Conclusion: There is low-certainty evidence that text message-based interventions designed to help people stop nicotine vaping may help more youth and young adults to successfully stop than no/minimal support, and low-certainty evidence that varenicline may also help people quit vaping. Data exploring the effectiveness of combination NRT, cytisine, and nicotine/vaping behaviour reduction are inconclusive due to risk of bias and imprecision. Most studies that measured SAEs reported none; however, more data are needed to draw clear conclusions. Of note, data from studies investigating these interventions fo
PubMed 39777614 ↗Nicotine Vaping
People mainly take Nicotine Vaping for focus, anxiety, energy. Based on 5 first-hand reports and 6 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #833 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 40% are positive.
What Nicotine Vaping does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Smokers assigned to use nicotine e-cigarettes were more likely to remain abstinent from smoking than those assigned to use licensed NRT, and both were more effective than usual care or placebo conditions. More high quality studies are required to ascertain the effect of e-cigarette on smoking cessation due to risk of bias in the included studies.
PubMed 33798919 ↗Conclusion: Although several regulatory interventions have been shown to be effective at reducing vaping among youth, evidence is insufficient to recommend a specific type of regulation. Regulatory authorities could implement various regulations targeting the price, accessibility, and desirability (i.e., flavors and packaging) of E-cigarettes.
PubMed 37553038 ↗Conclusion: Relative risk messages may help improve the accuracy of harm perceptions of nicotine vaping products and increase smokers' intentions to quit smoking and/or to switch to vaping, although the literature is nascent.
PubMed 33751707 ↗Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“have been off the cigs because of my vape since august, I use nicotine in my vape”
“vaping hurt my gums”
“vaporising nicotine is substantially better...full control over the dose...very cheap”
“basically if you have E cigs with nicotine it doesn't cause leaky gut. But without nicotine it can, during chronic use.”
“quit smoking by vaping and felt like I had a light flu for a week while my body got used to no MAOIs but didn't freak out for a cigarette”
Top discussions (5)
- Looking for Nicotine source for productivity/study hack ↗
- Vaporizer pen ↗
- Don’t vape nicotine if you want to use it for nootropic or health benefits. Causes chronic inflammation of the gut. ↗
- Nicotine: implications of gum having (subjectively) worse effect than cigarettes ↗
- Have question to tobacco users. Nicotine as a nootropic. ↗
Other options for focus
User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate