Americans, particularly young adults, are trading in traditional cigarettes for pods and vape pens because many believe vaping is healthier than smoking.
“I feel like it’s a lot safer than cigarettes,” said Nicolas Brown.
“I feel like it’s safer than cigarettes because people who vape seem to be more active.”
“These products are not harmless, and they’re not risk free,” said study author Ahmad Besaratinia, PhD and his colleagues at Keck School of Medicine of USC. They analyzed the oral epithelial cells of those who smoke and vape and those who don’t.
They found up to two and half times more DNA damage in the mouths of both vapers and smokers compared to non-users.
And it didn’t take long for the cellular changes to show up in e-cig users.
“Chronic use of a vape product even for several months would lead to biological consequences that are contributing to disease development, ” said Besaratinia.
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