E-Cigarettes : Beneficial or Risk to life ?

What are E-Cigarettes ?

E-Cigarettes are long tubes that usually resemble a cigarette, a cigar, a pipe, or a pen. Most are reusable, with replaceable and refillable cartridges, but some are disposable.

The e-cigarette as we know it was invented by Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist, working for Golden Dragon Holdings, now known as Ruyan. There are now over 460 different brands on the market.

Benefits

E-cigarettes claim to bypass many of the health risks of tobacco smoking, and to offer a more healthful alternative to cigarettes and other conventional forms of nicotine intake.

Some studies have found that using e-cigarettes can help some smokers quit.

Others suggest they offer “modest” benefits for those who want to quit smoking, but “good potential” for those who are cutting down.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conclude that e-cigarettes can benefit adult smokers who are not pregnant, as long as they completely replace any other nicotine or tobacco products.

However, in 2015, 58.8 percent of adult users continued to smoke regular cigarettes. They did not use vaping as a complete substitute for tobacco.

The CDC add that vaping is not suitable:

• for young people
• for those who have never smoked before
• during pregnancy

There is an argument that it is better for young people to start vaping instead of smoking.

Marketing the activity as cool and safe, and offering a variety of flavors, manufacturers are keen to attract teens and adolescents.

However, vaping is probably not risk-free, and in 2016, the Surgeon General declared e-cigarette use a “significant public health concern.”

Risks

While e-cigarettes may help some people quit, there is growing evidence that vaping may be harmful in some cases, and more harmful than avoiding smoking altogether.

Here are 10 reasons why the authorities are concerned:

1. Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is addictive and triggers changes in the adolescent brain. It is hazardous during pregnancy as it can affect fetal development.
2. The aerosol contains solvents, flavorings, and toxicants, which the Surgeon General describes as either “harmful” or “potentially harmful.”
3. E-cigarettes expose the lungs to different substances. One of these is dicetyl, which can cause”popcorn lung,” a severe and irreversible lung disease.
4. Potentially fatal poisoning has resulted from accidentally swallowing and from inhaling c-cigarette liquid.
5. People who seek to quit smoking will stop using conventional and medically monitored methods of doing so.
6. Those who use or who have used e-cigarettes are less likely to stop smoking altogether.
7. Teens who use e-cigarette products are more likely to start using regular tobacco as well.
8. Continued use of nicotine can make other drugs, such as cocaine, more pleasurable.
9. The flavorings, the marketing, and the concept that it is not harmful all tempt teenagers to start vaping. There is concern that this increases the chance that they will smoke conventional cigarettes later.
10. Second-hand smoking is not eliminated by vaping, as vaping releases carcinogenic emissions.

In addition, experimental use of vaping materials may put teens at higher risk.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) point to the practice of “dripping,” which involves inhaling solutions that are dripped directly onto the heater coil, as one such risk practice. Reasons include “to produce a stronger throat hit.”

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