Medical Moment: Health Risks of Vaping with Dr. Nasser Lakkis
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that tobacco use is decreasing, but e-cigarette use is increasing.
Many companies market e-cigarette use as a safer alternative to smoking, but it comes with significant health risks and can damage more than just the lungs.
Nasser Lakkis, M.SC.-M.D., FACC, a cardiologist at USA Health, joined WKRG to discuss a recent study on the health risks of vaping.
Dr. Lakkis answers the following questions in the video above:
What does the study say about the dangers of vaping?
Is the heart damage from vaping the same as smoking?
Is it safer to vape than it is to smoke?
What do we know about people who vape then stop?
What are the health benefits from stopping?
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