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Re:We almost demolished teen smoking, and JUUL reintroduced ... by Rebelgecko on Sunday December 23, 2018 @08:57PM (#18749745)
I think compared to smoking, vaping is definitely healthier (or rather, less unhealthy). However the concern is that there are people vaping who wouldn't be smoking cigarettes. Anecdotally this seems to be the case, especially with people in their teens and 20s.
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Re:We almost demolished teen smoking, and JUUL reintroduced ... by toomuchtodo on Sunday December 23, 2018 @09:48PM (#18749930)
There is a recent research paper estimating vaping to be about 95% better for you than smoking. Even if people who wouldn’t have smoked at all vape, it appears to be an overall net positive.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180111141600.h...

"Studies show that if most current American smokers switched to vaping e-cigarettes over the next 10 years, there could be as many as 6.6 million fewer premature deaths and 86.7 million fewer life years would be lost," said David Abrams, PhD, professor of social and behavioral sciences at NYU College of Global Public Health and the article's lead author.

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