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New Zealand's youth vaping crisis clouds smoke-free future (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vaping isn't bad for you, nor is nicotine really, so what's the big deal?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

There are various studies that definitely prove that they are harmful in short and medium term (less than traditional cigarettes) and already has lead to death. There hasn't been a lot of research into long term effects as the trend is still new. So potential harm from long term usage is unknown.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Which studies? I'm legitimately curious as the only deaths I've heard of were because of the vitamin e acetate they were using in the knockoff cannabis pens.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

https://nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/24952/012318ecigaretteConclusionsbyEvidence.pdf has a pretty good overview.

Full paper: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/24952/public-health-consequences-of-e-cigarettes

The EVALI outbreak in US was determined to be caused by "illegal" products, but the materials to produce them are not banned in the US as far as I know.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I've been looking through that study for the last 20 minutes and I don't see anything about anyone dieing from normal nicotine vape products.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There is conclusive evidence that in addition to nicotine, most e-cigarette products contain and emit
numerous potentially toxic substances.

In other words, bullshit. The dosage makes the poison.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Bullshit. No study has ever found nicotine to be harmful at the concentrations present in vapes.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

They’re trolling, and caught you. 🪝