Contents:
- Medical Video: Dangers of e-cigarettes, vaping and JUULs: How to talk to kids
- What is e-cigarettes?
- Since when did electric cigarettes come into use?
- How is the development of e-cigarettes in Indonesia?
- Is there a difference between e-cigarettes and vape?
- What is contained in e-cigarettes or vape?
- Is it true that e-cigarettes can help stop smoking?
- What are the effects of e-cigarettes?
Medical Video: Dangers of e-cigarettes, vaping and JUULs: How to talk to kids
Maybe most of you are familiar with e-cigarettes. Some call it vape. But is there a difference between e-cigarettes and vape?
What is e-cigarettes?
Electric cigarettes are a type of device such as cigarettes that produce nicotine in the form of steam, which the users then suck. The world health organization (WHO) calls it the Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS).
Since when did electric cigarettes come into use?
Believing not to believe, e-cigarettes have been around since 1963. Electric cigarettes were invented by Herbert A Gilbert, but were only truly produced in a modern manner by a Chinese national, Hon Lik, in 2003, and were distributed worldwide in 2006 with various brands.
How is the development of e-cigarettes in Indonesia?
Even though it was only circulated to the world in 2003, there are now 466 variations of electronic cigarette brands in Indonesia in 2014. This figure has even managed to spend up to 3 billion in asset funds! This is due to the increasing prevalence of electric cigarette sellers in Indonesia and the easier it is to get it at various prices, both at kiosks and online.
Is there a difference between e-cigarettes and vape?
Electric cigarettes consist of 3 main elements namely metal heaters, batteries, and cartridges containing liquid chemicals. This metal heater is known as a vape brow vaporizer. In most e-cigarettes, inhaling electric cigarettes activates the battery until it finally heats up the liquid in the cartridge and produces aerosol vapor or what is known as vapor. In other words, vape is only a term in the use of e-cigarettes.
What is contained in e-cigarettes or vape?
There is a difference in the e-cigarette liquid in each type. But in general, e-cigarettes consist of 4 types of solutions, namely:
- Nicotine. Often the levels contained in electric cigarette packs do not match the levels listed on the packaging.
- Propylene glycol. Substances in smoke puffs commonly used as fog machine for theatrical events.
- And other substances such as metals, silica, etc.
Is it true that e-cigarettes can help stop smoking?
Initially electric cigarettes were indeed used as a therapy to stop smoking, but because of their unsafe effects on health, since 2010 WHO no longer recommends such therapy.
What are the effects of e-cigarettes?
- Cause addiction. Especially because of the nicotine content in it.
- Can be misused to include dangerous things like marijuana, heroin.
- Many former smokers return to smoking because of the many opinions that vape is safe.
- The impact of other health that still requires a lot of further research.
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