no physio withdrawal). Once you are no longer 'reaching for one' at those habitual points, you can drop off the patch.
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