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Are vapor pens with no nicotine bad for you? monthly cause any harm to the lungs? are the chemicals in the liquids bad for the body

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Vapor pens: Vapor pens even those not containing nicotine may be harmful They are not regulated and may contain chemicals which are or may prove to be harmful

Answered 9/1/2014

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