E-cigarette's Harm to Health is as Serious as Traditional Cigarettes

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Dec.06.2023
E-cigarette's Harm to Health is as Serious as Traditional Cigarettes
Russian respiratory disease association member and lung specialist Tatiana Neshpapa warns that e-cigarettes are as harmful as traditional cigarettes.

In recent days, according to Russian news agency Atar-inform, Dr. Tatiana Nepshapa, a member of the Russian Respiratory Diseases Association and a pulmonary specialist, stated at a press conference that e-cigarettes pose the same level of health risks as traditional cigarettes. She emphasized that smoking e-cigarettes could potentially lead to serious illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, and chronic bronchitis, and even result in a new condition called "e-cigarette smoking-related lung injury.

 

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