Vaping is More Harmful Than Marijuana

Commentary by J’aime Brown-West. Photo from American Heart Association.

About 1.6 million students in high school vape in the United States. Smoking nicotine through devices such as a vape is far more dangerous than smoking marjuana. Both are bad for you, but vaping has caused far more deaths and a higher risk of getting cancer or a disease.

Vaping can do some real damage to your body, especially your heart and lungs, and it’s been linked to things like heart issues, shortness of breath, and bad coughing fits. Weed isn’t totally safe either, but vaping often packs in way more chemicals and additives, such as nicotine and the other unknown chemicals that can hurt your body faster. 

If I were you I wouldn't even try vaping. Both are bad, but vaping is way worse. You could shorten your life way faster from hitting a vape than from smoking weed, so avoid it at all cost. 

J’aime Brown-West is a junior at Friendship Collegiate Academy.