Scientific basis for information on Cigarettes
Health Hazard Reports of E-Cigarettes
The following is a list of adverse reports released by the FDA.
Report Details
As of August 27, 2019, 215 possible cases have been reported from 25 states.
Additional reports of lung disease are under investigation.
States have completed their own investigation and verification of cases based on the standardized case definitions recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While some of the cases in each state are similar and appear to be linked to the use of e-cigarette products, more information is needed to determine the cause of the respiratory illness.
In many cases, patients reported a gradual onset of symptoms such as
Dyspnea
shortness of breath
and/or chest pain prior to admission.
Patients who reported mild to moderate gastrointestinal problems included the following
vomiting
Diarrhea
Other symptoms such as fever or fatigue.
Patients also admitted to recent use of e-cigarette products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) while talking to health care providers or in follow-up interviews by health department staff.
[August 30, 2019 - FDA Statement -FDA ]
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Could it be caused by adulteration or other factors? This means that it is not known if this applies to all e-cigarettes, as there has been some research into this.
E-cigarette smoking rates among teens increasing
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
A recent study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found that one in four high school students reported having used nicotine. There is also concern that the number of high school seniors reporting smoking marijuana vapor has nearly doubled from 7.5% in 2018 to 14% in 2019.
To address the rise of e-cigarettes among youth, NIDA will lead the charge for prevention efforts and understand why youth smoke e-cigarettes and how nicotine and marijuana e-cigarettes can lead to addiction. NIDA says it will support research aimed at determining the long-term health effects of e-cigarettes in both teens and adults.
The researchers are.
also studying the effects of advertising, social media and peer pressure on teens, and the results so far have been concerning. Currently, the use of vaping devices has become the most common way for U.S. youth to use nicotine.
Teenagers are being targeted.
TV and social media advertisements are targeting teens with attractive flavors and brightly colored ARC packaging. In some social media channels, there are also more opportunities to see peers and others, including social influencers and celebrities, smoking cigarettes. Because of these social influences, there is a crisis in the perception that cool kids are using e-cigarettes, said Dr. Lucy Popova, an assistant professor at the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.
Dr. Popova is conducting research to identify worrisome trends in popular YouTube vaping videos, such as how to alter or "hack" pre-packaged arcs to include other substances, marijuana or nicotine. She is also studying the impact of advertising and e-cigarette prevention messages on teens and adults, including warning labels.
Dr. Popova says that, like adults, many teens perceive e-cigarettes to be healthier than existing cigarettes, and she believes this is because manufacturers are not always clear about which chemicals and drugs are actually in the arcs.
To address this issue, a federal law was enacted in January 2020 that prohibits people under the age of 21 from purchasing e-cigarettes and tobacco products.
Long-Term Effects
Studies have shown that more than 30 percent of teens who smoke vapor are more likely to start smoking cigarettes than teens who do not smoke vapor. It has also been shown that boys are twice as likely to use it than girls. And teens and their parents may not be aware that smoking nicotine and marijuana may change the way their brains work and develop.
However, research shows that teens who smoke marijuana are at a much higher risk of becoming addicted to marijuana, and we know that the risk of becoming addicted to other drugs increases as we get older. There is evidence that marijuana use can impair memory, attention, and motivation, which can affect school performance and cause some teens to drop out of learning.
The only way to reduce vaping is to change social norms, said Dr.
The Risks of Vaping
You may have heard recently that a device called vaping is a good substitute for cigarettes. In the United States, there have been publications about the risk of lung damage and death associated with inhaling the vapor from these devices, but that's not the only risk.
Vapor-smoking devices, known by terms such as e-cigarettes, arc pens, and electronic water gisels, come in many shapes and sizes. There are also devices that look like traditional cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. While those devices may look different, most vaping devices function in the same way, the puff activates a battery-powered heating device. This heats the liquid in the cartridge and turns it into vapor that is inhaled.
When you inhale the vapor, your lungs are exposed to a variety of chemicals. These may include nicotine, the main active chemical in marijuana (THC), flavorings, and other ingredients that are added to the vaporizing liquid. In addition, other chemicals may have been produced during the vaporization process.
If the liquid contains nicotine, the inhaler is inhaling the nicotine along with the other ingredients in the liquid," said Dr. John H. Hoffman, a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. If the liquid contains nicotine, the inhaler inhales the nicotine along with the other ingredients in the liquid," explains Dr. Thomas Isenberg, an expert in tobacco research at Virginia Commonwealth University.
While vaping devices function like any other, some models are more powerful than others and have been found to produce more vapor and deliver more chemicals.
Is vaping safe?
Studies have shown that inhaling nicotine vapor may be less harmful than traditional cigarettes if people who smoke regularly switch to nicotine as a complete alternative. But I'm just saying it might be less harmful because of the potential health risks of inhaling nicotine vapor. You are inhaling propylene glycol, vegetable glycerin, flavors intended to be eaten but not inhaled, and nicotine.
It is explained.
And they are all heated in this little reactor that is the electronic cigarette. When they're heated, those components can turn into other potentially dangerous chemicals.
One of those potentially harmful chemicals is called vitamin E acetate.
One of the harmful chemicals could be a thickening agent called vitamin E acetate. It is sometimes used as an additive in arc products that contain THC; the CDC has identified it as a "chemical of concern" among people with lung damage related to vaping. It recommends avoiding buying vapor vaping products that contain vitamin E acetate, or THC, from unofficial sellers.
Vaping is more popular than smoking traditional cigarettes. One in four high school students say they have smoked nicotine. And studies have shown that teens who smoke nicotine are more likely to continue smoking traditional cigarettes.
Marijuana vaping has also increased dramatically among teens. About 20 percent of high school students have inhaled marijuana in the past year, and the amount has more than doubled in the past two years. New laws aimed at curbing teenage vaping have been enacted: you must be 21 or older to purchase tobacco products, including vaping products, and companies can no longer produce and sell flavors that appeal to children, such as fruit and mint. This is a good thing.
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