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E-Cigarette Vapor—Even when Nicotine-Free—Found to Damage Lung Cells
Electronic cigarette (e-cig) use has now surpassed traditional cigarette use among middle and high school students, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This leaves many parents, public health officials and consumers asking whether e-cigarettes are better or worse for lung health than traditional cigarettes. Now, a team of researchers adds its findings to others that suggest nicotine in any form is damaging to lungs
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As someone who doesn't smoke anything and never will, I don't care what the e-cigs do to the smoker. Anyone who smokes anything knows they are damaging their lungs.
I'm more interested in the second-hand comparison.
I agree. I personally vape because its healthier and cheaper than the amount of cigars and hookah smoking I was doing before, but I know inhaling anything other than clean air is bad for my lungs. I feel like the bigger problem is how much damage.. A lot of people who vape think its the greatest thing ever with no risks, while people against it think its just as bad (if not worse) than smoking. Either side isn't healthy hahaha
I used e-cigs to help me quit my social smoking addiction which would have me smoke as much as 10 cigs if I had enough alcohol. However after that I slowly gave up e-cigs as my goal was not to put anything into my lungs. My liver on the other hand, a whole nother story :D
Yeah exactly. They really do make a good alternative for people addicted to nicotine and smoking and want to quit. End of story.
Still a hell of a lot healthier than normal cigarettes.
as far as we know
Who exactly paid for this study... nm you don't need to answer as I probably already know...