What are the dangers of electronic cigarettes (VAPE)?
Research on electronic cigarettes (VAPE) is revealing the harmful effects they can have on the human body. Educational YouTube channel
Vaping Is Too Good To Be True - YouTube
E-cigarettes are devices that heat flavored liquid with a coil to create an aerosol that can be inhaled. Some liquids contain nicotine, and there are a wide variety of flavors available, ranging from fruit flavors to tobacco flavors.
When you inhale an e-cigarette, the components in the liquid reach your lungs and are absorbed into your bloodstream through the alveoli.
The components absorbed into the bloodstream also reach the brain, which is how nicotine gives you a sense of satisfaction.
Liquids often contain ingredients that meet food standards, but food standards are used only as a guideline for safety when consumed and are not intended for use in e-cigarettes, which involve heating, inhaling, and delivering the liquid to the lungs. For this reason, many ingredients that meet food standards can be dangerous when inhaled in e-cigarettes.
For example, it has been reported that inhaling
It has also been pointed out that the vapor from e-cigarettes contains metals from the coils.
Researchers point out that e-cigarette vapor contains significant levels of lead, nickel, and chromium, caused by heating of metal coils - GIGAZINE
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In addition, e-cigarette liquid contains multiple substances that may synthesize unknown substances when heated.
Studies examining the relationship between e-cigarettes and health have reported that e-cigarette users are at increased risk of 'excessive mucus secretion,' 'coughing,' 'shortness of breath,' 'sore throat and chest,' 'high heart rate,' and 'low blood oxygen levels.' However, because e-cigarettes are a relatively new hobby, there is a lack of data to directly link these symptoms to e-cigarettes.
Another problem with e-cigarettes is that they allow people to easily ingest nicotine. Cigarettes put a lot of strain on the lungs, and even heavy smokers can only smoke a few dozen cigarettes a day, but e-cigarettes can be smoked anywhere and at any time, so it is not uncommon for high-concentration nicotine liquid to be consumed in a short period of time.
For this reason, both people who switch from cigarettes to e-cigarettes and those who are first exposed to nicotine through e-cigarettes are at increased risk of developing nicotine addiction, especially for teenagers whose brains are still developing.
While cigarettes have a bitter, 'adult taste,' e-cigarette liquids also have fruity, easy-to-appreciate flavors. Kurzgesagt points out that 'e-cigarettes have made a highly addictive substance more appealing to millions of teenagers by making it taste like bubble gum.'
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