New Study Shows Vaping Damages Young Lungs as Much as Smoking The Mysterious Vaping Illness That's 'Becoming an Epidemic' The New York Times Vaping delivers heated chemicals directly into the lungs. Unlike air, vape aerosols contain fine particles, nicotine, heavy metals, and flavoring compounds that were never designed to be inhaled. Once inside the chest, Teen goes on life support with lung damage vaping habit to blame Health experts warn that flavored e cigarettes may lead to permanent lung damage. A U.S. teenager was diagnosed with "popcorn lung" after covertly vaping for three years, resulting in a lifelong, debilitating condition. Lung damage, poor brain development, addiction: What vaping does to the body The Straits Times