The Truth About Vaping! Fungal Pneumonia?!?!

[@panzerivausfg4062]

Bruh, the majority of my university classmates either smoke or vape and those who vape think they're safe from the cigarette dangers. Lol...

[@sanchi7410]

Wtf no

[@williamJohanns436]

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[@Dimensionalalteration]

Both groups are morons and they are wasting their students loans.

[@fahmirosikhulilmi6040]

I mean they're not wrong. It is 95% safer from cigarette dangers (info from the FDA). But not to the new still unknown vape dangers..

[@panzerivausfg4062]

@@Dimensionalalteration What loans? We don't take student loans...

[@emj7336]

Vaping being safer than smoking is like saying being stabbed in the gut is safer than the neck. Technically true, if you absolutely had to choose, but better to avoid altogether.

[@asseater5916]

THIS!

[@iwantmyfriescrispynotburnt3981]

Just don't pull the knife out

[@pimas11]

“vaping is safer than smoking” is like saying “vaping is safer than smoking”, that’s it, there’s nothing else to say. You switch from cigs to vapes and you feel much better

[@BIGGZ_SHAN]

@@pimas11 100% agree bro

[@eeethanan]

🤓

[@Kamila-ey5vi]

The rule is simple - If you smoke, switch to vaping - If you don't smoke, don't vape

[@pimas11]

Yeah I quit cigarettes and switched to juul and it’s much better

[@BIGGZ_SHAN]

I quit cigarettes and changed over to vaping mods, then to vaping disposable vapes at 20mg nicotine salts, I also vape 150mg cbd disposable vapes with 0mg nicotine, a disposable vape will last for 2-3 days, no need to refill or charge when the taste goes burnt or if the battery dies, simply bin it and open new disposable vapes, it tastes better and no fire or smoke or smell and I can vape anywhere, in the bathroom, living room, on a aeroplane, in a car etc●●● 0000o

[@BIGGZ_SHAN]

@@pimas11 100% bro

[@notsuperhumain]

@@BIGGZ_SHAN I'm at 11mg I'm so close to quitting

[@JinnYoungKim]

Ha. I'm the only guy who puff vaping. Just like tobacco pipes. I only smoke 1 mg tar cigarettes.

[@ladynoirgacha2609]

I see girls vaping literally everytime I go to the bathroom at school. I’ve even been offered one once and I was just like no thanks bro 💀

[@taeblends]

Ohmygoodness tell me about it, like the girls vaping in the washroom would give ME weird looks when I walked in. I'm like, I'm using the washroom for what it's SUPPOSED to be used for. What the heck are Y'ALL doing?

[@ladynoirgacha2609]

@@taeblends right? They just glare like why tf u here? Ma’am I have to pee. This aint a private vape zone for u.

[@lonelywolfmusic-officialmu2596]

I am a guy and yet I don't understand that thing too when like back when I was at school a girl says they have to go to bathroom and then rest of the girls follow her to bathroom and I never had any Idea why they do so and what is the point. I mean yeah prob cos wanna talk about something but it is just odd stuff I never understood

[@elijah0557]

What I do is take it and smash it 🤷‍♂️

[@alexischavez3238]

@@ladynoirgacha2609 😂back in my day we only smoked weed pens, and it was a blessing to be offered a hit

[@medicalgoose2126]

So glad I quit smoking, good luck to anyone trying to quit, you got this!

[@rinpaisys]

I have always looked at it as like….the only thing that should go into your lungs is air.

[@ArythemB]

Then you need an air tank, like respirator, because in the air in more than just o2 and n2

[@shadowassassinz7413]

That’s air yes they never said just oxygen

[@eruzyo8996]

@@ArythemB air ≠ only oxygen, you tryna smartass then check your facts

[@adambrackston3471]

Vaping is supposed to be a tool used to ween yourself off of cigarettes by decreasing the nicotine content over time and quit for good. Too many people see vaping as cool or harmless and do it even more than regular smoking. Since vaping was introduced the amount of teens and young adults sky rocketed and even people who don’t smoke cigarettes get into vaping, it is crazy.

[@caroldean7710]

Dr. Aloha has the permanent cure to all kinds of diseases and STD. kzbin.info/door/_YFEEZEr1BxGkNg1d4vqww 🪴

[@twanhams2635]

I used to smoke and vaping helps me stop, but a lot of people forget to clean the coils and tanks. It's a damp and hot place, if you don't switch out your coils you inhale burned cotton and probably a lot of bacteria.

[@chocolate_cosmos]

I really don't feel bad for them 🤷🏾‍♀️ At least the cigarette smokers had an excuse.

[@delt5407]

It's not cool or harmless, I have a crippling nicotine addiction

[@Stumme-40203]

I’ve never met anyone who thought Vaping is harmless.

[@citogonzalez8177]

Fun fact: lungs are made to inhale air

[@wesammmm5432]

Fun fact: vapor is not air. It’s liquid in the form of a gas state.

