The Claim That “E-Cigarettes Are 10 Times More Harmful Than Regular Cigarettes” Is a Malicious Attac

Recently, an article titled "E-Cigarettes Are 10 Times More Harmful Than Regular Cigarettes" has been widely circulated online, with major media outlets rushing to reprint it. The e-liquid used in e-cigarettes is extracted from plants, and no formaldehyde is added; the atomizer uses heating wires, so how could it produce formaldehyde? Journalists consulted professionals in the e-cigarette industry, who stated that it is impossible for formaldehyde to be present. International testing reports related to e-cigarettes have also not indicated the presence of formaldehyde.

After extensive inquiries, the journalist came across a research report submitted by a team from the National Institute of Public Health in Japan to the Ministry of Health. This testing experiment was conducted in 2010, four years ago, not on the reported date of "November 27, 2014." The report from 2010 is being cited four years later as if it were current, indicating ulterior motives.

It is understood that the experiment tested twenty products, of which only one was found to be substandard, and that product was the oldest version, the kind of e-cigarette that was first invented. The e-cigarette industry has thousands of companies and products, each with different materials and quality. To test only a few products from a few companies and find just one substandard product to attack the entire industry shows a lack of rigor expected from researchers!

When this report was published, a PhD immediately came forward to refute it, criticizing the report from the National Institute of Public Health in Japan.

In fact, as e-cigarettes have become popular worldwide, some researchers in the United States have already conducted in-depth studies and discussions on the safety of e-cigarettes. Led by researchers from the College of Public Health at North Carolina State University, over 100 researchers studied the health risks associated with e-cigarettes and published their findings in a medical journal in the U.S. called the Public Library of Science (PLOS).

According to reports, the researchers involved in this e-cigarette risk assessment included relevant researchers and healthcare workers from public health colleges at some universities in the U.S. Among the 128 researchers participating in this study, there were 27 researchers in mental health, 24 internists, 21 obstetricians, 28 surgeons, and 28 general practitioners.

Among the 128 researchers involved in this study, 67% believed that e-cigarettes help smokers quit; 65% believed that using e-cigarettes reduces the health risks of cancer compared to using regular tobacco products; and 35% had recommended e-cigarette products to patients who had previously smoked.

In fact, some smoking patients have sought effective ways to quit smoking during their treatment. Data shows that among sick smokers, as many as 80% have consulted doctors about this, and most doctors have suggested using e-cigarettes as a substitute for regular tobacco products.