Are vaping companies really marketing to kids? Or just a scare tactic?

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Recently there has been a lot of commercials about vaping companies marketing to kids. Which made me wonder are they really marketing to kids? It’s my understanding vaping  became popular and was being marketed as making smokers more pleasurable to be around. Eliminating the scent of cigs, possibly eliminating the secondhand smoke (if they’re just using the vapor I guess). Basically marketing it as the “better way to smoke”. 
Is it a scare tactic? Or am I missing the point on vaping and the health repercussions from it?

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Vaping is 95% safer than cigs. The only ingredients in e liquid is Vegetable Glicerin, Propylene Glycol and nicotine. So when you compare it to all the chemicals that are in cigs it is WAY safer, and really does help people get off cigs because they are still getting nicotine.

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I think they may be. I'm sure money is #1 to them. Just like with cigarettes they were targeted to the young as well when they could advertise.  Nicotine still plays a factor, which gets people hooked. They are so much better for our health and benefit people trying to quit so I don't knock vaping. But since they are labeled as this "safer" alternative I think younger people are more likely to try them.

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I've seen a toy called "my first vape" so..I think they are targeting young people because it's "in" and very "cool" to smoke. There's vape competitions too. Its stupid.

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And this is why all advertising for alcohol, sigarets, vaping things, snuff, drugs(that you need a prescription for) and related things are banned here.

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On this subject, does anyone know if vaping is bad for you?

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Judging by the sudden uptick in people vaping in my college town, and in my previous workplace...and in my highschool before graduating and even now at the old middle schools...yeah. I’d say there’s marketing geared towards it being hip. 
The ads I’ve seen for vaping all have the same theme. It’s “clean”, it’s “safe”, it’s “sleek and ergonomic”, “you’ll be more attractive” etc. and on top of that there’s usually something about the vapor itself and how cloudy it is that people play with it in the ads or make it look cool. So those who vape do that stuff and it intrigues others to try it. I mean shit the stuff smells yummy so I’ve been tempted, but I don’t even like it🤷🏻‍♂️. 
I have nothing against vaping, but I do think it’s being directed at youths. As after all the youth of today will be their buyers until they die, lest they quit of course, until the next young ones.

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Bruh...there’s major vaping issues at our middle and high schools

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I hate vapes so... I don't really pay attention to them so idk.

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It doesn't really matter who they're advertised to, it depends more on when & where the ads are played. Are they played when teens are home from school? What tv shows have vape commercials? I literally have no idea, but it's super common for teens to want to do adult things (like smoke, drink, have sex, etc.).

Are vaping companies really marketing to kids? Or just a scare tactic?

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