Why everyone is addicted to ELF BARs. | Disposable Vapes 

Trying not to constantly look at comments but I've just been through these and I have to say thank you to everyone that left a comment, whether it be a compliment on the video, a story about or own experience with e-cigarettes, or to disagree and present another argument. I put a lot of effort into researching and editing this so it's really nice to see people enjoy the production and to engage with the content! A couple of things keep coming up so I'll try and respond here: A few people have pointed out that this is actually separate from big tobacco and big tobacco are actually completely against vaping as they are losing out on this. From what I've read and based on some other comments there isn't completely true to completely false. Of course big tobacco would rather people continue smoking cigarettes and spend a lot of money to try and keep people doing that, I don't disagree. I also haven't read anything that links a specific BT company to ELFBAR. However, they know that vaping is coming to replace smoking eventually and they still want a part. Many people have pointed out in the comments that companies such as Phillip Morris, Japan Tobacco, and Marlboro all have their own ventures into disposable vapes, such as Juul. But, it does seem like right now the battle is being won by ELFBAR. Some people seem to think I'm completely against vaping. Of course in an ideal world nobody would smoke anything, drink alcohol or consume sugar. But, that isn't the case, and I do two of those things myself on a regular basis. Vaping is clearly very helpful for a huge number of people in quitting cigarettes and compared to cigarettes is much less harmful to your body, thanks to everyone that shared their own stories about this. My issue is with this new emerging market of disposable vapes and the seemingly sinister way they target certain groups. Undoubtedly, there are health implications from vaping and an addiction is an addiction and can affect your physical and mental well-being. I do think that people who don't smoke already shouldn't touch vapes. But, banning them outright would of course just leave a lot of people going back to cigarettes. "Prop 65 warning is on loads of stuff." - Yes, it is. My bad on that one. Some people pointed out that they can do whatever they want. Well, yeah, I'm not your mother... I did make sure everything I could back up everything I said here with research but this is ultimately an opinion piece and the way that sources are interpreted is always going to be skewed by personal bias. Anyway, thanks for the responses to this video. And thank you again to everyone who complimented the production quality on this video, it means a lot and I hope to keep improving!

Born too late to explore the world, born too early to explore the stars, but born at just the right time to get addicted to vaping…

I vaped for a bit over 2 years. Was a chain vaper, and recently quit for the 7,000th time. So far 27 days no nicotine. I have urges, and oddly enough they've gotten stronger with passing time, but I've learned to accept them as they are and think in the long-term. After doing it for 2+ years, I finally realized one of the worst decisions someone can make nowadays is to start using nicotine, especially vapes. You get such a nice buzz which is reinforced in your mind as a reward system. No wonder so many people do it. However, it is extremely possible regardless of your circumstance to quit nicotine for good. We were all born non-smokers, and that's the greatest line that helps me get my head straight. You gotta always tell yourself you're only getting 2-3 seconds of pleasure, and tolerance can add up quick. It just begins to be more of a physical addiction than a mental addiction. If you're having trouble just know you can and will quit if you really put your mind to it. I know it's not an extreme hard drug like the other illegal substances, but it's a very freeing feeling knowing you're able to control yourself, and quit being a slave to a plastic device filled with a cock-tail of chemicals. Good luck everyone :)

As someone who transitioned from normal cigs to a good quality vape I can definitely say the addiction is way harder to break than traditional cigs. Way easier to hide, more socially acceptable and the ability to just puff indoors without commiting to a whole ciggarette by going outside possibly in rain or at night is a massive problem. On the other hand a vape can be a great tool to actually stop if one is commited enough. You can start buying liquid with decreasing nicotine content extremely gradually so that you do not even notice the withdrawal, at the end start mixing 0 nic liquid with a low % one and transition to 0 entirely. Once the physical addiction is dealt with the psychological need to pick up a cig/vape can be dealth with on its own without the nasty withdrawal symptoms.

After “social smoking/vaping” at a wedding and ending up with one in my pocket the following morning, I was astounded to find out there’s nothing recyclable about them and the whole thing goes to landfill. So I thought I’d at least use it for its purpose before having to get rid of it. Shocking how fond of vaping I became and how quickly. Found the appetite suppression quite alurring and the taste very craving crushing. When binning it I considered buying another. And that’s from someone who’s never smoked. Mental.

I’ve been vape free for 2 months and I’m proud of it after smoking constantly for almost 2 years I’d be winded doing sports or walking up lots of stairs. I’m so happy I made the choice to just finally quit and go cold turkey

What blows my mind is that no one ever knows elfbars are actually extremely easy to refill, but everything is driven towards being thrown away to just buy another one. We've lost our old ways of repair, being innovative, conserving, and self servicing anything we use, and so lazy as to not even feel like popping a cap off a thing to refill it.

As someone that works in a shipping warehouse and sees all sorts of products: that California warning is on EVERYTHING, not even just on consumables, it’s on shelves, bikes, etc

A friend who vaped for a short time told me the reason she quit was that she went into a vapestore and saw a mother with a 4-ish year old kid, asking the kid which flavour she should buy.

