Vaping Raises the Risk of Respiratory Disease, Study Says | Time

Vaping Raises the Risk of Respiratory Disease, Study Says | Time
"At the heart of the hysteria over vaping is what seems like a simple question: Is it safer than smoking?
Answering that question, however, is complicated.
..“If you’re going to do one or the other, in terms of these respiratory effects you’re probably better off with an e-cigarette,” says study co-author...
“This study actually does support the harm reduction potential of e-cigarettes,” says Andy Tan, an assistant professor of population sciences at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute who has studied e-cigarettes.
“Yes, vaping is associated with about 29% to 31% higher odds of subsequent lung disease within two to three years than not vaping—but compare this with the 156% higher odds of using combustible tobacco than not smoking.”...
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