The process of combustion is what generates carcinogenic chemicals, and this is why smoking cigarettes are dangerous. On the other hand, vaping does not burn chemicals, and instead, it heats the ingredients into an aerosol aka vapor.
Are vape cigarettes bad for You?
The battery-operated devices come in many forms and can look like conventional cigarettes, pens or even sleek tech gadgets. Users inhale and exhale a vapor-like aerosol. This way of taking in nicotine poses health risks to both users and non-users. Many downsides. Few potential upsides.
Is it safe to Vape liquid?
The problem with vaping liquid, of any flavor, is you can never be 100 percent sure what you're inhaling. And that's why you should never assume any of them are "safe."
What are e-cigarettes and why are they dangerous?
E-cigarettes contain a large dose of nicotine, a substance known to slow the development of brains in fetuses, children, and teens. The liquid that creates the vapor is dangerous to adults and children if they swallow or inhale it or get it on their skin.
Is vaping THC more harmful than smoking it?
According to a 2018 study that looked at infrequent cannabis smoking in adults, vaping THC produced stronger mind-altering effects than smoking a similar amount of weed.
Effects on Blood Cholesterol
Impact on Blood Flow
- In the second study, researchers analyzed heart blood flow, a measure of coronary vascular function, of 19 young adult smokers immediately before and after smoking either e-cigarettes or tobacco cigarettes. They examined coronary vascular function by a myocardial contrast echocardiography while participants were at rest and after performing a handgrip exercise to si…
Superheated Chemicals
- There already is a clear connection between e-cigarettes and a lung condition called E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI), Dr. Cireddu says. “Recent studies should make us all more concerned about the impact of traditional and e-cigarettes on the heart as well,” Dr. Cireddu says. “The question becomes how prepared are e-...
Many downsides. Few Potential upsides.
A Threat to Kids and Young people.
- Tobacco companies want to hook a new generation on nicotine and smoking. 1. They spent more than $8.6 billion on aggressive marketing in 2017 alone. That’s more than $23 million each day and almost $1 million every hour! 2. Nearly 80% of middle and high school students — that’s 4 out of 5 kids — were exposed to e-cigarette advertising in 2016. 3. E-cigarettes are now the most co…
More Effort and Research Are Needed.
- The Surgeon General called e-cigarette use among young people a “public health concern.” The American Heart Association shares that view. That’s why we advocate for stronger regulations that: 1. Include e-cigarettes in smoke-free laws. 2. Regulate and tax e-cigarettes in the same way as all other tobacco products. 3. Remove all flavors, including menthol, which make these produ…
What’s The Bottom Line?
- Kids, young people and pregnant women should not use or be exposed to e-cigarettes.
- People trying to quit smoking or using tobacco products should try proven tobacco cessation therapies before considering using e-cigarettes, which have not been proven effective.
- People who do not currently smoke or use tobacco products should not use e-cigarettes.