Lately, vapor shops are mushrooming in various cities. The cafes are also filled with a thick cloud of vapor smoke and young people often look cool to smoke these electric cigarettes instead of regular cigarettes. Vapor trends are increasingly excited in the last two years is believed by many people is a good trend because these electric cigarettes are considered more healthful than cigarettes.
Even some smokers do choose to switch to vapor to stop smoking habit. And it's true, these electric cigarettes have helped enough smokers to quit smoking. But is it true that vapor is healthier than cigarette? Let's check the truth!
1. Cigarettes contain more nicotine than vapors
Nicotine is a substance produced by tobacco during heating. It is these substances that give effect to smokers, such as increased dopamine in the brain and increased adrenaline. This substance is also present in electrical cigarette liquids but in far less quantities. So the effects will be obtained by the electric cigarette smokers will be less than those who smoke tobacco.
2. Cigarette smoke contains more toxic than electric cigarette vapors
Bad effects of cigarettes actually occur because the burning of cigarettes causes tobacco smoke that contains so many toxins, such as tar, carbon monoxide, ammonia, methanol, and even cyanide. Because it was created electric cigarettes that heating using electricity so that more controlled and minimize the burning that causes toxins in the smoke. So it can be said that vapor smoke contains fewer toxins than cigarette smoke.
3. Cigarettes and vapors have the same impact on cardiovascular vessels
But both cigarettes and vapor have the same impact on heart health. During this cigarette becomes dangerous for the heart because smoking can make the heart blood vessels become stiff. And in research conducted by the British Heart Foundation, it is evident that vapor has the same effect in causing stiffness of heart blood vessels.
4. Electric cigarette smoke can cause eye irritation and respiratory infections
Although electric cigarette smoke has a lower toxicity than cigarettes, it contains propylene glycol which can cause irritation of the eyes and respiratory infections. In addition, some electric cigarette liquids also contain diacetyl which, in the form of steam, can cause permanent injuries to the lungs. Not to mention the taste used in electrical cigarette liquids also sometimes contain substances that can cause respiratory problems.
5. Research on the impact of electric cigarettes in the long term is not yet available
Until now, there have been no studies on the impact of electric cigarettes in the long term because this trend itself is new popular in recent years. Whereas the bad effects of cigarettes are many newly emerged and known after the consumption of cigarettes in the long term.
So if so far the electric cigarette has a less severe impact than cigarettes, but its long-term impact is not yet known to make we can not judge exactly whether the vapor is better for health than cigarettes.
Choosing between vapor and cigarettes is like choosing which one is better than two things that are equally bad. The best choice is not a cigarette or a vapor, but keep away from both. Because it turns out both vapor and cigarettes have a negative impact on health.
I think in the end it will be found that ecigs have some negative effects, but overall are safer than traditional smoking. Smoking is just sooo bad for your heart and lungs.