Plastic Bronchitis: Everything You May Need To Know Smoking cigarettes has long been proven to cause severe lung damage, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and lung cancer. Over time, cigarette smoke destroys lung tissue, fills airways with tar, Young vapers at higher risk of bronchitis and shortness of breath Scimex Vaping' Increases Odds of Asthma and COPD Johns Hopkins Medicine Chronic Bronchitis Galvanize FDA warns about dangers of e cigarettes and vaping: seizures, BOOP pneumonia, and hemorrhagic strokes. James T. Snyder Law, PLLC