[@easternelders4418]

It's not fun fact, just fact

[@wxl2562]

Oxygen** - there's plenty of nasty stuff in our air. We pollute our skies everyday. People inhale the charcoal from their barbeque, clean with hazardous chemicals and drive vehicles fueled by gasoline. You breathe in polluted air every day whether you like it or not.

[@yourdad_..]

​@@easternelders4418 more like important fact

[@lukelance540]

fun fact what are the chemicals in your air

[@samonelly4813]

This is really helpful, i quit yesterday so it is good to see this and know that it is bad for you

[@toponebiggestlosers]

I wish you the best luck with quitting vaping! It’s great to see people realizing how bad it can be

[@rimuru1873]

@@toponebiggestlosers aint that hard

[@asseater5916]

@@rimuru1873 as in quitting? people serve withdrawals and hell they even get sick if they don’t get what they want. it takes a while for a person to realize that it's bad for them because they rely on that thing for so long.

[@toponebiggestlosers]

@@rimuru1873 oh

[@Done-md7qf]

@@toponebiggestlosers there’s stuff in it that causes the addiction hence why it is hard

[@idlehour]

Vitamin E should not be inhaled. If you vape check if thats one of the ingredients listed. If its just PG/VG unflavored it tends to be "better" because you know what's in it.

[@braxlucky5718]

And don’t buy your juice or THC products from the guy on the corner just cause he said he has the same thing for cheaper, it’s cheap for a reason.

[@aspaceproductions]

@@braxlucky5718 Exactly. Most of these hospitalizations are from sketchy ass carts. People arent getting hospitalized from smoking Juuls or from the THC pens they get from legitimate dispensaries. This shit is fear mongering misinformation

[@humble2246]

@@aspaceproductions I used think that vaping is just as harmful. Nah youre totally right mate. Just get trusted suppliers. Worst thing is nicotine addiction.

[@eeethanan]

*apple flavoured cancer

[@dannymoneywell]

​@@eeethananfunny, you must have been vaping some formaldehyde based apple flavored juice, maybe that's why you're spewing all this cap 😂😂😂

[@anonomaly]

I love how every few years, humanity will come out with something that is extremely addictive. And when it's legal, it will develop a culture around it. So now it's twice as effective at getting people addicted.

[@dannymoneywell]

And 95% less likely to kill you, shut up 😂😂😂

[@smasheduppumpkinette]

I smoked for years, switched over to vape and gradually reduced the nicotine until I was on zero. Then phased out the vaping. Must be 3 years since I lasted vaped and 5/6 years since I last smoked. My mum smoked her whole life and now vapes instead. Best thing she has ever done. I was convinced she would never give up the cigarettes. All that said - you would be crazy to start vaping just for the sake of it. It’s great as a tool to get off the cigarettes but that’s it. Even with vaping I was prone to coughing and congestion. All that is gone now.

[@lesielieteaki7026]

Congratulations!!!

[@KyleLusy]

@knowledgeup stopped 3 days ago, I feel freaking amazing man!!

[@touyatodoroki502]

After vaping on and off since I was 13 years old, I finally quit at 17 years old. Since I quit, my anxiety and depression has gotten so much better, and I have noticed I have way more energy and I don’t get nearly as winded as I used to get. If you’re vaping, I would recommend quitting. You’re not doing yourself any favors.

[@NekoAiray]

I think this happens mainly because you´re supposed to regularly clean filters/pieces and no one ever does so lots of bacteria/fungus/mold start to grow inside the device and with moist and warm conditions it´s a recipe for proliferation.

[@mochisinclair8675]

Literally everyone i heard who got sick of vaping hasn't cleaned their equipment at all. I think it is obvious that its important but damn, some people are not bright.

[@NoName-vf8fz]

@@mochisinclair8675 you can just say vapers are dumb. We will not judge.

[@howellaboutno9500]

Or you could just not vape

[@marieautumn9694]

it’s also just terrible for you in general. you’re literally inhaling metal into your lungs

[@imbored1989]

Even if your cleaning the equipment it’s doesn’t matter, your still putting unknown substances in your lungs

[@nikki1400]

To be fair there really aren't that many unknowns in vape liquid. Here are the ingredients: propylene glycole, vegetable glycerin, nicotine (if applicable) and flavoring. The issue here is the way flavors and fragrances are allowed to be labeled on ingredient lists, and it's just that, you only have to say "flavor" and/or "fragrance" you don't need to go into ANY kind of detail of what makes up a flavoring or scent. That needs to change. This applies to "regular" vape juice and not the ones that promise vitamin or therapeutic benefits.

[@kunalsharma3980]

You die early

[@AryaOghuz]

True but a thing people forget is when the coil vaporizes the ingredients (via combustion) this changes those seemingly innocuous molecules into many other chemicals. To create an aerosol there has to be a chemical reaction, that’s what produces the vapor

[@sandraelliott4435]

I’ve tried the gum, the patches, and plethora of other nicotine replacements but nothing got me to stop smoking 2 packs of Newport’s a day except vaping 🤷‍♀️ I can now laugh without coughing. As a replacement for cigarettes in harm reduction it’s fantastic. Nonsmokers should not just start vaping for hell of it, though

[@nevaeha4048]

Vaping is not a harm reduction to smoking it’s just as dangerous if not more dangerous. But I do think it could be a good replacement for people who are trying to quit smoking. Good luck quitting!

