E cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury in a Download Scientific Diagram Berry flavored vapes impair lung immune response Teen goes on life support with lung damage vaping habit to blame Vaping might seem harmless or safer than smoking, but the truth is far darker. Recent studies show that using e cigarettes can lead to serious and irreversible lung damage. People who vape risk The Mysterious Vaping Illness That's 'Becoming an Epidemic' The New York Times Experts say that flavored e cigarettes can cause irreversible lung damage. A U.S. teen developed "popcorn lung" after secretly vaping for 3 years a permanent, life altering disease. Officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans,