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Not an expert, but there's plenty of research that shows that vaping is indeed less harmful than traditional smoking. E-cigarettes and vaping are endorsed and

Not an expert, but there's plenty of research that shows that vaping is indeed less harmful than traditional smoking. E-cigarettes and vaping are endorsed and used as part of smoking cessation therapies. However, regarding vaping itself, is still too early to tell if it is safe. Safer than cigarettes? Yes. Chemical and toxicological studies show that vaping/e-cigs are far less harmful than traditional tobacco. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110871/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4110871/ Not harmful at all? Unlikely. It's hard to determine at this point the level of harm, but it's fair to say that any form of chemical inhalation is bad for you (including the simple act of breathing in a city or area with high air pollution).

theptip 8y ago
That's a good overview of papers in favour of vaping -- but note there's some conflict of interest concerns: > Conflict of interest statement: Riccardo Polosa... has served as a consultant for Pfizer and Arbi Group Srl (Milano, Italy), the distributor of Categoria™ e-Cigarettes. > Konstantinos Farsalinos ... has received financial compensation from electronic cigarette companies for the studies’ cost. And some bold statements like this point that seems to be strongly contradicted by the chart at the top of the OP: > Regulatory authorities have expressed concern about EC use by youngsters or by never-smokers, with ECs becoming a gateway to smoking or becoming a new form of addiction. However, such concerns are unsubstantiated; research has shown that EC use by youngsters is virtually nonexistent unless they are smokers. All that said, this review does provide some evidence that vaping is less harmful -- however I'd take it with a pinch of salt. For example, these two papers on negative effects of vaping on gene expression in the immune system have since been published: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436899/ (Reported in the popular science press e.g. here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160620141317.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160620141317.h...)

theptip 8y ago

That's a good overview of papers in favour of vaping -- but note there's some conflict of interest concerns: > Conflict of interest statement: Riccardo Polosa... has served as a consultant for Pfizer and Arbi Group Srl (Milano, Italy), the distributor of Categoria™ e-Cigarettes. > Konstantinos Farsalinos ... has received financial compensation from electronic cigarette companies for the studies’ cost. And some bold statements like this point that seems to be strongly contradicted by the chart at the top of the OP: > Regulatory authorities have expressed concern about EC use by youngsters or by never-smokers, with ECs becoming a gateway to smoking or becoming a new form of addiction. However, such concerns are unsubstantiated; research has shown that EC use by youngsters is virtually nonexistent unless they are smokers. All that said, this review does provide some evidence that vaping is less harmful -- however I'd take it with a pinch of salt. For example, these two papers on negative effects of vaping on gene expression in the immune system have since been published: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4819171/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436899/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5436899/ (Reported in the popular science press e.g. here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160620141317.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160620141317.h...)