[@theveryproudmoroccan2834]

​@@nevaeha4048finally someone gets it.

[@JordanOnlyJordan3524]

me on the "cool" kid that posts him vaping 24/7 hospital room explaining why he was not cool

[@eryalmario5299]

I've been vaping nicotine since 2018 and never got any sort of pneumonia or lung disease. It's only through smoking that I got asthma. In the news at least in the USA and Canada if you look up the reports from people that got vaping related illnesses they got it from sketchy cannabis products that contained vitamin e which was never present in nicotine vaping. I must say even though vaping is more safer does not mean that it's safe because nicotine addiction is a thing.

[@oscaride283]

Absolutely true

[@randomgirlxoxoxo]

I think this happens because people vape more frequently than smoking cigarettes. Vapers are constantly chugging on the vape not really aware of how often they’re doing it cos it’s ‘safe’. I think smoking 10 cigarettes a day is probably just as damaging as vaping constantly throughout the day

[@mspaint93]

I get your point, but in terms of health, vaping is 95% cleaner than smoking. Its still damaging, but a good halfway point for smokers on the road to quitting that should be encouraged, and not nearly comparable to prerolled smokes lol

[@MelModica]

I’ve tried both and vaping was way worse for me than 10 cigarettes a day. In my experience vaping an average amount a day was worse than 2 or 3 packs of cigarettes a day. I agree a lot of people vape way too heavily and are not mindful of how many puffs they take off a vape in day. Everyone is different and for some people vaping is not safer than smoking at all.

[@Shadowjedi885]

Holy bullshit batman ​@@MelModica

[@chuki5336]

A girl at my old job got addicted to vaping and vaped all the time whenever she could. she collapsed one day and had to be rushed to the hospital while she was at work. idk if she’s better or anything like that but she couldn’t breathe and her heart was beating so fast because she vaped so much. everyone else that I worked with vaped and was addicted to it because they would have to go outside every now and then to vape. our boss didn’t like it but she didn’t know they all vaped at work and in the building. i quit because it was a really bad environment

[@beanythompson1460]

I had 2 people who would vape in the store and I'd complain because I have very sensitive asthma and they told me its not bad for your lungs.................that is until one of them got sick and went into respiratory failure karma took care of them they're alive as far as I know they hadn't died when I quit so I assume they recovered

[@chuki5336]

@@beanythompson1460 I have asthma too and I had to stand away from them cause off all the smoke! I’m glad you quit because nobody should have to work with people who don’t have the decency to not vape in the store

[@xSwordLilyx]

I could not work there, nicotene gives me migraines. It's illegal to to smoke or vape inside the workplace for a reason. It's also disrespectful.

[@williamJohanns436]

Realy? Do some homework!

[@williamJohanns436]

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[@MrDemon817]

I vaped for 6 years, would get bronchitis 2x a year and sinus infections almost as much. It's way worse than cigarettes. You see 80 year Olds smoking cigarettes and you know how well off they are. If you vaped that long you would be long gone. I feel 10x better after cutting out vaping

[@Unfaux-compte]

Are you really trying to say that cigarette is healthy? Studies fkng show that you life span is drastically reduced when you become old because of smoking. Idk if vaping is bad, but cigarette is still an enormous sh*t for your health. Also cigarettes destroy the environment for their production and with their detritus.

[@MrDemon817]

@@Unfaux-compte no just saying vaping is worse than cigs learn to read

[@Unfaux-compte]

@@MrDemon817 "You see 80 year Olds smoking cigarettes and you know how well off they are."

[@MrDemon817]

@@Unfaux-compte yeah try vaping for 80 years and see if you live to be even 50.

[@stefany2024]

Thank God you did it in time, have a good life!!!!!

[@my-tracao26]

I’m in the 8th grade currently and a lot of the kids I know do drugs and vapes 😶 My school has some confessing pages on social media and some people say that they have a whole storage of vapes as a flex 💔 My locker is right next to these girls and I’ve overheard them sometimes about drugs and them asking each other if they got some on them… I was in P.E a few months ago, running with these girls and they straight up told me that they vape everyday after school and do drugs in the morning, in the girls’ bathroom 😰 My bus once had a substitute driver who did not know where to drop off students so had to relied on us kids to point directions and there was this big group of kids tricking the driver into dropping them off to the nearest gas station / drug store and lied that they usually get off there. The driver had a suspicion that they tricked her and since my stop is the last stop, I told her that they don’t get off of there. (I know that it would had been a better choice for me to tell the driver sooner but I fear that I will get beaten by those people and their friends). Seriously don’t know how the kids here are getting these drugs and vapes but they better stop. It’s not cool to do those stuff and there will be a high chance of consequences later on in life. I don’t care if kids calls me the teacher’s pet or goodie two shoes but at least I know my senses. 🤷‍♀️ I would appreciate it if someone could tell me what to do about it!! 💜💜

[@oldladybird8528]

Six years ago I started vaping instead of smoking, 3 months later caught a bacteria infection in lung which collapsed an stayed in ICU 8 days. Now I have a folded lung.

