The American Lung Association is using its web site and twitter account to spread false and misleading information about vaping

I am a medical doctor. In my career as an anesthesiologist, I have seen directly for myself, in the operating room, the damage which tobacco smoking can do to the human body. As a result, I am passionate about getting people to stop smoking. E-cigarettes are very much less harmful than smoking tobacco, and they can be a way to help smokers to quit.

I am fed up of the way language is being misused and issues about vaping are being distorted both by the media and by health charities which should know better.

The American Lung Association has been one of the worst offenders. I have created this YouTube Video that calls them out on their lies.

People should get their advice about vaping from impartial official sources such as Public Health England and Health Canada:

If you do not smoke, do not start vaping.
Switching from smoking to vaping reduces your exposure to the toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke.
If you smoke, vaping may help you quit.
Vaping is much less harmful than smoking.