"I Almost Died:" a Vaping Horror Story

"I Almost Died:" a Vaping Horror Story | American Lung Association

When Ryan was in college, he became curious about vaping. At the time, it was a newer alternative to cigarettes, and it had become very popular among his friends. He kept seeing people at parties using vapes and thought he would give it a try. After all, he had heard it was better for you than smoking. Though his parents had talked to him about the dangers of vaping, like lung injury or popcorn lung, he didn’t know anyone who had had any health problems associated with it, so he didn’t worry about vaping regularly. “I had a very devil-may-care attitude because I felt invincible,” he said.

Before he knew it, Ryan was addicted. He was vaping consistently through the day because, unlike cigarettes, he could sneakily vape whenever he wanted. But inside his lungs were changing. “It’s very hard to know the damage you are doing to your lungs because you don’t see them every day, It’s not like a cut or something. And though you may feel small changes over time, they are easy to ignore or write off as a cold,” he explained.

That is, until he ended up in the emergency room.  

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