[@Mars-pp9cx]

I'm very happy to hear that you are alive and well.

[@gray9606]

Hope you’re feeling better nowadays

[@slimjim7411]

What you call circumstantial evidence. You need 1000 cases of that happening before you can say it's because of the vape. Because people who don't do anything get those types of infections.

[@xqiuvmah]

As for the e liquid, if you buy from tested companies, you are generally pretty safe from that aspect. My preferred e liquid only has 4 ingredients nicotine, propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, and the natural flavors. PG, and VG have been used in asthma inhalers for decades and while nicotine isn't the best for you, it becomes largely pointless if you cut it out.

[@humble2246]

@Tiny Calus yeah bro data sheets lie all the time totally

[@bread8095]

Its almost like they use the terms "natural flavours" instead of explaining that they put random shit in it. Everyone knows "natural flavours" means random chemicals, and if you don't know that you're either 7 years old or an idiot

[@BackFireZz]

Imagine believing a fucking ingredients list lmao

[@MrAdryan1603]

Yeah... It's rather vape right now than anyone a pack a day like I did for 22 years, but I'm aware it's not "healthy". At least I don't smell like an ashtray and can breathe now.

[@therevengeofthefupacabra6911]

My bf started coughing up blood and on the x-ray they saw a mass in his lung, told us it could be lung cancer, but fortunately it wasn't, but I believe it was related to his vaping, he stopped smoking cigarettes and started vaping instead, but after this he quit and he hasn't had any problems with his lungs after. I started vaping too to quit smoking and I had problems with violently coughing and really bad issues with my sinuses and other strange symptoms, I couldn't get any answers to what caused it but it disappeared and didn't return after I stopped vaping.

[@dann_istoomuch]

Good to know after I started coughing and tested negative for COVID and didn't know what else it could be......

[@adrianivan494]

A simple cold? 🤣 so in 2022 you cough just if you have covid or you have cancer or lung problems from vaping 😅 no more flu.. there are 1000 factors that can react with your lungs.. just fucking go to the doctor if you feel bad..

[@zayhs6351]

Quit vaping 6 months ago and never felt better, didn’t really feel bad or anything like that just didn’t know what the long term for it was so didn’t wanna take that gamble. You can do it folks, I believe in you

[@hollandfray4521]

I had a patient in my externship the other week who was admitted because vaping caused a pneumothorax, 3 weeks later and he’s still here and in worse shape than our sickest covid patients

[@susiesmith7694]

Yes Listen to the Dr! My 12 & 13 yr old granddaughters were vaping buying them at school!

[@BA-be5vm]

Because you failed as a mother and that has trickled down

[@lalailm]

What???12 and 13???? Im in shock, they are starting young now

[@Klutch_RL]

I saw someone else say something similar, but it was funny being in school and being one of the only people who actually used the bathroom as a bathroom, and everyone else thought you were the weird one

[@christinajanejulian6645]

Keep getting pnemonia when I vaped way back in the day

[@jamieweatherson4276]

I was in hospital with a collapsed lung multiple times and each time they asked if I vape before they asked if I smoked. (I don’t do either) and every older person would approach me on the respiratory ward and say shit like “see, vaping isn’t cool now is it” like dude, my body just decided to do this, it was 100% out of my control

[@cybertack9807]

I hate when someone says "we don't know what's in vape liquid" it's always 4 ingredients. It ain't hard, glycerin (G) , propylene glycol (PG) , food safe aromas and (sometimes) nicotine dissolved in PG. :(

[@tyquanwashington.8510]

Yeah they're uniformed sheep. Useful idiots turned into shills for big tobacco.

[@lins7872]

I know right compared to cigarettes with no ingredients listed!!!

[@eryalmario5299]

Another thing is that vape might be nasty af

[@bread8095]

​@@lins7872tf you mean no ingredients listed. We know exactly what is in a cigarette and we always have. However, the "natural flavours" in vape juice is random chemicals. Also I guess we are ignoring the fact that only air should be going in your lungs. Even if it was exclusively water it would be bad for you, but it isnt just water

[@lins7872]

You don’t know exactly what’s in cigarettes lol ? Please let me know

[@Malin0vkka]

A lot of my friends here (who are around 11-14 years old) have started vaping recently. When I confronted them about it, they simply said “C’mon, it’s much safer than smoking, so it should be fine!” After further trying to persuade them to stop by sending them sources and many different articles that talk about the dangers of vaping, they told me to mind my own business and stopped talking to me.. I feel bad for them but at the same time I want something to happen to them so they could finally realize their mistake.

