Given the “permanent” impacts of vaping, an expert has spoken on why “prevention” rather than “treatment” is the only way ahead.
Following three years of vaping, it was discovered earlier this year that a 17-year-old had been diagnosed with the irreversible illness bronchiolitis obliterans – the scientific name for “popcorn lung”.
Donal O’Shea, an RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences professor of chemistry.
Has candidly discussed the degree of the risks associated with “popcorn lung” and the reasons the phrase originated in relation to the arrival of vapes.
The specialist also clarified why the flavoring chemical used in vapes is what might cause such long-term physiological damage.
