Vaping e cigarettes shown to be more harmful to lungs than smoking cigarettes new study Express.co.uk File:Effects of electronic cigarette use on lung and immune function in response to COVID 19 virus.jpg Wikimedia Commons Item E cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury: how much do we know? Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Figshare Permanent lung damage from e cigarettes isn't a headline it's happening right now. Doctors in the U.S. recently treated a teenager who had been secretly vaping flavored e cigarettes for three years.