Vaping: what people are getting wrong

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A youth vaping “epidemic” and a mysterious outbreak of lung disease in America has led to curbs on e-cigarette flavours. A backlash against vaping is perpetuating myths about nicotine-based e-cigarette products that are not backed up by scientific research. Read more here: https://econ.st/2vh0zP6

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Further reading:

AMA urges public to avoid e-cigarette use amid lung illness outbreak American lung association report – American Lung Association report
https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/ama-statements/ama-urges-public-avoid-e-cigarette-use-amid-lung-illness-outbreak

US National Youth Tobacco Survey Data
https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products/youth-and-tobacco/youth-tobacco-use-results-national-youth-tobacco-survey

Should America ban flavoured e-cigarettes? – The Economist, September 19th 2019
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/09/19/should-america-ban-flavoured-e-cigarettes

A deadly outbreak casts a dark cloud over e-cigarettes – The Economist, September 14th 2019
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/09/14/a-deadly-outbreak-casts-a-dark-cloud-over-e-cigarettes

Don’t panic about e-cigarettes – The Economist, September 12th 2019
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/09/12/dont-panic-about-e-cigarettes

Juuling is popular—perhaps too much so – The Economist, March 26th 2018
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/05/26/juuling-is-popular-perhaps-too-much-so

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32 COMMENTS

  1. I started vaping about 2 years ago. My breathing is better, but I'm sure there will be some problems somewhere. Not experiencing anything as of yet.

  2. Vaping got me off cigarettes over 10 years ago. I’m still vaping though I’m not off altogether. But see, they hate tobacco (the people in charge of drafting these laws, making moves, and paying for it all, government time, public opinion, etc.), but THEY wanna control tobacco’s demise; they don’t want that happening organically. They had a whole long term plan (very profitable all the way) to phase out smoking whenever they felt it politically necessary.

  3. Parents and adults should stop children or anyone below 21 from vaping. Don't remove this life saving method from Adult Cigarette Smokers. ❤

  4. Never again getting thc vape it gave me a bad rash on my stomach it was really red and itchy thankfully it’s gone I only tried it 2 days and once I saw it I threw it away

  5. My cigarette smoking was out of control. I smoked for almost 30 years. I worked from a home office, so, I could smoke freely. I smoked 3 packs a day. Vaping helped me quit 2 and a half years ago. I am at 3mg and switching to 0 nic once it arrives. Then, I hope to quit vaping. But, it helped me quit something I didn't think I ever would.

  6. So in the meantime… let’s keep vaping products legal… even though our young teens are taking to if, at an enormous rate.
    FYI… I have not had a cigarette in 35 plus years. Vaping was just yummy to the taste.. and made me ADDICTED to nicotine… once again. I’m a month off.. and am dumbfounded by the logic here! So if vaping isn’t harmful… why add no nicotine to it?

  7. If they ban vaping, those 60 minor deaths and were probably from the use of THC and not just normal e liquid, these 60 deaths over 10 years will turn into millions per year, because everyone will just turn to smoking.

  8. Ask yourself; would you rather your kid started smoking or vaping? Smoking is not only far more toxic, but is also far more addictive than vaping, and that's because combustible tobacco products are engineered to deliver a very high spike of nicotine to keep you addicted. On the other hand, vaping gives you the option of lowering your nicotine over time so you can wean yourself off nicotine altogether. What I find disgusting is that governments are banning vaping products but NOT tobacco. Why? TAX DOLLARS IS WHY. F'King hypocrites.

  9. School vaping is wayyyy wores
    I know a group of about 20 that have never tried vaping all of them vape know
    Like I'm not complaining bunch of free nic but thers so many people vaping

  10. After a ten year, pack a day habit I switched to vaping. 12 years later and I have 0 complaints. I have noticed absolutely no negative effects on my health whereas with cigarettes I was constantly weighed down by the overall feeling of ill health. I feel healthier in my late 30s than I did in my early 20s.

  11. how can i further trust this article if PG aka Propylene Glycol is the binding agent that carries flavour and if added nicotine. now im currently off cigarettes due to vaping but the increased indor use and the soot left on windows is worrying what are the effects of VG the actual VAPOUR PRODUCING aka AGENT VEGETAL GLYCERIN

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