Is Vaping as Bad as Smoking? Yes, Says Study

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Many people think that vaping or e-cigarette is a better alternative than smoking regular cigarettes. However, scientists who did a research about it do not think so.

According to a study published in the Journal of Oral Oncology, researchers found that vaping may also cause cancer. They confirmed in their series of scientific experiments that vapor from these device can kill human cells or cause damage to DNA.

In a report by the Guardian, the research was conducted after government officials from countries in Europe, United Stated and England have supported the use of the electronic smoking device to encourage smokers to quit the habit. Although the authors of the study admit that the result is inconclusive, they stated that the research suggests e-cigarettes or vaping "are not as safe as their marketing makes them appear to the public."

There are about 2.6 million e-cigarette users in England that are getting the full support of the country's health officials. Vaping has become so trendy that even the Prime Minister has also expressed his support to encourage people quit smoking.

The researchers treated live cells with vapor from e-cigarettes and the result was a damage cells after being exposed to the smoke. Regardless if the device is nicotine free or not, the cells died compared to those that are not exposed.

The lead pathologist at the US Department of Veteran Affairs in San Diego CA, Dr. Wang-Rodriguez stated that they found other factors that can damage cells aside from nicotine. It has already been established what nicotine can do to our body; however, people must understand that based on their study, Dr. Wang-Rodriguez mentioned that vaping should not be a better alternative for regular smoking.

"It's not that the nicotine is completely innocent in the mix, but it looks like the amount of nicotine that the cells are exposed to by e-cigarettes is not sufficient by itself to cause these changes."

She added, "There must be other components in the e-cigarettes that are doing this damage. So we may be identifying other carcinogenic components that are previously undescribed. For now, we were able to at least identify that e-cigarettes on the whole have something to do with increased cell death."

In a report by Independent, Researchers from Harvard University recently confirmed that there are some chemical components found on e-cigarette that can cause "popcorn lung." It is a life-threatening disease that blocks a person's airways, which will lead to eventual death.