Can you get popcorn lung from vaping?

Headlines like "Those Cool E-Cigs You're Vaping Will Prob Give You Lung Disease" would have you believe it's the vaping itself that's causing the disease, confirming the righteous boast that the proud vapers who think they're evading carcinogens by looking for a nicotine alternative are actually harming themselves all along. read more

Siegel,Michael. “New Study Finds That Average Diacetyl Exposure from Vaping Is 750 Times Lower Than from Smoking.” The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary. 10 December 2015. AOL News. “Study Links E-Cigarettes to Incurable Disease Called ‘Popcorn Lung’.” 9 December 2015. CDC MMWR Weekly. read more

There are just no easy answers to the questions about vaping, diketones, and popcorn lung. But we can make some good guesses. Despite the confounding factor of widespread COPD (and other obstructive lung conditions) in smokers, there has been no observed trend of vapers developing obliterative bronchiolitis. read more

Other headlines, like "Chemicals in Flavored E-Cigarettes Tied to 'Popcorn Lung' Disease," imply that the flavorings have just been linked to a lung disease, as if people who vape had contracted popcorn lung. Don't be misled. That's not what the study found. read more