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For a long time, vaping was a way for you to stop smoking. They were designed to help lower tobacco use, and help you stop smoking period. I remember when they first came out. I was in Las Vegas (surprise), and they were trying to smell them as a stop smoking tool you can use anywhere, even on a plane. My roommate was trying to quit smoking and he thought this was a great idea. Which in theory it was a good idea....until all the flavors, marketing to a younger demographic, and people were getting popcorn lung from over using.
But some flavors are worse for you lungs than others. A study from Quebec found that berry-flavored vapes appear to be the most damaging to the lungs compared to unflavored e-cigarettes. So is it from over-use because they taste good to some? They smell good, but not good for you at all.
The study exposed mice to different e-cigarette flavors and examined lung immune cells. Berry-flavored vapes in particular seemed to stop the lungs’ ability to remove harmful particles.
So yet another thing that can kill you. So you do you. My dad smoked for the longest time but quit a few years before he passed away. Maybe this would have kept him around a little longer, but we never know. Something is going to kill you someday. So don't ease into the grave, and be so careful. I wanted to be banged up, and tell St. Peter I had a hell of a ride.