Hi Ryan,
I've found myself in the same boat with the cigarettes vs vape issue. I rationalised it by simply accepting where I'd be in ten years of smoking cigarettes, with a chest-full of tar and trouble getting up the stairs; I'd much rather take on vaping as an alternative. Thing is, now I've begun to enjoy vaping immensely and my teeth, breath, lungs and bank account thank me for it. I'd recommend anyone smoking cigarettes to give it a whirl...
Check this BBC video out, the guy looks at things in a fairly reasoned way trying to get both sides of the argument. Oh and it looks like the NHS will soon be prescribing e-cigs as a smoking cessation tool as well! BBC - Trust Me I'm a Doctor
Some types of e-cigarettes to be regulated as medicines