TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on May 30, 2023 show an individual vaping an electronic cigarette in Paris. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images

E-cigarette sales rose 49% between 2019-2023, according to a report from the CDC Foundation and Truth Initiative . Although the use of e-cigarettes in youth has declined, more than 1.6 million youth still report using e-cigarettes, and nearly 90% of these youth report using one of the many flavored varieties.

Vaping is different than smoking cigarettes, since it involves heating a liquid in a small device like a vape or e-cigarette that is then inhaled in the lungs. Smoking cigarettes, on the other hand, involves burning tobacco.

So is vaping safer and less harmful than smoking tobacco?

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