Can Vaping Cause COPD? Banyan Treatment Centers A new study published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research found that those using e cigarettes alone were more than twice as likely to develop COPD than people who didn't use any tobacco products, Vaping is not harmless. A new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine reveals that e cigarettes significantly increase the risk of COPD and high blood pressure. Our own Dr. Todd Hoopman shares Virtual FTS Adult Session: COPD Effects of ecigarettes and vaping devices on cardiac and pulmonary physiology Tsai 2020 The Journal of Physiology Wiley Online Library Vaping and Electronic Cigarette Toxicity Overview and Recommendations (Project VECTOR) Intrepid Lab