{"id":82221,"date":"2019-10-31T14:10:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T19:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=82221"},"modified":"2019-10-31T20:45:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T01:45:01","slug":"recent-vaping-perceptions-are-more-than-just-smoke-and-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/recent-vaping-perceptions-are-more-than-just-smoke-and-mirrors\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent vaping perceptions are more than just smoke and mirrors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Annie Krall<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">llinois now holds the title for the highest number of patients with vaping related illnesses in the country, according to a recent report published in the <span style=\"font-family: Lato;color: #2b2b2b\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nejm.org\/doi\/full\/10.1056\/NEJMc1912818\">New England Journal of Medicine<\/a>. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lato;color: #2b2b2b\">Over 900 cases of vaping induced lung disease have been reported in the United States as of Sept. 20. Illinois was home to 82 of those cases\u2014mostly among teenagers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"vertical-align: baseline;margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;color: #2b2b2b\">The use of e-cigarettes to smoke nicotine or THC inspired conversation in Chicago, and recent research released may reveal what people really think about vaping and the danger it can cause.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Vaping: Reality vs. Perception\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/369737427?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"vertical-align: baseline;margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;color: #2b2b2b\">Another<a href=\"https:\/\/www.norc.org\/NewsEventsPublications\/PressReleases\/Pages\/public-believes-nicotine-based-smoking-and-vaping-products-are-more-harmful-than-those-containing-thc.aspx\"> study<\/a> published<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lato;color: #2b2b2b\"> by NORC at the University of Chicago in October found that 90% of American adults believe smoking cigarettes is\u00a0 harmful. However, only 58% perceived vaping THC as dangerous, while about 80% thought vaping nicotine was harmful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"vertical-align: baseline;margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato;color: #2b2b2b\">We went to the homes of two e-cigarette users to understand what dangers they perceive in their smoking habits.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Lato;color: #2b2b2b\">Dr. Maria Rahmandar, the vaping expert at Lurie Children&#8217;s Hospital and Lurie Medical Director of Substance Use and Prevention Program, shares her hopes (in the video) for the future when it comes to opinions about vaping and safety.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: E-cigarette user vaping. 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