I’m a 15 year old high school student and I can say with confidence that there are waaaaay to many children that are getting put on to nicotine because of vapes because they’re easy to hide and they are just so cheap I could get a vape just by asking to go to the bathroom at school and finding someone in there with one (which there always is without fail) and a couple bucks in my pocket they’re so easy to hide in-fact kids vape DURING class it’s like a game they play to see who hits their vape the most before getting caught and like you said in the video it’s not like teens are just now starting to smoke but I feel like disposable vapes are giving this new generation of kids way more opportunities to start smoking

I got addicted back in 2019 for social reasons. I was 19 so a little late to the game I suppose, but it took me having severe health consequences (throwing up everyday, severe headaches, horrible digestive issues) for me to finally be fed up and decide to quit. Even when I wanted to quit and the health consequences were so severe it took 4 different attempts for me to finally do without nicotine. Thank God I did

It's honestly terrifying and I'm about to be hypocritical of myself for a moment. I've been vaping for i would say 5-6 years. I'm only 21 and I started when I was about 14-15 when a friend of my older brothers had a vape. I was amazed by it hearing it was better for you and nicer than cigarettes. I had never even touched a cigarette not once in my life, nobody in my household had ever either. Within weeks I had gotten my own from this friend and I thought I was so cool walking around with my own. I would be in school vaping in the toilets with all the lads passing it around having a laugh. It was awful to use back when nicotine salts weren't common and all you had was the harsh regular nicotine that would burn your throat. At that point we all knew it couldn't be great for you, but we did it anyways. Fast forward to now and I'm almost done my engineering degree while spending nearly every second of the day with the vape in my hand. It's not a disposable but it has the same nicotine and chemicals in it. Thankfully it's too obvious with the massive clouds that I couldn't get away with using it inside unlike my classmates who use disposables inside. I always say that if I wanted to quit I could easily do it, all I have to do it throw it away and I won't waste my money on one again. But I know deep down it can't be that easy. Constantly using it everyday, making sure it's filled and charged, it's like a child I care for that's destroying me. I realised how addicted I was when, after five years of using the same vape, the button doesn't even click anymore. I sit there jamming down the button a fraction of an inch to get a hit. I plan to quit once I'm out of college and to never use after that. I've noticed the increase and impact of using the vapes, especially disposables, around me and how literally everyone is hooked. I know I'm in no place to say it but they are terrible and will control your life. If I could go back 5-10 years I would tell myself to never touch them in the first place. The one person I admire is my old best friend who never took it up. The rest of us in the group all got into it heavily and are still all using them. He tried it once or twice but just never liked it and I don't get how. He is the only person my age that I know who doesn't vape or smoke and I applaud him for it. It is the worst addiction out there as its so common and socially accepted that nobody would tell you that it's wrong. It sounds bad but I would honestly rather be an alcoholic where people would tell you that you need help and that there actually is help for the addiction. There is no help and nobody out there who actually tells you to stop vaping. It's completely down to the individual at this point. I hope that I can quit when I do, hopefully sooner than I plan, and that other people around me can do the same. Maybe this will help someone realise that it's not worth getting into it or keeping it up as it will inevitably control you. Good luck lads.

as someone who has been casually enjoying nicotine products for a long time, i recently picked up an elf bar for a concert and found myself pretty quickly addicted to it. there's no way to tell how much you're having, to even attempt responsible use. they all have thousands of puffs in them. at least with a cigarette you can tell you've had several (by smell/taste/irritation)...i'm not about product bans and i ask myself if these things should be available for anyone

I've been on and off with them. Started vaping because I tried it at a nightclub, and combined with alcohol it was fun. Even had one in my bag for months without using it other than when I went out. One day I decided to vape a bit while watching RU-vid. Huffing on it like a chimney. Next day I watch RU-vid again but now it feels wrong because Im not getting that head spin. And that started the vicious cycle. Its not just the substance itself that can addict you, but linking them to an activity you like to do say like driving to work or watching a movie that can be just as addicting, because of the action of using it whilst doing that activity is gone, it feels like somethings missing increasing the craving physchologically. I have gotten to a stage where I don't buy them anymore, but still use others peoples while out on the weekends, which so far I've been able to control without too much of a craving for about 5 months.

way too high of quality for a channel with only 150 subs. keep up the work, you've already got better production than most channels making similar videos. looking forward to more!

One thing to note, that thing about containing chemicals that may cause cancer in California is something that’s written on almost every product sold. Even on chairs. Idk if it’s to prevent random people trying to sue the company or if it’s a genuine thing that has a 1% chance of causing cancer and Californian laws makes it compulsory to write this

I started smoking Marijuana since my teenage. Got addicted to Crack for over 8 years. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 2 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

It’s sad as the July started my nicotine addiction, and it was ironic as I smoke cigarettes now because it’s cheaper to roll your own in bulk. It’s not a good habit, and it’s not cool. I just wish I would have done things different. Hopefully I can quit someday. Thank you for spreading awareness

I'm a med student and honestly, when you get taught what this stuff does to your body it makes be kind of scared of what could happen to my friends who vape in future.

