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![man smoking e-cigarette vaping](https://img.money.com/2015/08/150820_em_vaping.jpg?crop=0px%2C23px%2C2100px%2C1181px&quality=85)

The CDC and various health organizations don't want to endorse smoking or nicotine consumption in any form, so it's understandable that they've emphasized first and foremost that [e-cigarettes are bad](http://www.wired.com/2015/04/war-vapings-health-risks-getting-dirty/) for people.

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