There is no doubt that vaping has become a worldwide epidemic. Regardless if you vape or not, and even if you live in a clean area with no littered sidewalks pointing out a stranger’s vice, you’ll still be reminded of the vape addiction when you spend 10 minutes in any crowd — next to a bar, a train stop, a high school — literally anywhere. Unfortunately, primary schools make the cut since in the UK there have already been cases of children aged nine or under rushed to the hospital due to vaping!

Horrendous, yet understandable! Kids growing up with parents who smoke tend to experiment with cigarettes — and smoke stinks! Meanwhile, vapes often smell like unicorn farts; so, can you blame those kiddos for trying them? If you ask me, they stand no chance; the-cotton-candy-bubble-gum-mango-ice-watermelon-temptation is too strong! ‘Amirite’ or wrong?

Unfortunately, I am right; please watch the next video to the end. At the time it was created, 17 million disposable vapes were sold per month only in the U.S.A.

Seven months later, in December ’22, the number has already climbed to 22,7 million! An increase of almost six million units means a lot, even more so in the statistics world! (It may very well give you rat vibes, because, you know, two rats can procreate over one million siblings in just 18 months! Look it up!)

So, rats multiply exponentially and the vapes usage seems to grow, too, in an aggressive manner… unless you and you and you … stop! You’re in the perfect spot then, because this book was written to help you!

Since you are reading this, it means that you are already looking for support or guidance for yourself or a loved one, and you know that vapes are not good for our bodies (not exactly Amor 365)! That’s-A-Great-Start-For-Quitting; more about it in a minute!

Before that, let’s return to the first paragraph and expand the setting described, from bars and buildings to forests and beaches, much like in the video from above.

Did you know that after the 4^th of July Weekend ’23 at Lake Tahoe, California, almost four tones of fresh celebratory trash were left behind, and that vapes made it ‘on the list’? Indeed, out of over 6000 pounds of litter collected by volunteers, 5 items stood out  — beer cans, towels, shoes, socks, and vape pens! You gotta love them (not!)

Now, let’s resent vapes some more! Also in the first paragraph of this essay, you find out about the young children who vaped counterfeit merchandise! That is evil! However, today, anyone having their hands on a $ 50,000 credit line could create their own brand of vapes in a week; so hating on big corporations got old! When it comes to the vaping industry, watch your back; your wacko uncle, or even a youngster with little understanding of health and life could quickly release on the market their brand of vapes in a matter of days (given that they inherited funds from a relative, or perhaps they made money on the Internet).

Quiz time!

‘Which is more evil?’  (For the sake of this quiz, please pronounce ‘Which is more Evo?’ — with a foreign accent works just fine ; )

Is it the Elf Bar? Is it the counterfeit Evo Bar? Or is it the one that comes with a hook, allowing the user to ‘conveniently’ hang it around their neck 24/7?

Truth to be told, no matter if they are ‘fugazi’ products or not, vapes are just not good for you!

Okay, okay, after all this negativity/ reality, let’s leave room for hope!  The big and amazing truth is that you can quit vaping!

The more of you lose interest in this ‘evo’ force, the weaker it will become, and the better it will be for all of us, the kids, and the planet!

Each ex-vaper makes a huge difference, and so does each non-vaper! You got that right; regardless if you haven’t vaped in your life, you could still take a stand against it because vaping harms people and the environment. For non-vapers, the most elegant and useful way to do that is by talking about the need for correct recycling, which starts with collecting them in special disposal boxes (since they contain lithium-ion batteries, but also plastic, metal, and toxic liquids). Both vapers and non-vapers love these containers, currently found in a few Brooklyn locations! (Wherever you are on the map, if you vape, please look into recycling for electronics in your area, and then create your own box. Believe it or not, that will help you shake off this dependency; some NY vapers disclosed they are finally feeling deceived at the sight of so many disposable e-cigs piling up.)

See more photos of disposal boxes on www.WeAreAtlas.net and find tips about quitting vaping in Smoking, Who? To Quit Smoking, Belittle Smoking. 

And of course, while waiting for the days when e-cigarettes will be undesirable and/or outlawed, please ask your local politicians to make these vape boxes an official requirement in certain institutions; they are the ashtrays of the twenty twenties!

“No ash! No mess!” is not an accurate description of the impact vapes have on our surroundings. (As stated at the end of the “We Are Atlas” video, the weight of the 264 vapes used was 16,2 pounds. Please calculate the approximate weight of the 22,7 million units sold each month in the U.S.A., and remember that most go to landfills! So, vapes don’t ‘only’ damage the bodies of the vapers, they also damage our beautiful planet!)

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Vapes disposal boxes make you think outside the box; today you recycle your vapes, tomorrow you’ll want to recycle all your electronics!