Vaping Harmful or Harmless? At a time when cigarette smoking was frowned upon, illegalized publicly, discouraged and on the brink of extinction, vaping seemed it’s harmless albeit annoying cousin and a (good enough) compromise for those in need of a nicotine fix. The CDC and the FDA have set their sights on vaping since the first confirmed death of a Chicago, man in August 2019 was attributed to the popularized practice and “healthier alternative” to cigarette smoking of today’s youth. Since then, another 33 confirmed vaping deaths have been reported. Additionally, it’s been documented that about 1479 people in 49 states have contracted severe respiratory diseases following vaping according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials at the CDC have said that the root cause of these so-called “potential cases” is yet to be identified and that investigations are still in progress. According to the CDC this is what they know about vaping: As of October 15, 2019, 1,479* lung injury cases associated with the use of e-cigarette, or vaping, products have been reported to CDC from 49 states (all except Alaska), the District of Columbia, and 1 U.S. territory. Thirty-three deaths have been confirmed in 24 states. […]