Harvard study finds e-cigarettes can still give you lung disease

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E-cigarettes, or vaping, has surpassed traditional cigarette use says the Centers for Disease Control, but a new research find that despite manufacturers’ claims, they’re not necessarily a safer alternative.

A study published by a team at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that most flavored e-cigarette and refill liquids contain harmful chemicals that can cause a respiratory disease which scars the lung and makes breathing difficult. The team tested 51 types of flavored e-cigarettes and liquids by leading brands and found that 47 contained diacetyl, acetoin, or 2,3-pentanedione.

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At least e-cigarette is banned in my home town.

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I make my own its veg oil and flavouring… Simply

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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/e-cigarettes-around-95-less-harmful-than-tobacco-estimates-landmark-review

The UK government reckons they’re 95% safer than cigarettes. I assume the harvard study is concentrating on the ‘5%’

Maybe. Who knows.

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Interesting - thanks.

Yes - if you have to have your nicotine fix - its probably significantly better than cigarettes I guess.

The report says:

An expert independent evidence review published today by Public Health England (PHE) concludes that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful to health than tobacco and have the potential to help smokers quit smoking.

Key findings of the review include:

  1. the current best estimate is that e-cigarettes are around 95% less harmful than smoking
  2. nearly half the population (44.8%) don’t realise e-cigarettes are much less harmful than smoking
  3. there is no evidence so far that e-cigarettes are acting as a route into smoking for children or non-smokers
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The url is “I can’t go out cough i’m sick” o.o

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Well, phooey. You’re making that ePipe I’ve been eyeing less attractive. Stop it, would you?

Hmph.

Pixel.

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I recently started vaping a e-cigarette. I have gotten positive results from switching to e-cigarettes. My breathing, taste of smell and blood circulation seem to be doing much better. Also, e-cigs cost a lot less.

I am planning on reducing the nicotine content on the e-cigs gradually and quit it slowly.

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well, I did the vape thing just over one day and I found it makes me cough too much. I’m stopping smoking tomorrow cold turkey again. The one thing I didn’t like about the vapes is that the cost didn’t justify the means. That and I didn’t want nicotine in my blood anymore.

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I’ll smoke whatever kills me fastest…

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No shocker to me. My thoughts is its just a nice work around to get around the no smoking inside laws that the cigarette companies have to deal with

$$$

http://www.tobaccotactics.org/index.php/E-cigarettes

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Stopped smoking using organic oil without the mentioned additives and without nicotine. Used a 14mg patch and it worked. Why care what Harvard says ? Lol! The study is too small to be the final word on the issue.

Does Hahvahd have any better ideas than the Vape? I doubt it. :slight_smile:

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