Vaping nicotine can be a 'crutch,' and for those trying to quit, the process can be painful For over a decade, Amanda Calkins was addicted to vaping nicotine. In early 2013, the now 38-year-old was smoking cigarettes, but was growing uncomfortable with the negative health effects of her addiction. She was looking to quit and found out about a new technology touted by many as "good" and a form of "harm reduction." "There was no research about it, so I couldn't do any research on it. Anything that I found was pro-vaping…Like 'it helps people, it's not harmful, there's no secondhand smoke risk for people' all these good things," Calkins told CTVNews.ca in an interview. She says the lack of info... [Read more]