Editorial policy
How we handle health information
CraveBreaker is a self-help tool. Here's exactly where our health information comes from, what we removed, and what has — and hasn't — been reviewed.
Current review status
Checked against the cited public-health sources by the CraveBreaker team. Not reviewed by an independent clinician. General information only — not medical advice. Last reviewed September 2026. If a qualified clinician reviews this content in future, we'll name the reviewer and date here. Until then, we don't claim clinical review.
Our rules
- Every health statement is drawn from a named public-health source, linked on the page where it appears.
- We don't apply research about quitting cigarettes to people who only vaped.
- We don't show day-by-day body recovery timelines, invented percentages or risk-reduction figures.
- The app never claims to measure anything about your body. Progress is what you record.
- We don't give medication or dosing advice. We point people to doctors, pharmacists and quitlines.
- No testimonials, ratings, user counts or endorsements unless they're real and verifiable.
What we changed in September 2026
Earlier versions of our website and app showed a “recovery timeline” (for example, heart rate at 20 minutes and lung function at three months). Those milestones come mainly from research on quitting cigarettes and aren't established outcomes for quitting vaping. We removed them and replaced them with a personal timeline of things you record and a clearly labelled educational section.
Primary sources
- Dealing with vape cravings — Smokefree.gov (U.S. National Cancer Institute)
- Nicotine withdrawal and vaping — Smokefree.gov (U.S. National Cancer Institute)
- Quit vaping resources — Smokefree.gov (U.S. National Cancer Institute)
- Quitting vaping — Health Canada
- Provincial and territorial quit services — Health Canada
CDC pages on quitting e-cigarettes were consulted but could not be re-verified at our last review, so we don't quote them.
Claim register
Cravings to vape are common and temporary, and fade the longer you stay quit.
- Source:
- Smokefree.gov — Dealing with vape cravings
- Applies to:
- People quitting vaping
- Status:
- Published — sourced
Common withdrawal symptoms: irritability, headaches, low mood, anxiety, tiredness, trouble concentrating or sleeping, hunger, cravings.
- Source:
- Smokefree.gov — Nicotine withdrawal and vaping
- Applies to:
- People quitting vaping
- Status:
- Published — sourced
Withdrawal symptoms are common, not dangerous, and improve over time.
- Source:
- Health Canada — Quitting vaping
- Applies to:
- People quitting vaping
- Status:
- Published — sourced
You can reduce gradually or stop all at once.
- Source:
- Health Canada — Quitting vaping
- Applies to:
- People quitting vaping
- Status:
- Published — sourced
The 5 Ds: delay, distract, deep breathing, drink water, discuss.
- Source:
- Health Canada — Quitting vaping
- Applies to:
- People quitting vaping
- Status:
- Published — sourced
Heart rate, carbon monoxide, circulation, lung-function and heart-disease timelines.
- Source:
- Research on quitting combustible cigarettes
- Applies to:
- People who smoked
- Status:
- Removed from app and website
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