Those things are terrifying. I'm a young adult, and I'm currently witnessing the effect they have on a friend first-hand. He was a non-smoker, never even considered smoking a cig in his life when I first met him. But, because of things like social pressure and the 'trendy' advertisement, he got into vaping. At first he'd only do it every now and again on parties, taken from others. Then, he began buying some himself and would go for a puff every now and again. Now, he does it every 15 minutes if not more often. In fact, vapes have gotten him into cigarettes as I've recently seen him buy a pack. Ik he's an adult and can make his own decisions, but I just wish there was something I could go. He's already at the point where quitting seems impossible to him (which he'll ONLY admit when he's tipsy, when he's sober he'll deny that ofc)

I work in a smoke shop and we sell Elf Bars. They're by far and away the most popular product we have, and it's wild the lengths people go through to get them.

As a 14 year old secondary school student I can confirm that vapes, while looked down on by a majority of students, are being used my many students. I once overheard a girl say "only 10 minutes till i can get that elfbar" before the end of school.

This is an important message mate, honestly you put the work in and it shows. Best of luck and thanks for doing your bit.

Nicotine addiction from vaping was so easy to get ahold of in high school, where every bathroom had a teenager in it hauling on a vape who was friendly enough to encourage you to try it. It took a lot of determination but after about 5 years of vaping I made the decision to quit. There was no better way to do that than to surround myself with people who encouraged me to do better for myself. Slowly, I cut the nicotine out, from .5mg, to .2mg, to .12mg, to .06mg, and eventually 0 nicotine in my vape. I did 0 nic for a couple weeks before realizing my addiction was gone, and I barely got any cravings using this method. I recommend you quit, I too used to think that it was “impossible”.

I was in middle and high school just when vapes were starting to get big. I distinctly remember box mods being really popular for a while and people I knew would kinda geek out about the components of their mods and the wattage they could put into a pull. This was a bit more niche though and was mainly being used by people who had already smoked cigs and I didn’t notice the “normal” kids really using them much (I hung around really sketchy people in high school). I think it was just that those box mods were relatively expensive, parts broke all the time, they would leak out juice all over people’s pockets, and there was really no way to be discreet about it. You could hear that air flow and the popping of the coils from around the room. But when juuls started to get big around my junior and senior years, it was shocking how many people I was seeing vape. People who would have never smoked a cigarette and were unlikely to get something as bulky as a mod, and the disposable cigarettes (blus) were really shitty and harsh. Within one year, vaping was present in essentially all social circles and people would either get vapes themselves or be annoying and bum off others. Many of my friends regret it after a few years out of high school and wish they didn’t start. I have chronic health issues that make any kind of vaping/smoking extremely uncomfortable for me when done for more than a day (extreme sinus inflammation that moves from my nose to my inner sinuses around my face and coughing fits that would start within a week or two of smoking or vaping once or more a day). Even though that sucks, i am glad that it kept me from overindulging as I would likely also be struggling with nicotine addiction now too if it wasn’t so immediately uncomfortable for me.

I went from smoking 20 cigs a day for 6 years to vaping. My health is so much better and I can´t wait for the day I can quit completely :)

Im from the states and surprised that either this has only recently become a problem in the UK or it just came to your attention, I remember when juul came out 8 years ago I was 13 and tons of my peers started then and its been a constant since then. Great video, loved the quality.

I’ve noticed a couple things when observing my friend who vapes (she uses an vuse alto). On top of flavour and amount of nicotine an addiction factor for vaping is how easily you can hit it at any point, it creates a compulsion that can be acted on immediately. Even further is that I think (I do not know completely if this is true) the disposable elfbars are not bought where you have to fill them with juice or replace coils, which makes it even easier for anyone to use them. Source for this is just completely what I’ve seen. While this only slightly aligns with the point of your video lol I thought it’s worth mentioning. This is a super well put together video awesome job

The looks at the marketing and shady tactics was a great eye opener, very insightful and well put together. Thank you.

Thank you for this video, I really appreciate it. I'm 47, I started smoking at age 12 and was pretty much irreversibly addicted by 17. I have been battling with quitting since my early 30's but unfortunately the social acceptance of cigarettes, their availability andmy highly addictive personality have meant that in times og grief and stress, I return to the habit. I have now successfully transitioned myself off cigarettes and onto a vape (I no longer use disposable) and I am happy to say cigarettes are finally disgusting to me. In Australia they (cigarettes) are frightfully expensive (around $40 for 20). Younger people, it is literally like burning money but burning money is healthier, just don't pick up nicotine in the first place that's the easiest thing to do 😊

Suffice to say I've never vaped and never will. But I'm seeing sadly children as young as 11 in primary school smoking vapes and finding them accessible somehow in the UK... Anyways congrats on 100 subscribers once you do hit it mate, first of many more milestones to come on the channel. Glad to say I've been here since 40 subs.

