It turns out that as well as being the lamest thing you can discover someone does, vaping could also be seriously bad for your health.
A new scientific research from the American Physiological Society (APS) has suggested that taking just one puff of an e-cig could increase somebodies chances of a heart attack.
As part of the study, mice were exposed to vaping for 20 hours per week over the course of an eight month period.
The results showed that the mice's blood vessels were less capable of dilating after exposure to the e-cigs, a process needed for safely lowering blood pressure. The arteries of the mice who had been exposed to e-cigs had over twice the stiffness than mice who had not been exposed to any nicotine at all.
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Tests conducted on mice also demonstrated the negative effects of just five minutes of vape exposure, with the mice's arteries narrowing by 30% after an hour. Having narrow arteries is linked to an increased chances of heart attacks and strokes.
The studies conclusion was that: "These data indicate that e-cigs should not be considered safe and that they induce significant deleterious effects."
It comes after an article published in the British Medical Journal that looked at the smoking trends of both e-cigarette and normal cigarette users over the past few years. With more than 160,000 people surveyed in the US, the report concluded: "The substantial increase in e-cigarette use among US adult smokers was associated with a statistically significant increase in the smoking cessation rate at the population level."
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While this appears good for the e-cigarette industry, another research paper reckons that the devices could encourage some to experiment with tobacco cigarettes, but that's only for people who use the product who have never actually smoked before.
Guidelines within the Independent British Vape Trade Association (IBVTA) try to stop non-smokers from becoming addicted to nicotine, with sellers having to sign a code of conduct which states: "Vape products are for current or former smokers and existing users of vaping devices, therefore [you should] never knowingly sell to anyone who is not a current or former smoker, or a current vaper."
But the investigation found 87 percent of shops were selling products to people who have never smoked or vaped before.
With all these conflicting reports of the health effects of vaping, I imagine many users are confused about the potential consequences for their health.
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