World No Tobacco Day 2020: Electronic Cigarettes Are Not As Safe Or Harmless As You Think

We are all experiencing that era. This is the time when we were introduced to smoking. Many don’t realize it, but it’s really important. It is at this point in life that many of us understand whether smoking is for us. Unfortunately, for many, the choice is before smoking or smoking. This is commonly considered a “stress relief” and “cool” habit. What is not emphasized is that tobacco consumption is addictive. A debilitating habit that can cause many serious illnesses, from cancer to asthma to physical deterioration.

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What does smoking do to the body

When you smoke, chemicals are inhaled, circulate in your body, are absorbed in your bloodstream, and mutate along the way. This is dangerous and not highly recommended.

Smoking affects all organs, not just the lungs. The American Lung Association has revealed that tobacco contains more than 7,000 chemical toxins. You can’t immediately see or feel any harm to your body, but it’s there. Over time, the effects will become apparent and, in the end, some of the damage that has occurred may be irreversible.

If the required amount of tobacco is not consumed, it can cause physical symptoms such as sweating, palpitation, headaches, and nausea. But that’s not all. There are also psychological symptoms such as irritation, mood swings, and anger.

Termination is not easy, but very important.

New smoking tendency

Smoking has new problems today. Tobacco has been replaced by newer and perhaps more powerful devices such as vape and e-cigarette. Electronic cigarettes and arc pens use a battery to heat a special liquid into the aerosol that the user inhales. But it’s not just harmless water vapor. The “e-juice” that fills the cartridge usually contains nicotine (extracted from tobacco), propylene glycol, fragrances, and other chemicals.

Studies have found that even electronic cigarettes, which claim to be nicotine-free, contain traces of nicotine. In addition, when the liquid that is present becomes hot, more toxic chemicals are formed. The worst part is that we don’t have much information about them yet. It’s hard to say exactly what causes a disease. It may be related to nicotine or other chemicals and their by-products.

The effects of vaping are as follows:

• Mainly, shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting
• Malaise
• Lung damage without tobacco toxins
• Acid reflux and insulin resistance

Electronic cigarettes can have considerable cardiovascular effects such as oxidative stress, inflammation, with a potential predisposition to atherosclerosis, vascular dysfunction and platelet aggregation. These effects are related to nicotine and other chemicals and can cause:

• Increases heart rate, blood pressure and can also cause arrhythmias
• Increased risk of heart attack

The effects of e-cigarettes on long-term cardiovascular health are inconclusive, but are of concern. So far, electronic cigarettes have been found to be associated with a variety of side effects, including a significant risk for heart disease. Even the increasing list of adverse effects found and the deaths of some are banned in many countries, including India.

Definitive evidence does not mean that they are safe. It’s not. Consumption of all forms of tobacco products is harmful and should not be the staple food of our lives. Smoking is a sure way to cause irreversible damage to our body.

This article was written by Dr. Vikas Maurya, Director of Respiratory Diseases and Sleep Disorders at Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh.

For more information, see the following article. Smoking addiction..

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Update: May 30, 2020 15:07:50 IST

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