Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Letter to the Editor: Now is the time to quit e-cigs

As we combat COVID-19 in North Dakota, there has never been a better time to prevent young people from starting to use e-cigarettes and to encourage existing users to quit. Current research indicates e-cigarette use or vaping suppresses immune function in the lungs and can cause inflammation of the airways, which heightens the risk of developing lung damage. Suppressed immunity and lung damag...