Have you ever heard of electronic cigarettes ? It is a new type of product that has appeared in recent years with a very popular smoking cessation effect. So what is an electronic cigarette? What are its uses and side effects? Let's find out in today's article.
What is an electronic cigarette?
Known as an electronic cigarette, e-cig , or simply a vape , an electronic cigarette is a handheld nicotine delivery system (ENDs). The first versions of e-cigarettes looked and functioned like real cigarettes, so they were used as a less harmful method of quitting smoking.
Over time, e-cigarettes have evolved from the cigarette shape and have been designed in a variety of innovative shapes, the most common being boxes and cylinders. The power supply has also been replaced with more powerful batteries that last longer.
How do e-cigarettes work?
Whether it's a Cig a like ( electronic cigarette that looks like a regular cigarette) or later improvements like box mod, mech mod... they all have 4 main parts: body, coil, burner and battery.
The body of the device contains the battery, transmitting energy from the battery to the coil ( heat-generating resistor ), the heat energy vaporizes the essential oil to create smoke for use .
E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco or substances in traditional cigarettes, and do not have the combustion process that causes carcinogenic impurities like traditional cigarettes. Liquid essential oils are heated enough to the boiling point and vaporize (like boiling and evaporating water in a kettle) . E-cigarette essential oils are made from PG or VG mixed with flavoring solutions and nicotine, some essential oils do not contain nicotine.
Electronic cigarettes are classified mainly based on size and shape, the mechanism of vaporizing essential oils from heat is the same.
Using electronic cigarettes can help you quit smoking traditional cigarettes.
Electronic cigarettes are chosen as a traditional smoking cessation method thanks to the following advantages: meeting the habits of the hands, mouth, and the feeling of sucking and smoking of smokers. Satisfying the nicotine craving of smokers without adding more than 4000 carcinogenic toxins to the user.
Traditional cigarette smoke often contains up to 4000 different toxic chemical components, while electronic cigarette smoke only consists of 2 main components: Propylene Glycol , Vegetable Glycerin . Flavoring agents, nicotine (added to serve people quitting smoking, there are many types of essential oils that do not contain nicotine) .
Once users get used to vaping, it is difficult for them to smoke because the taste of traditional cigarettes becomes too unpleasant. During the process of using only vaping, users can proactively reduce nicotine to become completely independent, by using essential oils with lower nicotine content.
VG and PG themselves are both used in food and cosmetic technology and have been recognized as safe by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration).
Are electronic cigarettes safer than traditional cigarettes?
Since its introduction in 2004, there has been much debate about the benefits and harms of e-cigarettes. Anti-tobacco and public health advocates have insisted that e-cigarettes are just like cigarettes, or have since clarified that they are still under-researched and need further research.
The first prominent study on e-cigarettes was a 2016 study by PHE, which proved e-cigarettes are 95% safer than cigarettes.
In September 2014, research by Dr. Igor Burstyn, a toxicologist at Drexel University, showed that vape smoke is completely non-toxic. (Full study: https://goo.gl/VAUGyR )
In August 2014, Professor Riccado Polosa and his team published results showing that e-cigarettes can improve lung function in smokers. (Full study: https://goo.gl/noF6qz )
In December 2014, Professor Jean-François Etter and Thomas Eissenberg published research showing that nicotine itself in e-cigarettes is not toxic. (Full study: https://goo.gl/Rpsi29 )
In May 2015, professors Konstantinos E. Farsalinos, Vassilis Voudris and Konstantinos Poulas collaborated and published a study showing that e-cigarettes do not contain formaldehyde. (Full study: https://goo.gl/5A1Tv8 )
And there are many studies from experts and reputable organizations proving the safety and effectiveness of electronic cigarettes.
So are e-cigarettes themselves safe?
It's still safest not to smoke anything at all, but if you want to quit traditional cigarettes, the safest thing for you is an e-cigarette.
To put it simply, under normal conditions of use, vaping only ingests nicotine. Traditional cigarettes, under normal conditions of use, ingest nicotine and 4,000 carcinogenic impurities.
Why is there so much information that e-cigarettes are more harmful than traditional cigarettes?
Because e-cigarettes threaten the pocketbook of traditional cigarettes – a fact that is most understandable and undeniable.