How the hell do you only have 910 subscribers with such high production quality? The videos are good as hell

I’m 28, I started smoking cigarettes when i was 17. Used vape to quit like 8 years ago but found quitting the vape itself much harder. I picked up smoking again a year later and I’ve tried out elf bars about 2 months back and I’ve been constantly buying them. One elf bar lasts one day, 48 cigarettes worth of nicotine. This is crazy.

holy shit. the production quality on this. i had no idea till i read the comments this is a small channel. keep up the work man wow

“In a society that has outed plastic straws from our restaurants and looks down on smoking” that one hit close to home

I vaped for just over a year and stopped cold turkey about a month ago and I haven’t looked back! For such a small channel this content quality is insane! You’re going big places man!

These were originally designed for inside of Prisons in the USA. I don't know if it's the same company, but these disposable vapes were definitely originally used for this. the design even looks so similar. EDIT: might not be the very first usage, but was definitely one of the earliest inside of the west. I remember seeing a documentary about a Warden of a Prison that worked to get these things produced and available in his Prison, as it helped curb some of the illegal activity. You can likely find this info if you look for it.

I was addicted from 16 - 22. I got this app called Quit Vaping and it tracks how long / how much money Ive saved when quitting. So hard to quit but seeing how much money I saved really flipped the switch for me. Been off for a whole year now, I can't even look back, no cravings, and I deny whenever someone tries to give me one.

I was incredibly addicted myself just a couple months ago. When I realized how sick it made me feel it lead me to the decision of quitting for good. I’ve been clean for 2 months today.

Currently writing dissertation on influence of peer pressure and impulsivity traits on smoking vapes. When we look at adolescents using vapes its so dangerous health wise. Also, the earlier the age of first use the higher risk of future substance dependence or addiction. I think the worst part is that generally teenagers do not see vapes harmful in the same way as cigarettes, so they are more likely to start vaping because their friends vape.

Well I hope they don't ban flavoured vape fluids as I really enjoy them and I'm 41 years old. Also my similarly aged friends who got into Vaping years before me, they all make their own liquids anyway (so people will end up buying them on the black market, or making their own... which for the most part might be even worse because if you are making your own, you can make them way stronger) Having these small disposables are great because it gets more people onto vaping instead of tobacco, as they're so user friendly. I do totally understand your point about young people getting into them, but young people get into stuff anyway. I started smoking at 12 years old (as a regular smoker. I'd smoked from as early as 7 or 8 years old) and it certainly didn't slow down much after this. I think at least with Vapes they are more healthy than cigarettes... kids are going to smoke whatever is available to them/is cool etc. So at least with vaping it is supposedly more healthy. That being said, if children can be diverted away from smoking this would be ideal, but kids are going to smoke. They always have done and always will do.

Content like this is great to see, especially from such a small channel. I hope this reaches the ears that need to hear all this. Best wishes Harry

It’s really concerning in New Zealand too. A figure found that 20% of year 10’s (14/15 year olds) are vaping regularly. Schools are having to install specialised alarms in bathrooms. I vape myself and it’s hard just quitting because everyone around you does it too it’s hard to ignore the cravings.

i used to be addicted to vapes for about 3 years. I quit for about 6 months go which was rlly hard(had to completely cut my friends and change my habits). i started in 7th grade. i was hesitant at first and have been raised to hate cigs. my best friend started and slowly i did as the flavoring made it feel not damaging to me. Once hooked i couldn’t stop i tried many times and it took a tremendous amount of will power to. a lot of old friends are still addicted and have smoked for longer then me. vaping is a huge concern for our generation and the health of children as our body’s are still developing. if you read so far please for the love of the green earth never pick up smoking you will regret it and it is disgusting.

I’m 20 and quit smoking after 5 years of doing it. I use a smok mod vape so it can be reused. It’s actually helping a lot, the flavour actually helps me stick to vaping instead of smoking again. I think more needs to be done to stop all non smokers getting them though

After smoking roll ups for over 20 years and quitting 100’s of times , I’m currently at 7 years smoke free ..

ive quit vaping for 100 days now. I never felt any better. glowing skin, more energy, and save a lot of money too.

Great message to hear... others need to see this aswell. I am 16 days into quitting nicotine after a 6 year addiction that started when I was 14

I started vaping around february last year, and yes, ELF Bars are really the most common ones I buy, I also tell myself that I'm not addicted and that I can just stop any time but later I figured its not that easy, I hope I can stop soon as it really does not help my financial situation lol

There's essentially ZERO advertising regulation because if you go on social media you'll see old school big tabacco ads glamorizng elf bar usage. Social media is where people view products. This is definitely a big issue that is going to compound over time.

