About three out of every four teen smokers goes on to smoke as an adult, due to their addiction to nicotine (the primary ingredient in e-cigs).
Smoking Cessation Increases in the US But Also The Use of E-cigarettes
Within a year, 1% of the smoking population have quit the habit but have started using e-cigarettes.
Within a year, 1% of the smoking population have quit the habit but have started using e-cigarettes.
‘E-cigarettes are marketed as a way to get your nicotine fix without inhaling all that lung-blackening smoke. But it turns out e-cigarette vapors may be full of suspected lung irritants that could contribute to heart troubles down the road.’
Aortic stiffness is an age-related complication in the heart's main artery (aorta) that can be an indicator of cardiovascular disease. They found that within an hour of the five-minute e-cig exposure, the short-term group's arteries narrowed by approximately 30 percent. Vasodilation decreased as well. Long-term exposure to e-cig vapour (20 hours per week over a period of eight months) also produced negative effects of chronic e-cig use, including aortic stiffness, which was more than twice as high as control groups exposed to normal room air. "These data indicate that e-cigs should not be considered safe and that they induce significant deleterious effects" on blood vessel function, wrote the authors.
The study will be presented at the Cardiovascular Aging: New Frontiers and Old Friends meeting in Westminster, Colo.
Rise in E-Cigarettes Associated With Increased Smoking Cessation
In 2014-15, e-cigarette users attempted to quit cigarette smoking and succeeded in quitting smoking at higher rates than non-users.
In 2014-15, e-cigarette users attempted to quit cigarette smoking and succeeded in quitting smoking at higher rates than non-users.
E-cigarettes May Trigger Risk of Smoking Among Youth
E-cigarettes mimic smoking behavior through similar involvement of hand-to-mouth movements, or puffing and exhalation.
E-cigarettes mimic smoking behavior through similar involvement of hand-to-mouth movements, or puffing and exhalation.
E-Cigarettes Can Be Less Addictive Than the Traditional Ones
Smoking e-cigarettes can be less addictive when compared to those who use traditional cigarettes, finds a new study.
Smoking e-cigarettes can be less addictive when compared to those who use traditional cigarettes, finds a new study.
