A 2022 review published in The BMJ discussed the impact of vaping on respiratory health, noting associations with acute lung injury and potential long-term effects on lung function
The advantages of using an E-Cigarette to quit smoking is that the habitual aspects of the process are maintained - the hand-to-mouth action and the inhaling and exhaling - but with 95% of the harm from smoking removed
It is time the federal government and the FDA in particular work to expand access to cigarette alternatives like vaping rather than slowing the technology and its spread
Heart attack and stroke: Recent data conclusively links increased heart attacks, strokes, and death with vaping and e-cigarettes, said Nicole Weinberg, M.D., cardiologist at Providence Saint Johns Health Center in Santa Monica, CA
14-7983 (US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 2014)