[@crimzonrayz3274]

Why the fuck would anyone at those ages be smoking vapes to start off with the whole point of it was too get off smoking

[@EmmysCoolVids123]

Dr thank you for making this video

[@iamjasminelagunas]

21 days clean after 3 years of non stop daily vaping. What was supposed to be a “casual” way to alleviate stress became the very thing that became a major stressor. I’ve lived with so much guilt, fear, and shame knowing I had been engaging in this habit. I am actually a nurse and began smoking before then but continued a year after becoming one. However I’m in control not the vape 🎉

[@leelabizbee]

I used a vape for 2 weeks and my cough was horrendous, when I breathed in I rattled like I was a smoker for 70 years. Horrible stuff

[@alchemistcannon]

Because you aren't just supposed to start vaping when you've never smoked. Vapes are meant for ADULTS to help them get off cigarettes

[@leelabizbee]

@@alchemistcannon I smoked for a good few years and decided to vape to wean myself off the cigs, I've never had a smokers cough And I'm an adult

[@yungvarg2301]

@@leelabizbee yeah, literally the same thing happened to me

[@leelabizbee]

@@yungvarg2301 shitty stuff

[@slimjim7411]

@@leelabizbee When you switch to vaping after smoking your body literally goes through all the same stuff as when you quit smoking minus nicotine withdrawel. You were coughing because your lungs were healing from smoking.

[@user-bm6cv4of3k]

My daughter needs to see this . Ignorance is key. Unknowing of the facts. Sad times ,so many suffer from ignorance . Now they learn the hard way and as a parent we suffer too... Praying 🙏🏻😢

[@twoblocksdown5464]

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[@HaBeatByAGirl]

My bf started vaping instead of smoking and his lungs have become way way better he's not coughing all the time n he's not had a chest infection since so may not be the best but helped my partner alot

[@mochashake686]

It is good for ex-smokers who want to go clean but don’t want to quit the feeling of smoking all of a sudden. They are not however, intended for use by teens and young adults who previously did not smoke!

[@tallonteel6670]

It's the exact opposite for my woman. Vaping hasn't been around long enough to know long term effects. I assure you it's worse than smoking cigs In the long run if they don't quit.

[@MrBarabaman]

I was vaping for a year, and I almost died, now I'm smoking tobacco again nothing's happening

[@saleemnagi1676]

Well let’s see about that 10 years later

[@MrBarabaman]

@@saleemnagi1676 I've been smoking for 15 years already

[@saleemnagi1676]

@@MrBarabaman impressive 😱😱, continue to smoke ya life away 👍🏽💯🪦

[@User-rka_zykx76]

Menthol?

[@lindawilson795]

Dr. Youn you are so compassionate.❤

[@rindingodean3194]

Coils and filters are supposed to be changed regularly and juice is often overlooked on expiration dates. Especially from unauthorized dealers,smoke shops etc. Fact is vaping is LESS harmful than smoking a cigarette because vapes don’t contain fillers such as tars,traces of poisons, and it’s a dry fire smoke compared to a vape which is a liquid smoke. Vapes CAN be harmful when not properly used or taken care of.

[@rindingodean3194]

I also see a ton of teens posting videos of being hospitalized for vaping. It is illegal to purchase and smoke vapes under the age of 21 in California (I’m unsure of other state laws) I assume it’s 18? Considering that, if people are buying used or second hand vapes and accessories under the table could be the cause of. I even have purchased juice directly from a smoke shop(mainly selling weed/tobacco products) but I needed juice. Well they probably had that juice sitting on a shelf for so long because none of their daily shoppers come in for vape stuff. It was almost 6 months expired. I always check expirations. But imagine the people that don’t. That’s GROSS AND SPOILED shit going into your lungs.

[@braxtondelude]

“I’m out here livin tho” not for long

[@deckarddwizardd1909]

In my gym, the guys vape outside before doing their sets, sometimes while resting in between. Talk about cardiovascular health amirite???

[@signfortwo5493]

Why are u gossiping about people at the gym 🙄 sus

[@Humble_Bee.]

I got pneumonia 3 weeks after I started vaping. Never had it in my life. No compromised immune system to blame. I'll never vape again..

[@ItzMikey18]

I’m 18 been vaping everyday for 4 years ima finally put down the cancer stick thanks to you doc 💯

[@ceilinh6004]

I hope she's doing better now. Must have been scary.

[@toril7318]

Shes out here livin though

[@Ammmericanpie]

I've vaped for 8 months and 4 months intensely. I've quit for 3 months now and am still coughing weirdly and have pain in my chest. I have slight shortness of breath occasionally. A CT-image was completely clean and at this point I have no idea what to do. I'm worried and need answers and help.

[@mr.grillo3385]

Everything you're describing is exactly what I started feeling a few months after I got the covid vaccine

[@beepboop9464]

I smoke cigs and I laugh every time someone says this. I know exactly what my cigs are doing they have been around for generations. Vaping is relatively new and we don't know what it's doing and we especially don't know what will happen long term. Also, I hate that I ever started.

