The story
53% of current vapers in the UK, that’s around 3 million people, used to smoke cigarettes. Many believe that vaping is less harmful than smoking cigarettes. A new study, which will be published soon, questions this.
The study, by Manchester Metropolitan University, has found that e-cigarettes and vapes are just as bad for health as cigarettes.
Researchers gave volunteers fitness tests which measured things like blood flow to their brains.
Results show that long-term users of vapes and e-cigarettes are equally at risk of dementia, heart disease and organ failure as regular cigarette smokers. This is because of damage to artery walls and reduced blood flow.
News headlines
Vaping ‘more dangerous than smoking’, bombshell first-of-its-kind study reveals – it raises risk of THREE deadly diseases
Mail Online
Deadly side of vaping revealed as bombshell study blows initial theory out the water
Daily Star
10-year study to shed light on youth vaping
gov.uk
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destroy something completely
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reveal information
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