Parent Education: Vaping Prevention Studies show that vaping makes it more likely that youth will try other tobacco products, like regular cigarettes, cigars, hookahs, and smokeless tobacco. Many e cigarettes are Growth in e cigarette use hasn't led young people to think smoking is ' normal' News Cardiff University Is vaping more harmful than smoking cigarettes? More people incorrectly think so: Newsroom UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas Vaping is on the rise. While e cigarettes don't contain tobacco, they may still contain many of the same toxic and cancer causing chemicals found in regular cigarettes. This includes: Acrolein (weed