• HollowNaught@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    I once insinuated that I hated the smell of vapes and people downvoted me, saying “noooo but blueberry muffin flavour actually smells so goooood”

    Yeah okay buddy, I think you’re one of the ones I’d find wandering the streets vaping in front of everyone

    Edit: to the people currently downvoting me, you guys do know vaping can also give you cancer and increases your risk of respiratory disease, right? And by vaping in front of other people you’re forcing that risk on to them, right? Grow a little empathy

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      6 days ago

      There is no direct evidence vaping causes cancer.

      The main components of vape juice are polyene glycol and vegetable glycerin. Both of which are completely benign and added into many every day products. And before vaping nicotine was a thing, it has been used as a safe drug delivery method for decades.

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        6 days ago

        To say there’s no direct evidence is disingenuous. Yes, there are no peer reviewed articles that directly correlate vaping and cancer chance, but guess what there also isn’t? Studies that say they’re safe

        The reason for this is simple: there’s about a 14 year delay between any smoking changes and lung cancer presenting itself. Extrapolate that to three trials, and you’re looking at minimum 50 years before it can hit shelves

        What is known about vapes is that they contain many of the same carcinogens found in cigarettes, which should be a red flag to most people

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          5 days ago

          What is known about vapes is that they contain many of the same carcinogens found in cigarettes, which should be a red flag to most people

          Not true at all. Vapes don’t contain any known carcinogens.

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            5 days ago

            According to cancer.org.au

            For example, propylene glycol and glycerine found in e-cigarettes when overheated can produce dangerous levels of the carcinogens formaldehyde and acetaldehyde.

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              5 days ago

              And it was found the study ran the batteries in an unsafe manner, as in no one would use their vape like that because they had to go around the safeties.

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      6 days ago

      There are people that are addicted to a drug the government will not regulate because they are taxing the shit out of the addicted. Grow a little empathy.

      Especially for the vapers because they allready diminish the harm to them and others. The exoust fumes of the car beside you are many more times dangerous than the passive vape you could inhale.