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The Bottom Line on E-Cigarettes

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The logic behind the use of e-cigarettes is that they’re better than traditional cigarettes and that vaping will help people quit smoking. Let’s take a look.

The major benefit attributed to e-cigarettes is less exposure to toxic chemicals resulting in fewer harmful effects. In a few of the studies on chemicals found in the nicotine liquid, some metals such as cadmium, aluminum, and nickel were identified as well as the expected ingredients such as glycol and polyethylene glycol from glycerin usually found in e-cigarette liquid as a propellant (1). We don’t know whether they . . .

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The Safety of E-Cigarettes

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One of the purported benefits of e-cigarettes is the decrease in exposure to harmful chemicals found in regular cigarettes. It makes sense to avoid the chemicals that could be found in the soil and on the tobacco leaves. Harvesting and processing won’t remove those from tobacco products.

The problem is that we just don’t know, because the liquids that contain the nicotine are not tested for safety. Many brands add flavorings to the liquid. While fruits may seem to be great flavors, when the juice is burned, the by-products may not be healthy even if sourced . . .

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What Is Vaping?

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Last week’s message on smoking resulted in several questions about electronic cigarettes, a subject I haven’t addressed before. Let’s start with the basics.

An electronic cigarette or e-cigarette is a nicotine-delivery system. There are three essential components: the nicotine source, a heat source used to vaporize the liquid source of nicotine, and a power source in the form of a battery. The last two are pretty straightforward. The heat has to get high enough fast enough to vaporize the fluid quickly, hence the term vaping instead of smoking.

The nicotine source provides the drug. That . . .

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