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From smoking to vaping: Why do we abuse our lungs?

  • Written by Richard Gunderman, Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
Inam Rehman, manager of Jubilee Vape & Smoke Inc., vapes while discussing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's push to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes.Bebeto Matthews/AP Photo

Today’s growing toll of deaths and serious illnesses associated with vaping represents just the latest variation on an age-old theme: our...

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