Is Vaping Better Than Smoking? Health Effects Compared Vaping vs. Smoking Which is Safer for Your Lungs? Think vaping is the "healthier" option? Think again. Both smoking and vaping come with serious risks to your lung health, Some reports state that these new, flavored smoking devices are less harmful than tobacco cigarettes but how safe is vaping? In this third part of a four part series, China Daily examines the While vaping is not risk free, it is less harmful than tobacco Our World in Data . ? Many think vaping is the safer option, but the truth is that it can lead to severe lungs conditions, including pneumothoraxa lung collapse