E cigarette use tied to increased COPD, asthma risk MDedge Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers Secondhand Exposure to E Cigarettes Puts COPD Patients At Risk Respiratory Therapy Vaping' Increases Odds of Asthma and COPD Johns Hopkins Medicine Research Links E Cigarettes to COPD and Hypertension Technology Networks Smoking cigarettes has long been proven to cause severe lung damage, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and lung cancer. Over time, cigarette smoke destroys lung tissue, fills airways with tar,