A 2022 report from The Office for Health Improvements and Disparities states that in the short and medium term, vaping poses a small fraction of the risks of smoking. However, they do add that studies assessing longer-term vaping (for more than 12 months) are necessary. Similarly, a 2018 review concluded that although more research is needed, it does seem like e-cigarettes pose less risk to respiratory health than smoking
Other potentially harmful chemicals found in cigarettes, such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and acrolein are also found in e-liquids, but in tiny quantities
During the late 1990s and into the early 2000s, state aid was generous to the towns
Not a pernicious habit (like say, mainlining heroin), just something that was part of life, like having a beer after work, mowing the yard on Saturdays or going to the barber shop