DOCS SMOKE VAPING SAFETY MYTHS

IF YOU switched to vaping because you thought it was a healthy alternative to regular cigarettes, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have some bad news — people who’ve only smoked e-cigarettes are 2.29 times more likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — COPD — than nonsmokers. They’re also at higher risk of developing high blood pressure.

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Vapers who have never smoked regular cigarettes face potential long-term health consequences

This research was the first to include vapers who had never smoked regular cigarettes, so it was able to isolate and identify the effects of e-cigarettes.