Electronic cigarettes are considered one of the smoking methods harmful to human health, which a large number of young people and children resort to, due to their reliance on liquids of different flavors, and they are battery-powered devices that people use to heat the liquid that appears in the form of smoke that can be inhaled.
The World Health Organization revealed that electronic cigarettes relied on promoting them by convincing smokers that they are a way to quit smoking regular cigarettes, but their intentions soon appeared, and it was proved that these electronic cigarettes are another type of smoking and cause addiction just like regular cigarettes. It is more dangerous, as the inhaled vapor may contain nicotine, which is addictive to tobacco.
The organization said: Young people who use nicotine are at risk of long-term health effects, as nicotine affects the reward system in the brain, which is a pathway that includes several regions in the brain and is stimulated when a "reward stimulus" is obtained. The catalyst here may be a piece of chocolate, or food. Your favorite, or alcohol, or some narcotic drug, or smoking, explaining that when exposed to this stimulus, the reward system releases dopamine in response, which gives a feeling of euphoria and happiness, and with regard to smoking, for example, this is the reason that the continuous use of nicotine leads to addiction, and increases The risk of addiction to other smoking methods.
The organization clarified that almost every 6 seconds a person dies somewhere in the world due to smoking, and demanded that they quit immediately, noting that the smoke from smokers exposes both the smoker and the non-smoker to its harms, as it causes lung cancer, and increases the risk of heart disease. And blood vessels, adding that tobacco smoke contains thousands of known chemicals, including 40 substances that cause cancer.
She emphasized that electronic cigarettes use flavored liquids, as "liquids" are heated with e-cigarettes, creating a mist that smokers inhale. E-cigarettes come in a variety of flavors, including candy, butter, and frankincense flavor.
s. What is in electronic cigarette liquids?
The flavor is only one of the components of e-liquid, and e-cigarette liquids usually contain nicotine and many additives and other chemicals, as heating this liquid releases an inhalable spray, which contains new chemicals and minerals that enter the smoker's lungs.
The organization indicated, that the liquid can contain a variety of substances that can be toxic, as some people may put essential oils, multiple vitamins, or some narcotic substances in e-liquids.
Q. Are e-liquids safe?
Some of these additives found in e-liquids are dangerous, even deadly. For example, adding vitamin E leads to serious lung complications, explaining that vitamin E is edible, but dangerous to inhale.
The organization explained that there is evidence that the flavors of e-cigarettes pose a risk to smokers, as research indicates that the flavors, when combined with other components of electronic cigarettes while heated, can create new compounds that may be harmful.
The organization stressed that inhalation of harmful substances can affect more organs other than the lungs. Some electronic cigarette lovers describe a phenomenon called tongue-vaper, which causes a sudden total or partial loss of the ability to taste, especially because the flavors of vaping are more attractive to them, noting that There is evidence that children love flavors such as chewing gum, fruits, and sweets, and they love to experiment with new flavors. For many young people, the only reason they use e-cigarettes or vaping may be because they love flavors.
International reports revealed that, globally, there are 1.1 billion adult smokers, 60% of them want to quit smoking, e-cigarettes are often used with one or more tobacco products, explaining that it is a public health concern in particular that children and adolescents They are increasingly using e-cigarettes in some countries. Moreover, exposure of children and adolescents to nicotine can have long-lasting and devastating effects on brain development.
The organization emphasized that there is a growing body of evidence that children who have never smoked and who use e-cigarettes at least double their chances of starting to smoke traditional tobacco cigarettes later in their lives.
The organization said, the use of electronic cigarettes increases the risk of heart and lung diseases, and they also pose great risks to pregnant women who use them, as they can harm the fetus.
She explained, the exposure of children to e-cigarette liquid still poses serious risks, as there is a risk of children swallowing the liquid, as well as exposing them to the risk of burns, through the explosions that they can be exposed to.
s. What does the World Health Organization recommend?
All forms of tobacco are harmful, including heated tobacco products. Tobacco is toxic in nature and contains carcinogens even in its natural form. Therefore, WHO recommends that these products be subject to the political and regulatory measures applied to all other tobacco products, in accordance with the provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco.
Research indicates that vaping is harmful to your heart and lungs.
Nicotine is the main factor in both regular and electronic cigarettes, and it is highly addictive, as nicotine is also a toxic substance, which causes high blood pressure, and increases the level of adrenaline, which increases the heart rate and the possibility of a heart attack.
The organization warned against smoking in general, stressing that smoking leads to illness and disability and harms almost every organ of the body, and cigarette smoking remains the main cause of preventable diseases, disability and death, and the tobacco industry spends billions of dollars every year on marketing cigarettes.
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