Vaping: Safer than cigarettes or a new health crisis? My 3 year old accidentally smoked a vape someone left lying around something that didnt belong to me or my husband and inhaled it before we even realized what was in his hand. He was coughing really Vaping is often marketed as harmless. Flavoured. Trendy. Safer than smoking. But the reality is far more serious, especially for children and teens. When kids vape, they are inhaling addictive nicotine and The child vaping crisis: 'From what my daughter says, 90% of her year do it' Vaping The Guardian