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2024-12-13 22:31:03 UTC - HELPFUL
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Tar can only be formed by combustion, which does not happen with vaping under realistic test/use scenarios. Vaping is still known as being much safer than smoking. https://www.who.int/europe/publications/i/item/WHO-EURO-2020-4572-44335-62638 https://cancer-code-europe.iarc.fr/index.php/en/ecac-12-ways/tobacco/247-are-e-cigarettes-less-harmful-than-conventional-cigarettes https://ec.europa.eu/health/ph_risk/committees/04_scenihr/docs/scenihr_o_013.pdf https://www.nap.edu/resource/24952/012318ecigaretteConclusionsbyEvidence.pdf https://www.fda.gov/news-events/rumor-control/facts-about-e-cigarettes https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/about-e-cigarettes.html https://www.cochrane.org/CD010216/TOBACCO_can-electronic-cigarettes-help-people-stop-smoking-and-do-they-have-any-unwanted-effects-when-used Vapers report better lung function, even asthma and COPD patients who switched to vaping https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2040622320961617 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27011045/
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