Guides

Plain-English guides to cutting down and quitting vaping, built on official health guidance with every source linked.

• How to quit vaping: a step-by-step taper plan

  To quit vaping, either stop on a set day or cut down gradually to a quit date, which the NHS describes as one way to make quitting easier. Start by counting what you vape on a few normal days, choose a pace, and lower your daily limit each week.

• How much nicotine is in a cigarette vs a vape?

  A cigarette's tobacco holds about 8 to 15mg of nicotine, but a smoker absorbs only about 1mg of it. A vape's nicotine content is its liquid volume times its strength, and how much of that you absorb varies with your device and how you puff.

• Nicotine withdrawal timeline: what to expect

  Official health sources say nicotine withdrawal usually starts within a few hours to two days of your last use and is strongest in the first week. Most say symptoms fade within a few weeks, though the NHS says some people feel them for a few months.