Nicotine Addiction From Vaping Is a Bigger Problem Than Teens Realize News Yale Medicine Vaping: How popular are e cigarettes? Many young people who vape have never smoked cigarettes. Research shows that young people who vape are more likely to go on to smoke cigarettes compared to those who don't vape. For Most smokers wrongly believe vaping is at least as harmful as smoking, says study MS Polls: 67% of respondents believe that vaping is worse than smoking, some still unsure Vaping and smoking together increases lung cancer risk fourfold