A Young Man Nearly Lost His Life to Vaping The New York Times Vaping is often marketed as a safer alternative but science is telling a very different story. Emerging research shows that e cigarettes can cause DNA damage, inflammation, and cellular changes in the Vaping for just 12 months left woman, 22, with crusty herpes like ulcers so painful she couldn't eat or drink E cigarette burns and explosions: How common are vape pen injuries?