Is vaping more harmful than smoking cigarettes? More people incorrectly think so

Is vaping more harmful than smoking cigarettes? More people incorrectly think so

A growing number of U.S. adults consider electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) more harmful than conventional cigarettes. The findings, by researchers from the UT Southwestern Medical Center and published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, could have significant implications for public health policymakers, tobacco control strategies, and people who use either of these cigarette types.

Vaping: emerging harms health systems can’t ignore

Aleksandr Yu/Shutterstock.comWhen e-cigarettes first appeared around 2010, they were hailed as a breakthrough: nicotine delivery without the toxic tar and combustion byproducts of traditional cigarettes. Public health bodies cautiously endorsed them as a tool for adult smokers to quit, often citing early claims that vaping was 95% less harmful than smoking. More than a decade later, with millions now vaping regularly, the picture is less clear. …