On this segment of Rural Health Matters, we tackle the question: Is vaping better than smoking?
Many of us or people we know have taken up this habit. Is it an okay alternative to smoking cigarettes, or should we try to cut down or quit?
President of the University of Nebraska, Dr. Jeffrey Gold spoke with RFD-TV’s Tammi Arender about replacing smoking with vaping, the studies behind vaping, and the negative effects of vaping.
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