Another thing is that I’ve seen people never smoke cigarettes before start smoking cigarettes. It does not happen often but the fact that it’s happening is something to be aware of . If the nicotine addiction is strong enough it wouldn’t be strange to see someone hit a cigarette for a quick fix until they get another vape

i very briefly worked at a smoke shop (i dont use nicotine and i don't intend on ever starting, i'm just a stoner and i thought it would be a dream job LOL) and i quickly realized that it made me feel horrible working somewhere that sold such dangerous products. it's not like 10, 20 years ago when everyone was buying cigarettes. the people who bought elf bars would get aggressive about it if we didn't have their favorite flavor or if we weren't running a sale. i felt like i was responsible for harming people and making their lives worse in the long run. i lasted barely 3 weeks before i quit/got fired (for not being enthusiastic enough to be there lmfao)

80% of the people I know including myself vape. I'm 16, I hated the idea of vaping, I thought it was lame, still do, and I took my first hit of a vape at 15 or 14, didn't get it at all, didn't get the attraction, didn't get why everyone was all of a sudden doing it, then as I was hanging around with those friends they passed their vapes around, eventually I got my first nicotine buzz and thought it was fun and cool and a new experience after smoking weed for a year at that point and thought it'd be fun while stoned (it was), so I bought one out of a shop that doesn't ID, I didn't get addicted until after my 5th elfbar, I don't vape much but I am addicted. please; if you are around people who vape and you don't, do not even try it, it's not fun, it's not good and it's addictive, it'll take alot of your money and a lot of your happiness. don't vape.

With our smoking rules in the UK it surprises me that they don't make em all beige and make the designs as dull as possible, it'd definitely deter younger people from them. Back in 2015 when e-cigs first became big I was in year 10 and getting a vape was the coolest thing you could do, definitely wouldn't be the case if they looked like what I described above

I believe videos like this are very important to helping young people be informed. I don’t think teens realize how strong nicotine addiction can be. The problem is STAYING OFF nicotine not just quitting.

A tale as old as time. People enjoy doing things that aren't exactly good for them, that's how it's always been and because of human nature, it's the way things always WILL be in a free society. Every generation of children will see something they shouldn't be doing, and a large portion of them will decide to go and do it, you can't stop that. What you can do is make the alternatives a LOT less deadly. For every teenager vaping a bit of nicotine, there's 2 or 3 more downing bottles of cheap cider on a weekend and sniffing whatever Ol' Jimmy down the street gives them for £40, and with that being said I'd much rather my nieces/nephews/little cousins etc picked up a Nicotine Vape than a bottle of Frosty Jacks and an 8-ball.

I’m around a year and half free started vaping at 19 and quit at 22. My biggest push was the idea of pre mature aging , as well as my teeth. Two things I take very seriously that vaping has a very large impact on. Why would I wanna be 35 and look 50 just beacsue of vaping. Good luck everyone you can do it!!

Wow can’t believe this didn’t get more views. Agreed with everything you said. it’s crazy how addictive vapes are.

It's been a few weeks since I've bought my first puff, after 3 years of smoking cigarettes, after which I've decided to completely switch to vapes and gradually reduce the amount of nic inside the oils. I hope to reach nic-free oils in the near future and maybe even quit vaping. I feel quite good actually, I have lost the urge to light up a cigarette, so 50% of the addiction is gone. We'll see how it goes with the nic reduction though.

I'm super worried that too many people probably just throw them in the trash, and eventually our landfills will be filled with the little containers. I went on a kick for a couple months and was astounded by how much plastic I accumulated. Needless to say, I'm no longer using them.

The problem with vaping is that it's so much easier for kids to start up as, the flavours are obviously more attractive to them, and less chance of them to get caught vaping due to the lack of smell of them when they go home if doing it behind their parents back, and it's a social thing and they seem to think it's cool and want to fit in with the crowd. Literally everyone is doing it and the statistics that smoking is going down may be true but it just means a lot are shifting over to vaping now rather then smoking. And the disposable ones are a nightmare for the environment as you would have people just tossing them to the street when they are done, or even if disposed in a bin, going to landfill with that battery still inside it, these things are gonna cause major issues in years to come.

Elf bars are ESPECIALLY addictive. We have mods and still buy an elf bar. We specifically crave these even with other products on hand. Great Video!

I started due to social pressure and let me tell you, a few months after, I wasn’t hooked as much as others are but my gums started to bleed which scared the shit out of me and forced me to cut down. I haven’t bought one for a few months but the need is there. Thank you for this video, it’s very concise and informative.

they go together so well with the growing pressure on young people to perform well acadamicly. aderall and elf bar, a match made in heaven.

Absolutely brilliant video mate! I'm 21 so don't just think this is some weird granda screaming at the clouds but I'm all about harm reduction, most in terms of physical health, and I've even been part of charities that aim to help educate young people on what they're taking, drinking, smoking, etc and how to just be as safe as possible while doing these kinda things. Your video definitely falls under that category, so lots of respect for that.

