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Is vaping safe?

Prof John Britton, an epidemiologist at the University of Nottingham, spoke to Claudia Hammond about the 39 deaths and more than 2000 lung injuries linked to vaping e-cigarettes in the US. The chemical vitamin E acetate and THC found in cannabis are now being blamed for the epidemic.

(Image: A man vaping in Manhattan. Credit: Reuters.)

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3 minutes