Many young people who vape did not smoke cigarettes before they started vaping. But young people who vape are more likely to start smoking cigarettes than those who never vape. For help Why Do People Start Vaping? TABlites Tablites When People Both Vape and Smoke, They Don't Swap Cigarettes for E Cigs 2.3% of US population reports current e cigarette use Hyper addictive vapes hooking children as young as 11 The Independent While vaping is not risk free, it is less harmful than tobacco Our World in Data