Michael Joseph Blaha, M.D., is the director of clinical research at Johns Hopkins Center for Heart Disease Prevention
According to the Surgeon Generals report, tobacco use by youth and young adults causes both immediate and long-term damage
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at least one observational study found no association (or negative association) between vaping and cessation among less-than-daily users, and that cessation probability only increases among daily e-cigarette users (Wang et al., 2021)
A large cohort study [101] based on self-reported cardiovascular events found no correlation between e-cigarette use and cardiovascular diseases (coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and stroke) among individuals who had never smoked before, while the dual use of traditional and e-cigarettes was associated with a 36% higher risk of cardiovascular events compared to exclusive traditional cigarette smokers