"So not only did the use of cigarette brands marketed as light and mild fail to prevent a large increase in risk in women, it also may have exacerbated the increase in deaths from chronic obstructive lung disease in male smokers, since the diluted smoke from these cigarettes is inhaled more deeply into the lungs of smokers to maintain the accustomed absorption of nicotine." Persistent smokers may live 10-20 fewer years Another study appearing in the same issue of the NEJM looked at longevity among current, former, and never-smokers through the National Health Interview survey
However, due to the high levels of toxins in e-cig aerosols, increasing concerns are being raised about their purported health benefits, including the claims of lesser carcinogenicity [6, 7]
Respiratory and olfactory cytotoxicity of inhaled 2,3-pentanedione in Sprague-Dawley rats
Finally, all of this could amount to lasting problems with your vape and, what might have been an easy fix, could turn into a much more challenging problem