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For those who vape, it\u2019s never a bad time to quit. What better time, though, than during a global pandemic that, for the most seriously ill, involves a viral attack on the lungs?<\/p>\n

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Anytime is a good time to quit vaping and during the coronavirus pandamic is the perfect time. Photo: Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The connection between vaping and the coronavirus remains unclear. For that matter, even smoking \u2013 a habit which steals, on average, a decade or more of a smoker\u2019s life and kills 480,000 people in the United States every year (scary facts here) \u2013 may not be a major risk factor for serious cases of COVID-19, as a Chinese study has concluded<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The most recent data<\/a> from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seem to back that up. They show that being a smoker or former smoker is a COVID-19 risk factor, but a far lesser risk factor for ending up hospitalized than is cardiovascular disease or chronic lung disease, for example. Of course, cardiovascular disease and chronic lung disease themselves are long-proven consequences of smoking.<\/p>\n

Still, even if medical science is chasing the COVID-19 epidemic, lung specialists are united in their recommendation that vaping \u2013 be it nicotine or cannabis \u2013 is a risky proposition. Dr. Jeff Sippel<\/a>,<\/u> a pulmonologist in UCHealth\u2019s\u00a0Comprehensive Lung and Breathing Program<\/a>\u00a0<\/u>who see patients for lung and respiratory conditions, doesn\u2019t mince words.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything that causes lung inflammation is going to be really bad in a setting of coronavirus,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s because you\u2019re increasing the ability of the virus to stick to the lungs and get into the body.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slowing the escalator<\/strong><\/h3>\n

That viral stickiness comes from injury that smoking and vaping can cause. In particular, smoking and vaping damage<\/a> what\u2019s called the mucociliary escalator, a combination of cells that secrete mucous and then then usher foreign particles, bacteria, and, yes, viruses out of the lungs, Sippel says.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our protective mechanism are dead due to those sorts of injuries,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sippel\u2019s view prevails<\/a> among lung specialists. But, one might ask, isn\u2019t vaping a safer alternative to smoking? Tobacco vaping has long been touted as just that by those selling billions of dollars\u2019 worth of cartridges, e-liquids, and hardware to cook the liquids into aerosols for inhalation.<\/p>\n

No, the American Heart Association<\/a> says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cE-cigarette promoters claim the devices can help people quit smoking. But much more evidence is needed to determine if they are an effective way to quit,\u201d association officials said. \u201cResearch suggest that users are more likely to continue smoking along with vaping, which is referred to as \u2018dual use.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The American Lung Association <\/a>has counted 600 ingredients in cigarettes that give off more than 7,000 chemicals once they\u2019re lit. Among those chemicals include benzene (found in rubber cement and gasoline), cadmium (active component in many rechargeable batteries), and formaldehyde (the embalming fluid).<\/p>\n

The contents of vaping e-liquids, being the new kids on the drug-delivery block, have been studied less. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued no product standards, so ingredients can vary wildly \u2013 a worry in itself. E-liquids may have fewer chemicals, and because one isn\u2019t combusting the product, there is no tar residue\u2013 the stuff from partially-burned plant materials that blackens a smoker\u2019s lung.<\/p>\n

But e-liquids have been found to contain some of the same chemicals<\/a> of concern \u2013 benzene, cadmium, and formaldehyde among them. Perhaps the FDA\u2019s January 2020 ban<\/a> of most flavored cartridges is already shrinking the smorgasbord of substances being inhaled by vapers, too.<\/p>\n

E-liquids aren\u2019t benign<\/strong><\/h3>\n

That does little to quell concerns about the impact of the thick liquids \u2013 solvents \u2013 in which nicotine, cannabis, and flavorings are dissolved. Solvents comprise the vast bulk of material being vaporized in a given puff. Propylene glycol, a form of alcohol, and vegetable glycerin, which is derived from plant-based oils, are two common solvents. Another solvent, vitamin E acetate, was behind more than 2,800 serious lung illnesses<\/a> and 68 deaths from vaping that peaked in the fall of 2019.<\/p>\n

Cases related to vitamin E acetate have largely disappeared with its use as an e-liquid solvent, Sippel says. But while propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin are safe to eat, no one knows if they\u2019re safe to inhale with regularity.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re basically inhaling really small oil droplets into your lungs, Sippel says. \u201cLungs are not meant to have oil in them. They\u2019re meant to have salt water and air in them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The nature of these solvents probably adds to the problem, Sippel says. They\u2019re often thick and viscous, more like molasses than olive oil. Being completely foreign to the lungs, these solvents and other chemicals \u201care going to cause inflammation,\u201d Sippel says.<\/p>\n

Lung inflammation being a hallmark of serious cases of COVID-19, minimizing inflammation caused by vaping would seem the rational course right now, he adds.<\/p>\n

If COVID-19 isn\u2019t enough of a motivator, consider the costs, the youth vaping epidemic<\/a>, and the health problems associated with nicotine<\/a> itself. While medical marijuana is now legal in 33 states, cannabis has its own health impacts<\/a> and may affect long-term brain development, which continues until about age 25.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s always a good time to quit vaping. Now is a great time to quit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a knowledge deficit. It\u2019s a motivational deficit, a drug-addiction-driven deficit,\u201d Sippel said. \u201cMaybe COVID-19 will provide that motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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