In the never-ending debate on public health, some products are subjected to great scrutiny while others enjoy free access to markets. Some recent articles have highlighted speculative health concerns associated with vaping, particularly regarding reproductive and cardiovascular health. While these findings call for scrutiny, they also underscore glaring discrepancies in how products with similar or, at times, worse health risks are treated in the marketplace. Products like fast foods, alcohol, faux meat, and cigarettes face no comparable stigma or restriction.

In spite of much worse consequences in terms of diabetes, liver damage, and obesity, these products remain readily available without any restriction, raising the question: why is vaping treated so much worse than smoking? Unlike traditional cigarettes loaded with heavy amounts of carcinogens and toxic chemicals, vaping omits combustion – a primary cause of smoking-related diseases. This difference makes vaping a safer alternative for adults trying to........

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