Doctors at odds over value of vaping, as study finds it's just as harmful as cigarettes
ABCVaping is just as harmful to human health as cigarettes, and even has the potential to cause lung cancer, scientists at the University of Tasmania have found. Key points: An Australian study found cigarettes and vaping are equally toxic to the lungs Scientist Sukhwinder Sohal said GPs should not recommend vaping to patients Dr Brad McKay said he would support someone vaping if they had tried everything else to quit smoking without success The world-first study, published in the European Respiratory Journal, compared cigarettes and vaping on human cells, and found both equally toxic to the lungs. Dr McKay said he would support someone vaping if they had tried everything to quit without success. "This notion that you can just replace cigarettes with vaping is clearly a flawed one and we need to push back on that," AMA vice-president Dr Chris Zappala said. Dr Chris Zappala said the idea that cigarettes can just be replaced with vaping is a "flawed one".
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