Vaping, or the use of electronic cigarettes, has come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks after reports of hospitalizations and deaths caused by the products. Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Mike Mendoza is urging county residents to stop using all vape products until the investigation into the cause of those illnesses concludes.
Is the nationwide response proportionate to the health risks? It’s a question debated by doctors and people who use vape products. We sit down with local physicians to discuss the risks associated with vaping (and with cigarettes) and the latest into the investigations on pulmonary illness. We also hear from people who use e-cigarettes. In studio:
- Dr. Mike Mendoza, M.D., Monroe County Public Health Commissioner
- Dr. Nicholas Nacca, M.D., emergency medicine and toxicology specialist at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Scott McIntosh, P.h.D., associate director of the Smoking Research Program at the University of Rochester Medical Center
- Andrew Ribble, owner of Liquid Cloud Lounge and Greenhaus CBD
