Vaping is a genuine health threat that exposes users to thousands of unidentified chemicals, nicotine addiction and serious lung disease risks. E-cigarettes haven't earned FDA approval as cessation tools, and most people who try them to quit end up using both products. A new generation is getting hooked on nicotine through vaping, and that addiction pipeline leads straight to traditional tobacco use.
The science is settled — vaping is far less harmful than smoking, and misleading headlines have convinced smokers to stick with cigarettes instead of switching to a proven quitting tool. Cochrane Reviews show high certainty that vapes outperform patches and gums for quitting. Letting smokers believe vaping is equally dangerous is a public health failure that costs lives.
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