The same pattern held up in smokers. DNA damage to oral epithelial cells, which line the mouth, is an early change that is associated with an increased risk for many types of chronic disease, including cancer and inflammatory diseases
Participants were eligible if they smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime, smoked on at least one of the past 30 days, reported ever buying their own cigarettes, and were able to speak and read English, Filipino/Tagalog, or Cebuano
The FDA argued that e-cigarettes were unapproved drug-delivery devices, while the companies fought back, saying they werent marketing e-cigarettes that way
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Additional long-term side-effects of using a nicotine-free vape include lung damage, rapid onset of persistent coughing, difficulties in normal breathing, and diarrhea