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E-cigarettes have the potential to benefit non-pregnant adult smokers if used as a complete replacement for traditional cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products. E-cigarettes are not safe for teenagers, young adults, pregnant women, or adults who are not currently using tobacco products.1. What is an electronic cigarette?
E-cigarettes come in a variety of shapes and sizes, but the general structure includes a battery, a burner and a liquid chamber. E-cigarettes create smoke that the user inhales into the lungs by heating a liquid – which often contains nicotine, the “notorious” addictive substance in traditional cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products – flavoring agent. and other smoke-producing chemicals. Non-smokers who are close to e-cigarette users also unfortunately inhale this type of smoke when the smoker breathes it into the air. E-cigarettes go by many names: “e-cigs,” “e-hookahs,” “mods,” “vape pens,” “vapes”... Some e-cigarettes are manufactured as cigarettes. Traditional, cigar or pipe, there are pens, USB drives and other everyday items. E-cigarettes can be used to smoke marijuana and other addictive substances. Vapors from e-cigarettes
E-cigarette vapors inhaled from the device and released can contain harmful and potentially harmful substances, including:
Nicotine Ultrafine particles can be inhaled deeply into the lungs Flavors such as diacetyl, which can cause serious lung problems Volatile organic compounds Many carcinogenic chemicals Heavy metals such as nickel, tin and lead It is difficult for consumers to know them Inhaling something, there have been cases where several brands of e-cigarettes advertised as nicotine-free were found to contain this "famous" drug.
Hơi thuốc từ thuốc lá điện tử hít từ thiết bị và phả ra có chứa nhiều chất gây hại cho con người.
2. What are the health effects of using e-cigarettes?
E-cigarettes are actually still a new product on the market, and scientists are studying their long-term health effects. So far, here are the effects we know:
Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which has a reputation for harmful effects such as:
Nicotine is very addictive. Nicotine is harmful to the developing fetus. Nicotine can damage the brains of teenagers in their teens, which usually continue to develop into 20-25 years of life. Nicotine is a health hazard for pregnant women and the babies they are nursing. In addition, the vapors from e-cigarettes also contain other harmful substances such as carcinogens and microscopic substances that penetrate deep into the lungs. However, e-cigarettes generally contain fewer harmful chemicals than the smoke from traditional cigarettes.
3. E-cigarettes can cause unintentional injury
Defective e-cigarette batteries have caused fires and explosions, some of which have resulted in serious injuries; Most explosions occur when the e-cigarette battery is charging. These risk data are being collected and evaluated by FDA. In addition, acute nicotine exposure is very harmful, there have been cases of poisoning in children and adults when swallowing, inhaling or splashing liquid in e-cigarettes into the eyes or on the skin. Risks of e-cigarettes for teens, young adults and pregnant women?
Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, which is notorious for its addictive potential and poisons developing fetuses. Nicotine exposure can also have an adverse effect on the developing brains of adolescents, a process that usually lasts until the age of 20-25. Vapors from e-cigarettes contain substances that are harmful to the lungs. Another worrying point is that young people tend to both use e-cigarettes and use other products, including traditional cigarettes.
Thuốc lá điện tử cho đến nay vẫn chưa được FDA chấp nhận là một biện pháp cai thuốc lá
4. Are e-cigarettes safer than traditional cigarettes?
Yes- but that doesn't mean e-cigarettes are completely safe. Smoke from e-cigarettes contains fewer harmful chemicals than the "deadly" mixture of 7,000 chemicals found in regular cigarette smoke. Even so, e-cigarette smoke still contains many harmful and potentially harmful ingredients, including nicotine, heavy metals like tin, volatile organic compounds, and carcinogens.
A big question is can e-cigarettes help adults quit smoking?
E-cigarettes have so far not been approved by the FDA as a smoking cessation method. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that there is no evidence that e-cigarettes are effective for smoking cessation in adults, including women. pregnant.
So far, the results of the studies are still very mixed. Two randomized controlled trials from Cochrane show that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes can help smokers stop smoking for longer than using e-cigarettes containing a placebo. However, the studies to date still have certain limitations such as small sample size, small sample size, and wide margin of error around the estimates. A recent CDC study found that a lot of adults are using e-cigarettes to quit smoking, however, most of them aren't stopping smoking, but are using them instead. Using both products side-by-side is not the best way to stay healthy, whether you're using e-cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or other products alongside traditional cigarettes. Smoking, even just a few cigarettes a day is very dangerous, to protect health, it is most important to quit smoking completely as quickly as possible.
Who are using e-cigarettes?
E-cigarettes are very popular among young people.
In the United States, young people are using e-cigarettes more than adults. 2018 marked the milestone of more than 3.6 million middle and high school students who reported using e-cigarettes in the previous 30 days, including 4.9% of high school students and 20.8% of middle school students. high school. In 2017, 2.8% of adults in the United States were using e-cigarettes. In 2015, overall, among adults who are using e-cigarettes, there are 58.8% regular users, 29.8% former users, and 11.4% people do not often use e-cigarettes. death. If you've never smoked or used similar products or e-cigarettes, don't try even once. E-cigarettes are not safe for teenagers, young adults, pregnant women, or adults who are not currently using tobacco products. Scientists still have a lot of problems to study about whether e-cigarettes are effective in helping to quit smoking.
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References source: cdc.gov
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