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Vape-driven “popcorn lung” leaves cannabis insurers quaking
When electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) first appeared in Canada a decade ago, many healthcare professionals expressed major concerns about their potential harmful effects. They called...
E-cigarettes significantly raise risk of chronic lung disease, first long-term study finds
E-cigarette use significantly increases a person's risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new...
Three quarters of teens who vape report using nicotine, marijuana, or multiple substances
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine provides data that highlight disturbing trends in teen e-cigarette use
More teens who vape are...
Knee-jerk vaping bans will fail public health, experts argue
Evidence supports e-cigarettes as a harm-reduction tool
Bans and other policies restricting e-cigarette sales could do more public harm than good, according to a group...
Evidence, alarm, and the debate over e-cigarettes
This is a moment for legitimate alarm at the intersection of two distressing but distinct epidemiological patterns involving e-cigarettes (“vaping”): an increase in vaping...
