{"id":31321,"date":"2025-07-09T09:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=31321"},"modified":"2025-07-09T09:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:22:59","slug":"just-how-harmful-is-vaping-more-evidence-is-emerging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=31321","title":{"rendered":"Just How Harmful Is Vaping? More Evidence Is Emerging."},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new study that found high levels of heavy metals in popular nicotine vapes adds to concerns about the products.<\/p>\n

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When vapes started to become popular in the mid-2010s, the tiny cartridges carried big promises. They were presented as a healthier alternative to cigarettes and a path to quit smoking<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, researchers are coming to understand the hazards of vapes themselves. In a study from last month, for example, a team of scientists analyzed the mist<\/a> from popular vapes and found such high levels of heavy metals that one researcher thought their machine had malfunctioned. Other studies have suggested that vaping can affect the heart, lungs and brain.<\/p>\n

Experts said they were worried that vaping may become harder to study after the Trump administration shut down a unit focused on smoking and health.<\/a> The government has also slashed funds for programs that help people stop vaping.<\/p>\n

Data on the long-term health effects is limited, because vapes are relatively new and constantly evolving<\/a>. Many people who use them are in their teens or 20s; it might take a while before further effects become apparent. Consumers also often use both cigarettes and vapes, which makes it difficult to isolate harms from vaping alone. Vaping is still less common than cigarette use<\/a> among U.S. adults, 4.5 percent of whom said they vaped in 2021. Nearly 8 percent<\/a> of high school students reported vaping in the last month in a 2024 survey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Even so, \u201ccommon sense tells you \u2014 your mom would tell you \u2014 that a superheated chemical inhaling right into your lungs isn\u2019t going to be good,\u201d said Dr. James H. Stein, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine. Increasingly, research is pointing to the reality that while vapes do not contain the same dangerous chemicals as cigarettes, they come with their own harms.<\/p>\n