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== External Links ==
== External Links ==


*See Also: [[https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Myth:_Alternative_nicotine_products_are_a_gateway_to_smoking|Myth Busting: Gateway]]
*See Also: [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/Myth:_Alternative_nicotine_products_are_a_gateway_to_smoking Myth Busting: Gateway]


*Sometimes sleight of hand may be used to attempt to demonstrate a [https://catallaxyfiles.com/2020/12/02/dodgy-stats-on-the-gateway-hypothesis/ Gateway effect]
*Sometimes sleight of hand may be used to attempt to demonstrate a [https://catallaxyfiles.com/2020/12/02/dodgy-stats-on-the-gateway-hypothesis/ Gateway effect]

Latest revision as of 12:19, 25 July 2024

Answer

No. As vaping rates have increased over the past decade, smoking rates have reached record lows across all age groups. If vaping led to smoking, smoking rates would be increasing, not declining. Therefore, there is zero evidence that vaping leads to smoking. Read more here.


External Links

  • Sometimes sleight of hand may be used to attempt to demonstrate a Gateway effect