I realize not everyone cares about vaping, and if you don't, then you need not read. I realize the common negative opinion on e-cigarette users that exists on this forum, and if you wish to comment on that, you should find another place to do so; I don't care if you want to call me a douchebag for using a safer alternative to smoking. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28723-vaping-really-isnt-as-harmful-for-your-cells-as-smoking [quote]“E-cigarettes can cause cancer”; “Vaping ‘no better’ than smoking”: headlines last week challenged the idea that electronic cigarettes are safer than conventional cigarettes, after findings emerged that their vapour damaged and killed human cells. ... Although the study garnered headlines around the world, researchers contacted by New Scientist have criticised it for its inability to properly compare the damage caused by smoke from conventional and electronic cigarettes. ... To assess what vaping does to human tissue, the researchers exposed cells to vapour from two brands of e-cigarettes every three days for between one to 8 weeks. However, with cigarette smoke they were only able to expose the cells for 24 hours before all the cells died. Because the cells were able to survive for far longer when exposed to vapour rather than smoke, the main outcome of the study is the opposite of what the media has reported: that cigarette smoke is far more toxic than e-cigarette aerosol, says Konstantinos Farsalinos of the University of Patras in Greece. [/quote] Now, if you read into the article it makes sure to say that e-cigarettes [b]are not harmless[/b], however the relative risk between them and analog cigarettes proves them to be a [b]much[/b] better option. I wanted to post this article in particular because it brings up a very good point about biased headlines and pragmatism. There's a lot of people who equivocate the dangers of e-cigarettes and cigarettes, who find their reasoning in articles such as “E-cigarettes can cause cancer” and “Vaping ‘no better’ than smoking," when those articles don't actually pull a comparison to actual smoking. [b]The science of the matter proves vaping poses a danger, however a minuscule one comparative to smoking cigarettes.[/b]