A new study from the University of California San Francisco found that vaping e-cigarettes can put individuals at risk of longterm health conditions. Here is a look at some of them.
In what researchers are describing as the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of California San Francisco revealed that vaping e-cigarettes can put users at risk of serious longterm health effects. The research marks a major departure from the recent health warnings on vaping, which center around a short-term lung injury known as EVALI .
Here, to shed more light on the researchers’ findings, are five potential longterm consequences that users should know about. Chronic bronchitisMuch like asthma, bronchitis is fueled by inflammation of the airwaves —specifically the bronchial tubes, which carry oxygen from the mouth to the lungs. When these become inflamed they can fill with mucus, causing a cough, chest pain and difficulty breathing. Although you may have experienced some of these symptoms during a cold , that condition is one brought on by a virus or bacteria which usually clears up within 10 days.
One of the early studies connecting emphysema and e-cigarettes was released in 2019. In it, researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine tested the lung fluid of smokers, vapers and non-smokers and found that those who vaped had increased levels of an enzyme that is linked to emphysema.
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