Funny enough I’m just now starting my vape free journey after years and years of smoking and then years upon years of vaping. Back in the day it was nicotine and thc, then it became thc only, then i finally realized how much healthier i am when I don’t vape. The difference is unreal it is so drastic. Now I’m an edible junkie but it’s 10x better for me than putting anything in my lungs but oxygen. Here’s to living healthier and breaking the chains of addiction. 🎉

I refuse to touch nicotine even with a 30 foot pole. One of my friends is a smoker and also uses elf bars and at one point he got one, and the flavor smelled so good it made my mouth water. I despise nicotine and yet the smell of the flavor was making me want to try it, like having a delicious plate of food right in front of you. It was f-ing terrifying. They're engineered to get you hooked.

This is so helpful, thank you. I used vaping to quit smoking and then realised I'd NEVER quit vaping (because it's so easy to do all the time, everywhere - smells fine, why not use in bed/in a public toilet/in the club) so then flipped to using smoking to quit vaping - this worked!! I was so disgusted by the taste of fags that I cut down my usage dramatically and once the tobacco ran out I didn't want any more - was sick of stinking by then. Cravings overcome with sugary sweets and intense regular gym workouts. Also felt great to quit vaping because the environmental impact was weighing so heavy on my conscience. Those pretty little lumps of plastic will be all that's left when we've burned up the planet.

Wow, this is a great dive into the behind the scenes of vaping, I have no clue how this doesn't have more like

i’m in america and elf bars are just the newest big brand. i’m about to turn 22, when i was 17 vaping only got big because people started using juuls. the big box vapes were seen as kind of nerdy, but juuls were cool. personally i got hooked the summer after 11th grade on a cruise ship when this hot girl i was trying to flirt with offered to let me hit it, apparently they were popular in her part of the country already. i was already smoking weed, often in backwood blunts (large piece of tobacco used to roll weed) so the nicotine in the juul didn’t seem like a concern. senior year juuls went from being mostly unheard of to everyone having one. soon they changed the age to buy them from 18 to 21. this just resulted in small smokeshops getting insane business from underage kids, smoke and vape shops in my area literally started franchising in the area based on the success. also people would order them online and then sell them to other minors for jacked up prices. then they banned flavored juuls and other vape pods, that’s when the disposables blew up. within a month it went from never seeing any to everyone having one, and they were a way more appealing product than juuls ever were. they came in way more flavors, smoke shops have entire walls covered in different flavors. these disposables have been really popular for about 3 years now in america, every 3-4 months a new brand will come out that most people hail as “the best.” it seems elf bars are just the first ones to gain worldwide traction, but they’re pretty much identical to the other brands. funny to me that every step the government took to cut back on teen vaping backfired horribly. now not only are more kids vaping than ever before, they’re using the disposables which are sooo much more wasteful than just replacing individual vape pods. not to mention that the disposables are worse for you, i don’t have any statistics to back that up but everyone i’ve talked to about it agrees that the disposables make you cough more and also leave a sweet taste in your mouth as well as the phlem you cough up

I've been vaping for about 8 years now, and i'll say I 100% regret starting. I'm only 19 and almost every day I feel sharp pain in my chest, lungs, heart, and mouth. It sucks. For some reason I just cant seem to stop, I hit my vape about 6500 times every 2 weeks. If you're reading this and your addiction isnt too bad yet, please, quit while you can. I cannot take the pain anymore, If anyone has anything that helped them quit vaping, please, reply to this and share it with me.

I picked up vaping with elf bars about a year ago to get myself off cigarettes, of which i was smoking maybe 2-3 a day since 16, so about 6 years. Nothing crazy, and could quite easily go a day or two without, but I decided it was time after a friend was hospitalised with a collapsed lung at just 21. It worked, but I quickly found myself so incredibly addicted. It's been an elf bar a day since, I've tried to switch to reusable devices multiple times as I feel so guilty about the environmental aspect, but the financial hit was actually greater than disposables, and the toll of disposables alone on my money has been pretty devastating. meeting rent and bills is tricky enough, and every day there is the choice between a vape or saving the funds for the things in life that actually mean something to me. A few hours of withdrawal shakes/horrific anxiety later, guess which one wins, every time. I think vaping has a legitimate place in reducing smoking rates, but honestly, if you've never picked up a pack of cigs, do not fuckin think about taking up vaping. Its full of shite

ive been saying it for so long, juul was used as a scapegoat for the vaping dilemma here in the U.S, but these disposables are and have been the real issue for years

Nicotine seems fun at first and that’s how they get you, the first time I hit a vape I convinced myself I wouldn’t get addicted but I really liked the feeling so I did it here and there until before I knew it I was full blown addicted and have been for years now, I’m dedicated to quitting soon and being healthy there must be horrible affects that we don’t understand yet because I can feel it. In my lungs and health even mentally I feel almost docile from them and not as fast thinking, not to mention my physical health like running or swimming has been heavily effected my oxygen retention sucks and it makes me more anxious and nervous than it helps. Hope this helps someone quitting is damn hard too.

I used to have a vape mod with 0.3% nic but the coils and e juice was so expensive. I could use it and give it up whenever I wanted but I started using 5% elf bars and the longest I can go without it is just a few hours

If you are serious about getting off u can do it. I did it. I used to take at least 1000 puffs a day. I tried quitting cold turkey but couldn’t. I did the nicotine patch routine and then weened off even further with nicotine gum slowly over time. I moved from the 21 mg down to 1 mg gradually over time. Good luck!

