Is Vaping Worse Than Smoking Cigarettes? Get the Facts Many adult smokers still aren't aware of the full range of evidence based alternatives available to them. Recent UK research shows that misperceptions around the relative risks of vaping have reached record levels, The study could change everything we know about vaping. A decade ago, the most frequent opinion among smokers was that vaping was less harmful than tobacco. But ten years on, the opposite is true: over a third say that vapes are Smoking vs Vaping Which Is Worse?