No — vaping is actually considered to be substantially less harmful than smoking.
According to the NHS-UK, for instance, smokers-turned-vapers have significantly less exposure to toxins associated with all kinds of cancer, but also to generic lung and heart disease, and strokes.[1]
And although you might get the depression that through vaping you are inhaling water, you are actually inhaling an aerosol containing various harmful chemicals, and some of these oily substances are known to cause vaping-related “lipoid pneumonia.”
So no water lungs, but still pretty harmful.
It’s also observed that some younger vapers (who never smoked before) suffer from collapsed lungs, due to blisters forming during accelerated growth, which sometimes burst through smoking, and also vaping.[2]
(The popcorn lung thing is a myth though. It typically only occurs when the e-liquid contains Diacetyl, which is not standard and even banned in many countries. Some cigarettes do contain Diacetyl, by the way.)
The most dangerous thing about vaping known today is the very fact that it is less dangerous than smoking: the threshold to start vaping is much lower compared to the threshold to start smoking cancer cigs, and that’s exactly why young people often start vaping before they start smoking —
But you don’t have to worry about that.
SOURCES: The image presents a detailed anatomical model of human lungs, clearly showing the bronchi and the finer branches of the bronchial tree. This educational tool is used to demonstrate the complex structure and functionality of respiratory organs. The dark discolorations represent possible tar accumulation, typically seen in smokers, highlighting the potential harm of tobacco consumption on lung health.
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