[@gracelaw1987]

I had a craving today. This smacked me in the face thank you ❤️

[@unicornohblu]

Just tell that you vaped weed sketchy liquid cmon

[@Fillster]

I’ve never understood the fascination about vaping in the first place

[@AS-rr9km]

It’s addicting so people keep buying it lol

[@alforest4709]

Nic rush and dopamine hit. Like its not that hard to understand lol

[@sarahgarden410]

There are substances in cleaning products and cosmetics (sneakily labelled as 'fragrance' despite containing over 200 chemicals and often carcinogenic phthalates) that ruin our immune system. They also trigger responses like MCS. Being in a steam room a lot of the time wouldn't be good for you either, but as this doctor attests, mysterious chemicals are the main concern of theirs.

[@alywayart]

vaping is so bad at my school. i went to use the bathroom and i saw 16 GIRLS WALK OUT. didn’t even get to step one foot into the bathroom before the smell hit me like a truck

[@gimmemoremusic]

I worked for a vape company and they were saying vape liquid is safe because it's made of glycerin, but glycerin vaporized in the lungs has not been studied. My colleagues were making wicks with silica and the little particles were like needles on their fingers, and that's the part you light to create the vapor.

[@kaonashii.]

Glycerin is a thick viscous humectant. Humectants attract water. If people are inhaling glycerin into their lungs, it’s causing liquid to accumulate there which can lead to infection, lung collapse, difficulty breathing, etc. 😳 Damnnnn

[@ezura4760]

This is only applicable to those using ecigs, it’s when people purchase the cheap oils that you get issues like popcorn lung etc. You can use vaporisers designed for convection heating of the tobacco which are definitely less harmful. And yes, you can also use this way to vape marijuana for medicinal purposes, I was informed by my physician. Of course if you use it in excess it’s not great like anything, less is more!

[@lesliewoolnough7871]

Keep sharing the truth , spread this information to as many people as you can

[@k_.0701]

Here in Ph minors do vaping but not in school it's after school is done or when they do errands (casually walking on the street lmao) but when they see a police officer they'll hide their vapes on their pockets 😂😂😂

[@toyosimi1737]

Now I'm worried about Doja cat

[@Scryingmadman]

People razz those vapes more than anyone would normally smoke cigarettes its crazy

[@klausjackklaus]

Yeah, I generally recommend not vaping just because you don't want the large spike of nicotine that drops shortly after, causing dependence. I recommend having a long constant dose to reduce the spikes and wean off, like lozenges or Snus. If you like tobacco taste Swedish Snus is preferable as it uses sodium bicarbonate to raise the pH for optimal absorption and it's pasteurized like milk so removes 95% of carcinogens including harmful nitrosoamines

[@user-eg1tq8pb3r]

i will quit vaping thank you for saying doctor you save my life

[@ShanecaRene]

I love my THC vape carts 🙌🙌🙌

[@Crystal22ize]

Same happened to me back in June 2021,I had Pneumonia so bad, walking pneumonia, I started hallucinating. My hubs took me to the ER, I was admitted an stayed for a week, they sent me home an thought the pneumonia was gone, lol.... I ended up with double pneumonia! Needless to say I haven't vaped since and Won't! I used an alto vuse

[@cypherzz-_-5804]

They banned the alto vuse that's the problem.

[@mspaint93]

I agree but it needs to be said for smokers that vaping is still 95% safer. If you're struggling quitting try vaping as a halway point rather than nothing.

[@zieuc964]

Key word: believe, we BELIEVE it’s safer, we don’t actually know yet

[@cooperwoooo]

A bit like choosing whether to have a shark pierce your lung or your heart 🤗

[@tylerbush9908]

My dad refuses to stop and ever go back to cigarettes He can breathe without coughing And he seems to get some peace of mind from the weekly cleaning/making new coils/making his own liquids and flavor

[@PsychoTrenchcoatKid]

its still not good.

[@mochashake686]

Good for him as an ex-smoker but it is not good for non-smokers to start.

[@tylerbush9908]

@@PsychoTrenchcoatKid family....can't change them even if you tried and have to love them regardless.

[@bloodmoontwins]

Bruh i HATE the fact people are saying vaping is worse than smoking 90% radiographers in the uk would tell you vaping is worse (for those who don't know uk health specialists in uk are much more strict than anywhere else) the damage that the xrays show from vaping vs smoking is so bad. I remember that there was two identical twins who had the exact same lifestyle they would always eat the same food and dress the same but the only difference between them was one smoked and one vaped and the girl who smoked had bad lungs but not too bad could still be reversed with stopping/medication but her twin sister had irreversible lung and heart damage and she was only given a year or so left to live unless she had surgery that was extremely dangerous. She was fine in the end im not sure if she is alive or not cuz this happened a long time ago (and yes i know that they are twins and not the same people but still identical twins is as close to being the same person biologically)

[@sarahno4748]

Lots of things shouldn't be inhaled that's why people in factories wear respirators even in places that are just processing mint leaves for gum. Mint leaves are natural but the fumes coming off of cooking them are bad for the lungs.

[@Vladolak]

I gotta ask, if she cleaned the filter or peices of the vape that can be cleaned? Was she using a off market vape or vape pod? And the last one, did the vape juice have vitamin E in it? Vitamin e is super bad for you when it is a vape like that. Vitamin E can (in vape form) fuck up a layer in your lungs to the point where said layer can collapse and you can get symptoms such as shortness of breath and lung inflammation. Im not saying the vape alone did it....but there are ALOT of factors people conveniently forget about in the quest to further shit on vapes.

