E cigarettes, invented in China in 2003 as a smoking alternative, are safer than combustible cigarettes but not risk free, exposing users to nicotine and other chemicals that can harm the heart, lungs, and E cigarettes were invented to solve a real public health epidemic: deaths caused by smoking related illnesses. It's time that we stop spreading mis information about the tool that was literally invented to save Electronic cigarette Wikipedia Hon Lik invented the e cigarette to quit smoking but now he's a dual user Vaping The Guardian