Are electronic cigarettes harmless???
Smoking harms almost every organ in your body, especially the lungs and heart. About one-third of deaths from heart disease are due to smoking and second-hand smoke. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health.
In recent years, unlike conventional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and cigarettes containing liquid nicotine have become widespread. People are starting to turn to electronic cigarettes as a way to ease the transition from traditional cigarettes to no smoking at all.
So, is smoking electronic cigarettes better than smoking cigarettes?
Can e-cigarettes help you quit smoking completely?
E-cigarettes heat nicotine, certain aromatic flavorings, and other chemicals to create the exhaled gas inside, exposing us to many toxic chemicals.
In the US, in February 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 2,807 cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use and 68 related deaths.
The CDC has identified vitamin E acetate as a chemical of concern that causes lung damage associated with e-cigarettes. Vitamin E acetate is a thickening agent in electronic cigarettes containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Avoid using unofficial sources like friends, internet to get a vaping device. Unfortunately, in our country, it is possible to reach these products by searching on google, instagram and other social media sales.
Do not modify or add any additional items not recommended by the manufacturer to a vaping device.
Research on the contents of e-cigarettes, liquid cigarettes and vape reveals thousands of chemical ingredients in these products. Among the ones we were able to detect are caffeine, chemicals that have never been found in e-cigarettes before, a pesticide.
Studies show that these products are bad for heart and lungs health. By using e cigarettes, you are exposing yourself to all kinds of recognized and yet unidentified and possibly unsafe chemicals.
Electronic cigarettes are just as addictive as traditional cigarettes.
E-cigarettes also contain nicotine at a rate that can be addictive in the severity of heroin addiction. In fact, with the use of e-cigarettes, more nicotine can be obtained than from a combustible tobacco product. By purchasing extra-strong cartridges with a higher concentration of nicotine or by increasing the voltage of the e-cigarette, it is possible to get a more concentrated amount of nicotine.
Electronic cigarettes are not smoking cessation tools.
Although e-cigarettes are promoted as a product to help you quit smoking, they have not received FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approval as smoking cessation devices. A recent study found that most people who choose to use e-cigarettes to break their nicotine habit continue to use traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
E-cigarettes, especially disposable ones, have become more popular among young people. In this way, the younger generation meets nicotine earlier and becomes addicted to nicotine.
