Following are the 6 facts about vaping and E-Cigarettes that you must need to know.
1. Not just flavor and nicotine
It is a common perception that the vaping does is safer than the smoking because it does not have tobacco in it. People say that it is just flavored liquid and desired nicotine level that is present therein. But that is not true. According to the research conducted by the American Food and Drug Association, it has a number of other chemicals that are added in the liquid to make the machine look like a smoking tool. It has propylene glycol and glycerin that is added to support the functions. The first chemical is helpful to produce the smoke, to make it a smoking experience. And the glycerin is that normal product that is used in almost every other product including the brakes.
2. Nicotine is highly addictive
Nicotine is basically a chemical that is present in tobacco, it contains nitrogen in it. According to expert’s nicotine is hard to give up on as compared to the heroin. It has the ability to disturb the hormones, cause heart diseases, cancer and gastrointestinal system. It is highly addictive to the body. Once you get used to it, your body carves for its consumption. According to some experts, its consumption starts increasing once you consume it and then the addictive move to other products that contain this chemical like alcohol and heroin. As vaping is all about nicotine, so it is on the person to decide what amount to use and how to stop your body from overuse.
3. Not backed with research
As it has not been so long that this product has been introduced. It has just been a product that has been designed with not health and other research that is backing it. All the information that is available about it is just the saying of people. There is no such authentic health precautions and direction of use that is given with it. So people keep using it without having enough valid information. Therefore, there are some health risks attached to it. A US institute, center on addiction did some research about it and its conclusions showed that its use leads to damage of nervous, respiratory and cardiovascular system, preterm deliveries for pregnant women, cancer tumors and brain and lung diseases.
4. Not an alternative method
Another fact that you should know is that the research conducted by Center of Addiction also claimed that it is not an advanced method to cigarettes. The use of conventional cigarettes is still there and the people are used to consider it as the additional method to calm their nicotine craving bodies. Therefore, it results in the increase in the use of nicotine, which increased exposure to nicotine use leads to the use of other products or substances that contain addiction.
5. The explosion of the device
As it has been a product that came into existence, not after the research and proper study. Therefore, it has some pros and cons attached to it. Although there has not been much time that this thing is in use with an increasing number of users. A large number of cases has been reported that the device was exploited which resulted in the burning of the body. Experts tell that is because of using wrong chargers to use charge the battery.
6. No approval of the device
As there is always a body that regulates every field and sector in the economy of every country. There is a department of the United States, U. S Food and Drug Administration, that is concerned with the approval of food and drugs related items by the professionals and research-based studies. Vaping and E-cigarettes liquid have not been approved by that department. Which means there are no security and safety measures or standards that are being fulfilled. It is just the marketing of these products that portray the positive side of it.
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