Right now no one in research has made the case that tells me
vaping is harmless or that
vaping is harmful. I do have to put a plus in the antivaping research. They were the one's who initially called out diketones and high temp concerns, provaping researchers could not deny it so had to hop on board. When we see the two coming together, that raises eyebrows, least it does mine. I avoid flavoring because of it and only use a few drops of diketone free flavoring. Still not comfortable because there are still soo many chemicals that have yet been studied that may still be cause of concern. I vape at low wattage as well to avoid high temps and reduced my use of vg. So while i feel better
vaping, i take every precaution that both sides put forth if i find it has merit. But right now research is lacking badly, like being up to date with how vapers vape today and not yesterday. Vape gear has evolved and still evolves everyday. Researchers need to be talking to vapers and learning about vapers of today, and not focusing on old technology. For the love of god they are still testing cigalikes and egos as their bases for study.
Right now i just follow blindly like i did cigs, i will admit, in the short term, that i felt better. I did feel better when i started smoking and thoroughly enjoyed it for many years. The short term effect with cigs was positive, the short term effect with vaping is positive. If vaping has any concerns it has to be the long term effect like cigs. This is a the million dollar question, the long term effects of vaping. Research can't provide me with that right now. Vaping is still fairly new. All i can go by is that i use to be a 30yr smoker who has suffered the LONG TERM ill effects, and vaping makes those effects go away. This is how my mind works and thinking about the whole process and my experiences. Am i trading out some long term ill effects with smoking and another through vaping that will show up years down the road? None of us can answer that question. But as for now i will vape on and follow what my health tells me, it's all i have at this point until research gets their act together especially on the provaping research.