Electronic cigarette use and its association with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma COPD overlap syndrome among never cigarette smokers Secondhand Exposure to E Cigarettes Puts COPD Patients At Risk Respiratory Therapy Vaping May Seem Safer Than Cigarette Smoking, but It Still Raises Lung Disease Risk 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