Effects Of Vaping On the Body: The World Health Organization (WHO) has claimed that vaping can increase the risk of seizures within 24 hours of doing it. The organisation urged people to ban flavoured vapes and asked the governments to treat E-cigarettes similar to tobacco. Vaping simulates smoking and is a practice of inhaling and exhaling vapour that contains nicotine and flavouring produced by a device designed for this purpose.
In a conversation with Jagran English, Dr. Hari Kishan Gonuguntla, Consultant Interventional Pulmonologist, Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad explained the effects of vaping and e-cigarettes on the human body.
Effects Of Vaping On the Body
E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most have a battery, a heating element, and a place to hold a liquid. Using an e-cigarette is sometimes called “vaping.” E-cigarettes produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine - the addictive drug in regular cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products - flavourings, and other chemicals that help to make the aerosol. Users inhale this aerosol into their lungs.
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Many of us think vaping is less harmful than smoking. Vaping with e-cigarettes isn’t completely safe. E-cigarette vapour includes potentially harmful substances such as diacetyl (a chemical linked to a serious lung disease), cancer-causing chemicals, volatile organic compounds, and heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead in addition to Nicotine. Although they’ve been promoted as an aid to help you quit smoking, e-cigarettes have not received FDA approval as smoking cessation devices.
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A recent study found that most people who intended to use e-cigarettes to kick the nicotine habit ended up continuing to use traditional e-cigarettes. A survey by the Centre for Environmental Health of 97 different e-cig products showed the chemical acetaldehyde to be present. Acetaldehyde is associated with asthma and cancer. In addition, they found lead, cadmium, nickel, tin, and other heavy metals that are associated with nervous system and respiratory problems.
Despite vaping being marketed as a safer and healthier smoking alternative and a smoking cessation technique, vaping has been found to cause similar effects as smoking on lung function and cardiovascular function.
The CDC recommends that people:
- Do not use THC-containing e-cigarettes or vaping products.
- Avoid using informal sources, such as friends, family, or online dealers to obtain a vaping device.
- Do not modify or add any substances to a vaping device that are not intended by the manufacturer.
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