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Saturday, October 21, 2017

E-cigarettes may harm your lungs the same way tobacco does

E-cigarettes lead to as many lung diseases as tobacco products, a new study has found.

The report from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill compared saliva samples from tobacco smokers, e-cigarette smokers and nonsmokers.

Researchers found that e-cigarette smokers were likely to develop dangerous proteins associated with lung diseases such as COPD and cystic fibrosis and that the devices are no better for people than regular cigarettes.

The study adds to a growing body of evidence proving that e-cigarettes might not be the ideal alternative smokers addicted to tobacco are looking for.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Don't let that dumb ass Rob Quillen at the Salisbury Fire Department hear this. He pulls up a site that "proves" that vaping is "good for you."

Just had one Paramedic resign early because his smoking lungs got ate up with cancer.

Rick Hoppes is the fault for allowing these poor fools to smoke all day long with as many breaks as they wanted. Only smokers are allowed to take multiple breaks all day long.