Vaping is using an e-cigarette or 'vape', a battery operated device that can look like cigarettes, cigars, pipes, highlighters or a USB.
The aerosol (mist or vapour) from vapes is made from heating liquid chemicals that are then inhaled.
Over 200 unique chemicals have been found in illegal vapes, including dangerous substances like formaldehyde (used in industrial glues), acrolein (often found in weedkillers), and heavy metals (like nickel, tin and lead).
Illegal vapes often have flavours added to the e-liquid and this can make them smell and taste sweet.
Most illegal vapes in Australia contain nicotine, even when the packaging says they don't, and nicotine is addictive.
When you vape, not only is it harmful to your health, but it also affects the people around you. Quitting protects the people around you from breathing in the nicotine and toxic chemicals in vapour. This can make a big difference for children or young people in your family if you vape in your home.
Often it takes a few tries to quit. Quit support services are proven to help people quit both vaping and smoking, and stay quit.
There are a lot of different ways to quit, and many people find using more than one way works best. Choose what works for you.
For more information, or to get help to quit, visit health.gov.au/GiveUpForGood/translated