Great video well researched and edited! I got a sub ohm mod after nearly 10 years of smoking (heavily towards the end) and it helped me quit cigs while also craving less. After a while I decided to try an elf bar as a step down from the box mod, I started using them for about 3 months which ended with me getting hooked again on nicotine so much worse than what I was when I was smoking ciggies. It got the point of me finishing one in a single day I knew I had to stop with the elf bars. Not to mention they gave me an awful cough and my chest/lungs would hurt. Switched back to using my box mod which made the cough and pain stop. Between the health issues and the high levels of addictivness it really is quite worrying how prominent they are in our current society especially the youth.

Day 8 of quitting vaping. I have been hooked for years I feel sorry for any young adults starting vaping. You should talk about how terrible nicotine is for your mental health. Being addicted to a substance is no fun.

😳 how do you only have a hundred subs let me change the real quick, ur hella underrated man keep up the good work

I started vaping when it was still a niche thing, people were "cloud-chasing", people were making all of these complicated rigs - it was alot of DIY. I used four mg, normal nicotine juice, to quit my moderate smoking habit at the time (picked it up again after vaping, quit for good earlier this year). these bars contain TWENTY mg of the far more potent nicotine salts. 12mg normal nicotine was advised for pack-a-day or over smokers. Only a very small subsection of people did that much, to catch a palpable buzz. And then these bars exploded onto the market. People didnt know what 20mg nic salt meant.

I vaped just after i turned 16, and I realised that its very easy to vape in rooms because they dont smell as bad. After 2 months of vaping a lot i could very easily feel the damage when i did intense exercise which led me to stop vaping. So a puff of a cigarette may be more harmful than a puff from a vape, but vapes can be used sneakily anywhere which makes them genuinely worse than smoking for someone that doesn't use a vape to quit smoking because you will find yourself spending all day using a vape, while if you smoked you could only smoke a few cigarettes a day.

Well, all I know is vaping helped me quit my 20 year smoking habit of a pack and a half a day. So I am grateful for that. I do know I will have to quit vaping one day, but for now I'm not risking it. I've been cigarette free for almost 15 months and I want to keep it that way.

I only started vaping last year but I can already feel the impact of addiction. Thanks for the video and the message !

Been a smoker for nearly 10 years. My ‘heaviness’ has varied massively over that time, ranging from around 8 a day, a pack a day to a short period of time where it was two packs a day. Jumped on the elfbars for the past 18 months or so and only smoked cigarettes while on holiday. As a smoker the elf bars are 100% less harmful, at least that’s how I feel. When I was smoking I couldn’t go to the gym as effectively and my cough in the mornings was horrendous. None of that with the elfbars, I feel healthier generally too. HOWEVER, and this is a big HOWEVER, I’m more addicted to these things than I have ever been in the past. Seriously, seriously hooked. When I came back from a 5 day break in September where I was smoking, I feel like I was probably in the best position then to quit. I hate how hooked I am. With a cigarette I almost feel like it’s easier. I’ve quit for a couple of months at one point, can’t imagine that at elfbars. I want to stop because of how much I’m spending and how addicted I am. With a cigarette you just smoke it and it’s done. There’s genuinely a part of me thinking about stopping elf bars, buying a pack of smokes and trying to stop that way as there is less nicotine being pumped into me

Vaping was originally created and advertised for people to quit smoking. Remember the old Blu E-cigarette commercials? Younger people started getting them the same way they would cigarettes because it was easier to hide. It became more well known that kids were using vapes to these companies, so they evolved with the times. They started, non-explicitly due to laws, advertising to kids. Yes, punish the companies. PUNISH THE KIDS THAT ARE VAPING! But don't punish those that are using them for their intended purpose.

Weirdly I am going through no withdrawal symptoms after using nicotine for 3 years 6 days going surprisingly really easy

Great video, great channel! I plan on quitting elf bars this new year after 2 years of vaping after previously 4 years of smoking. This really made me look at how crazy they have become and how unnecessary they are for ourselves and the environment

Wholeheartedly agree with this video. I vape because I was stupid enough to try cigs in my teens, but I use a refillable mod with a very low nicotine concentration. I haven't smoked once in over 4 years now. It really bothers me that there's so much waste from these disposables. And it bothers me even more hearing from young people 'I only vape when I drink' or 'I only vape when x' or 'I can stop anytime I like', as if to imply that they're above it's addictive potential. No point trying to tell them that's how pretty much every nicotine addiction starts.. But hey ho they will find out the hard way I guess. At the end of the day though, it's still better to be addicted to vapes than cigs, and if the new generations can use vaping culture to completely oust tobacco from society, then I see that as a win to be honest. But yeah, elf bar and brands alike are absolutely up to some sinister shit that needs to be controlled before unnecessarily harsh restrictions are imposed on responsible vapers such as myself.

holy shit, this video is such high quality, from a 300 sub channel, this video had a lot of good information, and good editing, you gained a new sub

PLEASE DON’T EVER START VAPING/SMOKING. I became a victim of nicotine addiction and it started off slow, I only used it every now and again. Eventually it was every few minutes it seemed like. It was destroying me mentally and I realized this but quitting felt impossible. Eventually after I saw a numerous amount of TikToks (surprisingly) against vaping I was able to build up the courage to try and quit. It took me many attempts but eventually I was able to quit. It’s been about a month so far since I’ve quit and I have to thank TikTok for it. The urges get stronger and stronger but I am committed to quitting and I don’t want vapes back in my life.