[@aspaceproductions]

Exactly. This shit guy is being extremely dishonest and thos video is fear mongering disinformation. They lump all vaping together when 99.9% of the hospitalizations come from vaping shit you arent supposed to vape and not cleaning you vape. It's that simple. If you only buy shit from legitimate sources and keep your caps clean then you will be fine.

[@zuuzi6729]

Her liquid was probably cheap one, Its funny that something that can save someone life from cancer( from smoking cigarettes) gets such a bad reputation thanks to low control of safety of products ( I see these videos only from America,.. why) :( Hope She Will get better❤️

[@zitowski]

Me too. In Italy we have a lot of laws to regulate the market of nicotine & alchool derivates. When someone listen some cases like this, they came regularly only from U.S.A. Obv, there's not good regulation about those specific products (and not only).

[@1988vikable]

FUN FACT: Some people are immune to the cancer causing effects of cigarettes! That's why you will see an old person with no cancer still smoking and no cancer however they will have shitty breathing though.

[@OAK2SF]

That’s my pops, he’s 70 n still doing construction

[@Takerofbootyeaterofcoochie]

I’m proud to say I’ve stopped vaping and cut back on blunts a Great deal.

[@rasu2947]

my dad does both cigs and vape. I already know vape is no better. sending this vid may not help as he's too stubborn, he might say "this girl is not cleaning the vape. I just have to clean it regularly"

[@Psychx_]

There is too much information missing. Was it vaping alone that caused it or could the fungal infection result as a complication of an asymptomatic (covid/other virus) infection that weakened her immune system? Did she use corticosteroids before getting sick? What fungus exactly was it; yeast/aspergillus/smth else? If it was aspergillosis, can it be ruled out that she contracted it from i.e a moist, moldy wall at home? Was her liquid glycerin or polyethylene glycol based? Did she mix her own or bought hers from questionable sources? How many ml of liquid did she vape per day? How much emphasis did she put on e-cig hygiene like regularily cleaning it properly, including changing the coil? Considering that vaping has been around for so long now, and there haven't been reports of this happening before, this must either be extremely rare or the vaping was only a contributing factor and not the cause, or even completely unrelated. Ofc vaping is unhealthy but without having answers to these questions it cannot be asserted where she got that infection from.

[@M.I.A105]

Yes. We could make a case study analysis out of this.

[@kaonashii.]

Everything you stated just supports why people shouldn’t vape. Look at all the things that could go wrong & end up making you sick.

[@Psychx_]

@@kaonashii. It requires a lot of bad luck and many of these factors being present at the same time, but sure - i'm not denying that there is a risk to it. My experience with vaping was very good. I was smoking cigs since I was 14 years old, switched to vape when I was 21, which had way fewer side effects on the lungs for me and tremendously helped my stamina. Additionally, when I cought a cold, it never got as bad when I was vaping compared to cigs. Last summer I forgot to buy liquid before a weekend, ran out said f* it and I just stopped. Despite having been used to very strong liquids, withdrawing wasn't nearly as bad as stopping cigarretes without substituting them for smth. else. So in the end I am thankful that vaping helped me to break the habit.

[@alchemistcannon]

@@Psychx_ we need more people like you in the comments correcting the false info that's thrown around willy nilly

[@marybean2231]

@@kaonashii. As a vaper, it isn't entirely safe, but it's a bit riskier if you're either buying from an unknown company or mixing your own liquid. If you have a box, it's considered normal to clean it and replace the coils. They will burn out eventually anyway. The issues with growth are minimized if you're using cartridges, but that doesn't include heavy metal risk.

[@SpiceFizz]

I had asthema for 16 years. After getting recovered I started smoking for 26 years and now I have shifted to vape. Its good bro. I feel great

[@josiahconlee]

Can someone please explain why her fungal pneumonia was so severe when 9/10 people recover just fine from this and usually have flu like symptoms?

[@ReisePiece]

The vapes are made out of glycerin. The stuff in lotion that helps oil and water absorb into the skin and pulls moisture from the air.

[@Psychx_]

High glycerin concentrations do actually impede microbial growth by binding so tightly to the water that it becomes unavailable to them. Liquids usually consist of 70% glycerin and 30% polyethylene glycol or vice versa, depending on the recipe. Usually, water is not being added.

[@ReisePiece]

@@Psychx_ the water came from the body and oxygen molecules in the air and combined with whatever other soot or matter she inhaled it created an environment for fungus

[@kaonashii.]

