However, understanding the biological impact of e-cigs compared with smoking on the lung is needed. There are major gaps in knowledge for chronic effects and for an etiology to recent acute lung toxicity leading to death among vapers.doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-19-1245Song, Min-Ae...
She was shelling out $500 a week on her vaping habit even while continuing to struggle with respiratory problems and one day ended up in hospital … as a former vaping addict tells of her perilous journey and her warning to other vape users. A 32 year oldOhiowoman is ...
Marijuana is the most-commonly smoked substance after tobacco and one of the most widely used psychoactive substances in the world. Amid the legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada and many states in the U.S., its use has increased substantially in recent years. With the growing use, ...
and colleagues examined the effects of chronic vaping on pulmonary epithelia. Research bronchoscopies were performed on healthy nonsmokers, cigarette smokers, and electronic-cigarette users (vapers), and bronchial brush biopsies and lavage samples were obtained. To support the human findings, in vitro ...
More than 12 million adults in the United States currently use e-cigarettes, with the highest rates of use among those aged 18-24. Despite their popularity, research on e-cigarettes has been largely limited to studies of short-term use, older devices, such as vape pens or box mods, and ...