I remember when these things first got into the school classrooms back in 2009. I hated vaping back then and I hate it now. The way they came out of nowhere made me sceptical at first glance. I always told myself, that if I ever smoke, it's going to be cigarettes or nothing at all. Cigarettes are dirty and one knows it, but with these things you don't know what you get. It might as well be more chemicals than cigarettes as far as I'm concerned. To get into smoking is also a lot harder than vaping, as vaping "tastes good" and doesn't give you the same nicotineoverdose as cigarettes does. I also know what cigarettes can do as they've been around for more than 100 years and I for one much rather know what I get into when I smoke than be some kind of test object for newer technology.

I remember being a freshman in high school. There would be the “weird kids” smoking cigs across the street from the school before going in. They were the social out casts. Nobody vaped Fast forward to my senior year vapes had taken hold. Essentially everyone had one, especially the younger kids. People would hit the in the bathroom so much, a teacher started being assigned to watch the bathroom in between classes. This was in 2017 I can only imagine what it’s like now.

I honestly have tried to stop vaping so many times. I seriously can't seem to kick it. I kicked my opioid addiction better than I did my nicotine addiction.

What I learned from this video is that the experience of vaping in the UK is very different from the US. I managed to quit over a year ago, but I started vaping in high school, and I live in NY. The adolescents here can and will always access vapes if they want to. Elf bars are an interesting trend here too, but It's the same as what juul went through, and Nord pod mods, etc.

I’m 18 and just over a year ago vapes struck pretty much my entire friend group. I had been offered it occasionally but never accepted the offer, even before I knew quite how bad they were for your health and the planet. Nicotine heated up so hot that it’s vaporised - that smelt like a sweet shop coming out of what literally looks like a highlighter? Yeah I’m good thanks. I’d voice my concerns from time to time, especially the more I knew about the dangers, trying not to be too pushy as to have the opposite effect but it never seemed to sink in to anyone, even though they often admitted I had a point. Part of the reason I tried to get my friend to quit was for my own sake because we know next to nothing about the effects of second hand vape yet, but the main driver was how much it genuinely saddens me. It breaks my heart to think of the stresses it must be putting on their bodies and the repercussions this may have in the future. I already know one recently got gum disease (yet still vapes regardless) and another with symptoms. These are people I love, blinded by a nicotine addiction to potentially numerous diseases, even such as cancer. I want to share this video with them, maybe it’d make them think more if they heard what I’ve been saying from someone else - and read the sobering comments along with it - but how? I can definitely understand that it’d be so much easier in the short term to just laugh it off and refuse to watch the video, but that’s such a waste of potential. Does anyone here have any ideas how to get someone who vapes to watch this please?? Thank you 🙏

I picked up cigarettes about 6 years ago. I quit 3 times in the first 2 years. I picked up vaping 4 years ago instead of starting smoking again. For four years I was unable to quit vaping. They’re so much more addictive. I got sick at the end of 2022 and wasn’t able to vape because my lungs were so full of mucus. I used that as a jumping off point to quit. It’s been 19 days now and this the longest I’ve been without nicotine since early 2019

Glad you’re bringing awareness to this issue.

thought id put my bit down here, I started smoking when i was 9, im 18 now and currently a non smoker. been that way for a while. A big thing with these are the nic salts used in them. Its a extremely satisfying smoke and very potent compared to the classic nic freebase in normal vape liquid. If you use free base at the same nic percentages thats in these dispos, youll find that its extremely harsh and unpleasant. If you want to reduce the amount of non smokers and children smoking these (without outright banning the vapes) the companies would have to put freebase nicotine in rather than the benzoic acid nic salts. It would make them less appealing and satiating all while being able too keep the fruity flavours. I believe without legislation, these fuckers are here to stay.

I was hooked on vapes for a year. I quit a month ago, went cold turkey, never looked back. I was surprised how easy it was, I was expecting quitting to be much more difficult considering I was going through 1-2 vapes a day.

We have ones that look just like those, but under a different name, and yes I agree. I found myself vaping more when using the disposables than when I was on my Custom vape setup(RTA, Drippers etc) or even the pod devices, and not just a little more, MUCH more, like the cravings were more intense, initially I nicked out pretty quickly too, only after just a few puffs. I have stopped vaping now and the only nicotine I get is from a tobacco pipe maybe once or twice a month. But Everytime I am going to a braai or something the thought of grabbing a disposable does cross my mind.