Contents:
- Medical Video: Dangers of e-cigarettes, vaping and JUULs: How to talk to kids
- What is the danger of vape in the lungs?
- What is the dangerous content in vape fluid?
Medical Video: Dangers of e-cigarettes, vaping and JUULs: How to talk to kids
Electric cigarettes are now widely used by young people. He said vape is safer than ordinary cigarettes, but really like that? Vape itself usually contains various kinds of liquids, not using tobacco. Hmmm, then there is no nicotine contained in it? Wait a minute, the vape liquid still contains nicotine extracted from tobacco. The difference is that this liquid is also mixed with various flavors that are tempting.
Well, now we know that both contain nicotine. The effect of smoking is closely associated with lung cancer. What about vaping? Is there a danger of vape in the lungs?
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What is the danger of vape in the lungs?
Tobacco smoke from cigarettes is commonly thought to cause lung cancer. The smoke component is a carcinogen (can cause cancer) that can cause lung cancer, while nicotine itself is not a classification as a carcinogen. However, nicotine is an addictive substance that makes someone want cigarettes again and again. Finally the effects of tobacco smoke accumulate and can damage the lungs.
What about vape not made from tobacco? Is nicotine safe for the lungs?
The researchers tried to test the effects of nicotine on lung tissue, both from cigarettes and from e-cigarettes. The result is that nicotine can cause inflammation of the lungs, and reduce the ability of tissues to protect from foreign substances. According to Irina Petrache, a doctor and lung specialist at Indiana University, Indianapolis, her research team found that nicotine from wherever it originated was dangerous for lung tissue. Petrache and his team concluded that vaping is nothing more than smoking, when it comes to lung health.
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Even vape users are more at risk of being exposed to nicotine. Why? Electric cigarette devices, especially those with a higher voltage can drain large amounts of nicotine into the body. Therefore users of e-cigarettes remain potentially addictive. As we know that nicotine addiction can make it difficult for you to let go, your body will show certain physical symptoms when you try to escape, such as dizziness and nausea.
Researchers who reported findings on Toxicology and Applied Pharmalogy, tried to collect evidence of the effects of e-cigarettes on the lungs. Research consisting of 25 people was found to have a similar effect on the short-term effects of tobacco smoking and vaping. The results also show the same symptoms of inflammation and lung damage.
What is the dangerous content in vape fluid?
Recently, researchers from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, found an influence of 13 vape tastes on lung cell development. The effect lasts for 30 minutes to a full day. There are at least 5 flavors, such as cinnamon, banana pudding, cola, vanilla and menthol, which have an impact on lung cells. When you consume it with high doses, this flavor can kill these normal cells. Some cells that have been affected by this taste cannot be reproduced by the body at normal levels.
In the United States, the ingredients of the flavor get FEMA GRATSM status - meaning they are safe to use in food. But it turns out that the status causes errors, in fact it is safe to eat. However, when you are vaping, you do not eat it, but instead breathe it?
For example, diacetyl is a chemical flavoring material used for food production such as popcorn, caramel, and various dairy products. Diacetyl is also found in electric cigarette flavorings. Did you know that these ingredients can cause serious lung disease?
Yes, it turns out you have to be careful with these types of e-cigarette flavorings. Not only affects the lungs, the use of nicotine in large quantities can cause potential poisoning. Symptoms of nicotine poisoning can be nausea and vomiting. In severe cases, the user will experience seizures and respiratory depression. Of course acute poisoning can also cause death.
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About 30 to 60 mg of nicotine can kill adults. Whereas usually a small bottle of vape fluid contains 100 mg of nicotine. Indeed the label of information is not always accurate. The risk of death persists, if children or adults "consume" a lot of the liquid. So, you must be careful about the levels of nicotine that enters your body.
