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Vaping

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Vaping Facts You Need to Know

Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but it’s still not safe

Research suggests vaping is bad for your heart and lungs

Electronic cigarettes are just as addictive as traditional ones

Vaping is less harmful than smoking, but it’s still not safe

E-cigarettes heat nicotine (extracted from tobacco), flavorings and other chemicals to create an aerosol that you inhale, Regular tobacco cigarettes contain 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic.however ,vaping exposes you to fewer toxic chemicals than smoking traditional cigarettes. But evidence show that there has been an outbreak of lung injuries and deaths associated with vaping.

Research suggests vaping is bad for your heart and lungs

Nicotine is the primary agent in regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and it is highly addictive. It causes you to crave a smoke and suffer withdrawal symptoms if you ignore the craving. Nicotine is a toxic substance. It raises your blood pressure and spikes your adrenaline, which increases your heart rate and the likelihood of having a heart attack.

Electronic cigarettes are just as addictive as traditional ones

Although they’ve been promoted as an aid to help you quit smoking, e-cigarettes have not received Food and Drug Administration approval as smoking cessation devices.

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Physical Health

A growing body of evidence shows that smoking e-cigarettes, or vaping, may be even more dangerous than smoking cigarettes.

Vaping has been linked to lung injury(eg: lung disease) as well as cardiovascular (heart) disease

Some symptoms include:

Rapid onset of coughing.
Breathing difficulties.
Weight loss.
Nausea and vomiting.
Diarrhea.

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Mental Health

Correlation link between vaping use & depression

Nicotine associated with ADHD→ damage to brain structures

high dependency on it →consumers being more focused on getting & using them, followed by using it as a coping mechanism for their daily life struggles.

More mental disorders→anxiety, phobias, schizophrenia

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Dealing with struggles

Hobbies:

Hard to quit→ energy drain

encouragement of any kind of physical exercise→ distract their brain from thinking about vaping.

Therapist:

For many people, it’s hard to quit without noone supporting them in their mental struggles. In these cases, a therapist would be the best option as: they will ask them about how it started, why it started, how you feel & many coping techniques to fight these urges to vape.

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Explosions

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Withdrawal symptoms

Feeling irritable, restless, or jittery
Trouble concentrating
Trouble sleeping
Headaches

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Statistical analysis

The number of e-cigarette users grew from around 700,000 in 2012 to 3.6 million in 2019 falling to 3.2 million in 2020 to 3.6 million in 2021