When the nicotine is heated, it becomes a vapour, which is then inhaled." Yach, who previously headed the World Health Organisation's Tobacco Free Initiative, which was responsible for the first global treaty on tobacco control, said: "[Electronic cigarettes are] something we are exploring within the Vitality programme [a wellness initiative that rewards members for getting healthier] since we know current approaches to get smokers off tobacco, including the use of nicotine replacement therapies, are simply not sufficiently effective." SA smokers have halved The government's tobacco control policy, which includes a ban on advertising, restricting smoking in public spaces and heavy taxing of tobacco products, has halved adult smoking over the past 20 years, according to the Human Sciences Research Council, which showed, in the South African National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey it published last month, that the percentage of adults in the country who smoke has dropped from 32% to 16.4%

In and of itself, nicotine is especially damaging so if you don't want too bad of a throat hit, maybe lower the nicotine
So, is Vaping Really Better than Smoking
The result of this structure is: from the beginning of use to later high-intensity use, the flavor degradation is slower and the taste is more consistent, avoiding common pain points such as "sudden flavor drop" or "taste becoming bland" in the later stages
[4] Several affected individuals have needed to be placed in the intensive care unit (ICU) and on mechanical ventilation