This article was medically reviewed by Jason R. McKnight, MD, MS, a family medicine physician and clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M College of Medicine.
While vaping may help you quit traditional cigarettes, it can still damage the lungs.
- Vaping is not better than smoking and it still causes long-term lung damage.
- Side effects of vaping include shortness of breath, nausea, and chest pain.
- To quit smoking, avoid vaping and instead try Chantix, nicotine replacement therapy, or counseling.
- Visit Insider’s Health Reference library for more advice.
When e-cigarettes first came on the market in the mid-2000s, they were touted as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes, and even a way for tobacco users to quit smoking. However, vaping still causes serious health complications.
Here’s what you need to know about how vaping compares to smoking and the health risks associated with e-cigarettes.
Erin Heger – Insider – 2021-05-12.
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There are a few inconsistencies and down right lies in this article. First and foremost the EVALI, yes it was vitamin E acetate in Blackmarket THC cartrages, NO nicotine E-cig juice HAS EVER contained vitamin E acetate EVER, nor does it contain Diacetyl. And the mouse studies, just actually read how they were conducted, they were not science it was animal torture.