This article is based on the dangers of vapes & e-cigs. In 2015 Harvard University scientists confirmed that “lung destroying” chemicals are found in the liquids used for electronic cigarettes and vaping devices. Companies that manufacture these vaping devices claim that they are free of certain chemicals when some of them really aren't. Harvard tested 51 different types of products that companies claimed were free of certain chemicals. 31 out of 51 were false advertised, and actually had those chemicals in them, according to the article. Chemicals inside of vaping devices can destroy your lungs tiniest airways. Destroyed airways can lead to scar tissue build up. Scar tissue build up blocks air from flowing in your lungs. It can also lead
This article is about the dangers of tennagers and adults vaping. Scientist have proven that electronic cigarettes are not harmless. They can damage your lungs, which leads to your lungs not being able to keep out germs and other harmful substances.
Electronic cigarettes have been around for about a decade. No one is sure of what havoc they can cause yet because of how new they are in existence. Throughout the past years more and more issues have been arising from this product that was originally assumed to be harmless. Now we are faced with the question are they really as safe as we thought or should increase investigation to see what they are really capable of. So far researchers have discovered many issues with the electronic cigarettes and every month more and more issues begin the surface the air. From explosion to toxic material. These issues will not only affect their
The popularity of e-cigarettes and vapes has grown exponentially within the last couple of years. These two alternatives offer a “safe” way to consume nicotine or just a substitute to regular cigarette smoking. These products omit water vapor instead of tobacco smoke, constructing it as less of a health risk. Nicotine can be added to the mixture to help quit smoking or offer a healthier option to those with nicotine dependence. There has not been widespread research on conventional e-cigarettes, in addition to data on vapes been relatively premature. These smoking devices have not be regulated by the FDA yet, but the FDA has looked into e-cigarettes and its contents (FDA, 2015). Many e-cigarettes that are thought to be free of nicotine, have
There is a new trend hitting the market known as e-cigarettes, or “vaping.” Many people believe that e-cigarettes are better than traditional cigarettes, but research shows just how unhealthy and harmful e-cigarettes are for everyone. The FDA has not yet decided if e-cigarettes should be regulated like tobacco products. E-cigarettes are marketed to help people quit smoking and live a healthier nonsmoking life. E-cigarettes are meant to help break the habit of smoking, but why are there so many “toxic chemicals” (Gilger) in the vapor? Is this new invention to help people quit smoking or just another way for tobacco companies to get richer?
In the United States, the usage of cigarettes is slowly declining, making way for alternative forms of tobacco and nicotine sources to become popular. In the past decade, one of these cigarette alternatives has become very popular, even widely among teens, and it’s referred to as “vaping”. Vaping is the use of electronic cigarettes that replace burning paper and tobacco with flavored steam, which usually has nicotine in it (Kriegel). Since vaping hasn’t been around very long and hasn’t become popular until recently, not much is known about the effects or how harmful it could be long term. One source says, “There's also a widespread belief that e-cigarettes are safe, or at least safer than conventional tobacco products. But several studies have suggested this may not be the case,” (Fox). Although there is a very strong debate on whether e-cigarettes are a safe alternative for cigarettes, there are too many risk factors involved due to conflicting information and studies, for vaping to be deemed safe.
In the article "E-cigarettes Found Unsafe" pharmacologists discovered that e-cigarette companies are misinforming the users about health issues. However, these companies claimed that these electronic cigarettes do not contain tobacco. The pharmacologists that are a part of this research have found nicotine in the electronic cigarettes. Furthermore, this research is significant because the users of the cigarettes can have health problems not knowing it's the cause of the e-cigarettes. Although, users shouldn't be lied to about health issues.