I just found that out on another comment 😳 Glycerin is a thick viscous humectant that attracts water. If people are inhaling glycerin into their lungs, it’s causing liquid to accumulate there which can lead to infection, lung collapse, difficulty breathing, etc. 🥴

[@Psychx_]

@@kaonashii. In high amounts, this would be true, but we're talking about 0,05-0,1ml of glycerin for every few puffs inhaled and that amount is evenly spread across the whole respiratory tract, followed by the immediate exhalation of a residual glycerin that hasn't condensed or dissolved into the mucus. Mucosa cells have a carrier for glycerin, so the amount that remains in the lung gets absorbed into the cells rather quickly. Glycerol is a natural building part and metabolism product of the body and the cells should easily be able to dispose of it (pyruvate -> Acetyl-CoA -> citrate cycle -> CO2 + cellular energy) or turn it into lipids or glucose.

[@ReisePiece]

@@Psychx_ anyone that is around vape users knows they go through a large amount of liquid.

[@thomasbirkline486]

Guess we should just keep smoking those cigarettes then. After all vaping was meant to quit smoking.

[@waterhotter9668]

I thought they were talking about anesthesia at first because when I was a kid it was strawberry flavor

[@Ange_Red]

I caught my brother vaping once as a kid. Ngl, I kinda liked the smell (it was maple and vanilla) but I was worried still. He told me not to and that it was a one time thing. I haven't seen him vape since and only see him smoke when he's stressed, which is rare.

[@Justsayin6038]

Vapes are miniature stage smoke machines with more chemicals in. Stage smoke machines are a known irritant with about 2% of people having an allergy or sensitivity. I used to skate at my local indoor rink during the winter when the weather got bad, after skating outdoors for most of the year. Two years in a row I got a really severe chest infection not long after the start of the indoor season for me and realised it was the stage smoke the occasionally pumped onto the rink clogging my lungs up. I went from breathing fresh air for months to skating indoors really flat out and my body couldn't take it.

[@frostythehoeman6969]

What about weed vapes tho

[@sir.bendover3299]

Same thing

[@SoukaDeezNutz]

Bro just buy the herb, and brew it with some tea leafs. Make a nice pot of weed tea. Best to boil it in a tea kettle. Microwaving doesn't do it justice.

[@8link]

@@SoukaDeezNutz thats a really smart idea

[@SomeGuy-gc8zs]

Part of the problem with vapes is incorrect use/maintenance and substandard components or juices. In other words, ID10T errors, an issue with the vape-lung interface. Generally speaking, of course, inhaling anything other than air is bad for you, but there are definitely different risks associated with different things.

[@johnbamboo9016]

I was once saw my three black classmates vaping in elementary school and I tell them "why are you vaping" and they said" it's just a vape not cigarette plus it's bubblegumed flavored.

[@SCdreamdrawer]

There's this weird disconnect between cigarettes and vapes. Vapes are specifically for people addicted to smoking so they can wean themselves off gradually. Correct me if I is wrong.

[@Plys3n]

The problem is that Vapes have become a trend. Yes, they have been used for that before and was their original reason for invention. The problem as I stated is now vapes have become the new cigarette. Kids think they are safe and try it once and boom, addicted. Honestly, I don't think they should even be allowed to flavor the vape juice.

[@aveluvscoasters]

and this kids, is why we don’t vape/smoke.

[@pamelaloftus5059]

Wooooooo Allways thought must be lot safer than smoking cigarettes 🤔🧐 thanks for sharing this 😘

[@atomicsamurai5870]

Im vaping from 20 until now 32 ,I has no issue, im participating on marathon and I go to the gym..

[@emmy4030]

"Don't do it, it's not safe, you don't know what is in it, there's so many unknowns" Heh, thinking the same about the jab.

[@aksujonne6906]

Its public knowledge what is in the vaccine.

[@RemixedVoice]

@@aksujonne6906 it's also public knowledge what is in vapes, two ingredients: propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin

[@bread8095]

​@@RemixedVoicelearn to count, also you forget the random chemicals- I mean "natural flavours"

[@fardosoosman790]

✨Fun fact : You run on your phone to watch this video ✨

[@Aqotics]

We need to account for the quality of the products she was using. I guarantee the problem will be found in the “cheap Chinese disposables”..

[@Paco1337]

I quit smoking after 10yrs and I am 25 rn so yea I started early in high school and you start to feel cool around people and it turna to an ugly addiction

[@davidbarnett342]

LOL CAP. Don't buy cheap knock off vape juice and this will never happen to you. Same goes for weed vapes and plain ol hydro vapes. Laughing at all the city folk talking about needing nothing but good ol air. Enjoy all that smog which is worse for you than ALMOST any legal smoking.

[@sethfilipkowski3383]

You’re a plastic surgeon most vapes are fine yes they have a small amount of proplineglicol in it but it’s such a small amount that by the time you hit a vape once your lungs can heal compared to a tar that coats your lung vapes don’t other types likes grape and stuff are worse then others but just be safe with it and make sure you don’t get anything that’s off brand

[@dweebsforpheebs]

So my dad has pneumonia and when he was on a date with his ex, he coughed up dark green slimy stuff in a tissue, and this man came by and started playing with it he thought it was slime

[@sherryblake24]

Smoking can cause so many problems, 1 you lose taste,2 gain weight,3 heart problems,4 lung cancer

[@cumber3631]

"Stabbing my arm is safer than shooting my arm! oh boy, here I go!"