How harmful are electronic cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes, also known as virtual cigarettes, electronic vaporizers, electronic atomizers, mainly used to replace cigarettes and smoking cessation, in Europe and the United States in the developed countries, he played the role of a fashion plaything. It has a variety of appearance and hundreds of flavors, but also like cigarettes can smoke, suck out the flavor and feel. E-cigarettes are made of lithium batteries, atomizers and cartridges that imitate cigarettes, and the liquid containing nicotine is vaporized through the atomizer and inhaled directly, but no smoke is produced in the process. E-cigarettes do not have the tar, suspended particulates, and other harmful ingredients found in cigarettes, and manufacturers believe that e-cigarettes do not have the pervasive or lingering secondhand smoke. Some countries have determined that e-cigarettes must meet pharmaceutical standards in order to be sold as a smoking cessation drug. It should be noted that e-cigarettes do not have the efficacy of clearing lungs, and the argument that e-cigarettes can clear lungs is false and illegal propaganda. In developed countries in Europe and the United States, e-cigarettes are very popular among smokers, and have become a fashionable alternative to cigarettes. A study has pointed out that 85% of smokers are not in the real sense of the addiction, in fact, just behavioral habits of a kind of addiction. View Details>>\x0d\electronic cigarettes\x0d\with the non-stop anti-smoking campaigns of countries around the world in recent years, e-cigarettes came into being and have become quite popular. It is estimated that at present there are about more than 1 million smokers in the United States and Europe regularly consume electronic cigarette products. This cigarette-like, portable electronic atomizer was invented and patented by the Chinese. E-cigarettes look like smoking by turning propylene glycol or propylene glycol into a mist that is inhaled directly into the body. \x0d\ However, in recent years, there have been a steady stream of scientific research organizations that have proved through experiments that e-cigarettes are harmful to the human body, even more so than traditional cigarettes, and have called on the government to take regulatory measures. \x0d\\ construction and basic principles \x0d\ construction of e-cigarettes \x0d\ electronic cigarettes and traditional cigarettes are more similar in appearance, but the internal structure is very different, generally consists of battery rods, atomizers and cartridges. The atomizer is powered by the battery rod and is capable of converting the liquid nicotine inside the cartridge into a mist, thus giving the user a smoking-like sensation when inhaling. The amount of nicotine in the \x0d\ cartridges is not static and is categorized into high, medium and low concentrations. Nicotine is the main cause of addiction, it causes the smoker to feel pleasure and become addicted naturally. Sellers package e-cigarettes as harmless smoking cessation products based on the principle of gradually reducing the amount of nicotine in the cartridges to help smokers get rid of their dependence on nicotine and quit smoking. \x0d\\electronic cigarettes are harmful \x0d\cause lung contraction and inflammation \x0d\\\\x0d\electronic cigarettes are no less harmful than traditional cigarettes \x0d\\in 2012, by the Greek Cancer Society, funded by the Harvard School of Public *** School of Health, the "Center for Global Tobacco Control", the lead researcher Konstantin Varda Vaz and his colleagues tested 30 healthy smokers in Athens, Greece, to observe changes in their respiratory tracts after using e-cigarettes. \x0d\ The researchers found that after five minutes of smoking e-cigarettes, their lungs showed signs of constriction and, in combination with other breathing tests, inflammation. This is the first evidence that just using an e-cigarette can produce such a strong irritation of the respiratory system. \x0d\ This short-term lung response is unclear as to whether it could have long-term health effects, such as whether it could cause lung diseases like emphysema. But the researchers emphasize that if just a few minutes of use can cause changes in the respiratory tract, the possible consequences of repeated use of e-cigarettes over a long period of time have to be taken seriously. \x0d\ High nicotine content can easily cause cancer \x0d\ Dr. Elisabeth Porter, head of the German Federal Centre for Health Education, said that e-cigarette manufacturers add a large amount of propylene glycol as a humidifier in order to vaporize the liquid nicotine in the cartridges to create the effect of gulping down the smoke. Propylene glycol can account for up to 90% of the liquid content within the cartridges. The substance is prone to irritate the respiratory tract, which in turn triggers a number of acute symptoms and may pose a higher health risk than traditional cigarettes. \x0d\ In addition, a French study showed that the use of e-cigarettes can also cause cancer. According to data from the French National Institute of Consumer Research, some e-cigarette products contain high levels of nicotine, and some e-cigarettes contain carcinogens that are no less harmful to human health than ordinary cigarettes. Therefore, e-cigarettes can also be harmful to the body and cause cancer just like regular cigarettes. \x0d\ Meanwhile, because e-cigarette devices heat up too quickly, a highly toxic molecule called acrolein is also produced in the process. Inhalation of acrolein may damage the respiratory tract, resulting in laryngitis, chest pressure, and bronchitis; inhalation of large quantities can lead to pneumonia, pulmonary edema, shock, nephritis, and heart failure. \x0d\ For children, the liquid nicotine within e-cigarettes can be fatal. However, researchers point out that for the time being, there is no reason to ban the use of e-cigarettes and there are no specific measures to protect children from the harmful effects of e-cigarettes. \x0d\ In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analyzed the products of several e-cigarette manufacturers and found that in these e-cigarettes, in addition to ethanol and glycerin, there were traces of the carcinogen nitrosamines and a number of other potentially harmful substances. \x0d\\\x0d\\\WHO does not recognize its effectiveness in smoking cessation \x0d\\x0d\WHO made a public statement on "e-cigarettes" in September 2008, stating that there is no scientific evidence to prove that e-cigarettes are a safe and effective tool for smoking cessation. The WHO has never considered e-cigarettes to be a legitimate nicotine replacement to help smokers quit. \x0d\\ Countries' attitudes towards e-cigarettes\x0d\\\\\x0d\\complete ban\x0d\\\x0d\\currently, e-cigarettes have been banned in Canada, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, the United States, Australia, and countries such as Brazil and Argentina. \x0d\\\\x0d\\\their health departments believe that e-cigarettes are not as healthy and harmless as their manufacturers tout, they contain certain amounts of carcinogens and nicotine and should be banned from sale and consumption. The CDC, the U.S. health care agency, cautions that among young people, including those who have never smoked, e-cigarettes need to be pinpointed and sales to minors banned. \x0d\Relatively prohibited\x0d\\The European Commission had proposed in its revision of the EU Tobacco Products Directive that e-cigarettes, like nicotine gum and creams that help smokers quit, should be categorized as medicines, and that limits be imposed on the nicotine content of e-cigarettes approved as medicinal products. \x0d\\\\x0d\\\Germany's Hanover has introduced a ban on "vaping" e-cigarettes in public *** offices and cars, and Italy and France have banned the sale of e-cigarettes to minors.