In addition to nicotine, e-cigarettes emit other potentially harmful constituents like carbonyls that result from thermal degradation of propylene glycol and glycerol; which are the most commonly used solvents in e-liquids [PMCID: PMC5226727]. Several studies reported that aerosols from these devices contain significant levels of carbonyls, including various aldehydes; such as formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein. [PMID: 23467656], [PMID: 24958024]. To this end, although earlier studies that used first generation e-cigarette devices did show that the levels of these constituents are much lower than those found in tobacco smoking, more recent studies in which newer generations
Kim Krisberg is the author of Harmful Chemicals Found in E-cigarettes. She has been writing about public health for more than a decade and is a freelance public author that lives in Austin, Texas. The Nation’s Health is a online newspaper from the American Public Health Association. This online publication has the latest health news for healthcare professionals and has won countless awards for its publications. Krisberg’s article reveals that a flavoring chemical in electronic cigarettes has been linked to respiratory illnesses. Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have tested 51 types of flavored e-cigarettes and the liquids and found chemicals like diacetyl, acetoin, and pentanedione inside. Diacetyl when inhaled is what causes people to get “popcorn lung.” The other chemicals have been linked to other serious health problems.
Electronic cigarette vaping has shown to release harmful chemicals and metals into the air via secondhand vapor, which is, in fact, aerosol and not vapor. However, the State of
The question should not be if e-cigarettes are bad or not, but if they are better for you than the alternative. Many people believe that since vaporizers have only been around for a little over ten years, people do not know what the long term effects from them will be. Cigarettes have thousands of chemicals in them, with at least seventy of them being carcinogens, while vaporizers do not create big enough quantities of carcinogens to pose a real threat (McDonald). E-cigarettes do have an impact of people’s health, but there is little evidence suggesting that they are not as bad as some individuals make them seem to be.
The E-cigarettes were supposedly made so that people would start smoking something cleaner but actually they are hurting they’re body with all the chemicals that they are adding
One report from the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) shows that about 1.78 million children have responded they tried E-Cigarette in 2012. Such as the article shows, currently there are many people who use E-Cigarettes and more are expected. There are over 7,000 flavors that are now being sold in the market and they are usually made by various chemicals. However, an accident occurred to the workers from the microwave popcorn-processing plant in the early 2000’s. The workers got a disease called bronchiolitis obliterans while working with flavoring chemicals; it is so serious that the only cure is to replace the lung. Since this happened by flavoring chemicals, we would like to see if these dangerous chemicals can be found in
This article is about the new health risk concerning vaping. When a toxicologist went to a school to tell students about the damage vaping can do; many students said that they had mouth and throat bleeding that took a long time to heal due to vaping. This made the toxicologist named, Irfan Rahman, very concerned so him and his team decided to investigate what the vapors inhaled from electronic cigarettes might be doing to mouth cells.The October of 2016, him and his team showed that vaping makes the mouth cells flare up which can lead to severe gum disease and tooth loss. After continuing the investigation they also found that the liquid in the vapors can have a cancer leading chemical, this sparked concern because most vapors are being smoked
With technological innovations happening everyday, many products are being created promoting health. Among these products is what is known as a e-cigarette. With no tobacco, tar, or even smoke, it has to be safe. Or is it? E-cigarettes were first introduced in 2006 as an alternative to smoking tobacco products. These e-cigarettes use vapor as opposed to smoke. The user still can receive their fill of nicotine with an added bonus of a flavor choice. With there first launch they weren 't seen as a breakthrough to many people and quickly was pushed aside. However, with growing technological advancements they have become a trending alternative to the normal cigarette. Many are quick to assume that the lack of actual tobacco results in a less dangerous product. But is it actually what it seems?
E-cigarettes appear as an innocent alternative to the real thing but the Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory identifying the “volatile” substances in the device and its emitted smoke may not be that harmless after all (“FDA: Second-Hand Smoke From E-Cigarettes May Be Harmful To Your Health”, 2013). Electronic cigarettes contain organic substances including propylene glycol, flavors, and nicotine which are emitted as a mist into the air in enclosed areas. FDA studies show that these microscopic liquid particles have the possibility of penetrating deep into our lungs. Also cited by the FDA in a German publication on electronic cigarettes shows