An upcoming paper in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine makes the argument that future research into vaping and other areas of public health would benefit from monitoring large numbers of social media users in “digital cohorts”. The authors’ descriptions of the various “signs of addiction” to vaping, as spotted in users’ social media updates, may strike some as alarming. Although vaping has been identified as better than cigarette and tobacco smoking, it’s not a healthy habit. Advice for putting down the vape for good, alongside horror stories of personal accounts, can make anyone dre…