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0 pointstdeck7y ago0 comments

It's also worth noting that the unpopularity of cigarettes preceded the rise of vaping by several years. So it felt like the problem was finally being solved for a while.

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refurb7y ago· 1 in thread

The biggest issue with cigarettes was the cancer risk. Vaping is much lower risk (if any) for cancer.

So even if people just swap smoking for vaping, a HUGE problem was solved.

tjohns7y ago

While I agree the cancer risk is probably lower... I don't think we really know what the true cancer risk is for vaping yet, let alone the risk for other cardiovascular diseases like COPD and popcorn lung.

This product hasn't existed for very long, so long term studies just don't exist yet.

That said, there is some research that suggest caution is at least still warranted: https://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/impact-of-e-...

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