E cigarettes: facts, stats and policy recommendations Vaping was introduced to the public as the modern safe alternative to cigarettes. Advertisements showed clouds of flavored vapor, sleek high tech devices, and young users who believed they were avoiding the devastating Tobacco Control Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion Division Electronic Cigarettes Vaping has now been officially linked to a rare and permanent lung disease. Doctors and researchers say the chemicals in e cigarette vapor can damage the tiny airways in your lungs. This damage U.S. public health agency probes lung illnesses linked to e cigarette use CBC News Carolina scientists show how vaping induces reactions in lungs that can lead to disease UNC Chapel Hill