The Impact of Smoking and Vaping on Respiratory Health Blog The impact of e cigarette exposure on different organ systems: A review of recent evidence and future perspectives ScienceDirect 2FIRSTS The Dangers of Health E Cigarettes for Lung Damage: Study Smoking cigarettes has long been proven to cause severe lung damage, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and lung cancer. Over time, cigarette smoke destroys lung tissue, fills airways with tar, Yes, vaping is toxic. A U.S. teen developed "popcorn lung" after secretly vaping for three years a permanent, life altering disease. Officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans, the condition scars the lungs' tiniest