Is vaping as bad as smoking cigarettes? BBC Learning English from the News Is Vaping Better Than Smoking? American Heart Association Disposable vape ban: I buy my kids vapes to control their addiction Vaping is often marketed as harmless. Flavoured. Trendy. Safer than smoking. But the reality is far more serious, especially for children and teens. When kids vape, they are inhaling addictive nicotine and Is it safe to vape around children? Many parents mistakenly think so, study finds