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We may never smoke,

But he has always been a victim of secondhand smoke,

Why?

Imagine

If your family, friends, classmates, and colleagues smoke,

That could say you grew up smoking second-hand smoke.

According to the American Cancer Society's official website,"Lung Cancer Risks for Non-smokers", second-hand smoke is one of the main causes of lung cancer among non-smokers.

Each year, about 7,000 adults die of lung cancer as a result of breathing secondhand smoke. About 7000 adults die each year from lung cancer due to second-hand smoke inhalation.

Other reasons include Radon gas, harmful substances inhaled at work (such as diesel exhaust, asbestos asbestos), air pollution, and gene mutations.

(Photo source/American Cancer Society)

 

Smoking is harmful to health,

Everyone knows this sentence.

So do you know all the chemicals in tobacco?

 

According to the official websites of the Irish Cancer Society and the American Lung Association:

Tobacco smoke contains around 7,000 chemicals. Many of these are poisonous and over 69 are known to be cancer causing (carcinogenic). Cigarette smoke contains about 7000 chemical substances, most of which are toxic, and more than 69 chemical substances are known to cause cancer.carcinogenic [,k 丨 rsn dnk] carcinogenicThese ingredients are also found in other consumer products.(Please refer to the table below for some details)

Nicotine nicotine Harvard University has "vindicated" this ingredientTar[tɑr]

Tar asphalt road paving materialCarbon monoxide

Carbon monoxide vehicle exhaust emissionsArsenic[‘ɑrsnk]

Arsenic; arsenic is commonly used in rat poisonAmmonia[‘mon]

Common ingredients of ammonia household daily chemical cleanersAcetone[‘ston]

Acetone also appears in nail washing solutionToluene[‘tɑlj,in]

Toluene paint materials often contain this ingredientMethylamine[,mθl’min]

methylaminePolonium – 210[p’lnm]

polonium-210Methanol[‘mθnl]

The main component of methanol rocket fuelAcetic Acid

One of the ingredients of acetic acid hair dyeButane

Butane is often used in lighter oilCadmium [‘kdmm]

Active ingredients in cadmium battery electrolytesSmoking = Smoking chemicals. No wonder many old smokers nowadays want to quit smoking.# p#pagination title #e#

 

So what about the new e-cigarettes that have emerged in recent years?

Are e-cigarettes really harmless? What truths should you know about e-cigarettes?

1. What is an electronic cigarette?

 

(Photo source/American Cancer Society)

 

1:

What is an e-cigarette?

The American Lung Association's website explains that Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, include e-pens, e-pipes, e-hookah, and e-cigarettes are known collectively as ENDS-electronic nicotine delivery systems. According to the FDA, e-cigarettes are devices that allow users to inhale an aerosol containing nicotine or other substances.

Electronic cigarettes, also known as electronic cigarettes. Product styles include: electronic pens, electronic tubes, electronic hookah, electronic cigars and other products collectively referred to as "electronic nicotine delivery systems." According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, e-cigarettes are devices that allow users to inhale aerosols containing nicotine or other substances.

 

2:

The structure and working principle of e-cigarettes

 

Unlike traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes are generally battery-operated and use a heating element to heat e-liquid from a refillable cartridge, releasing a chemical-filled aerosol.

Unlike traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes are usually battery-powered, use heating elements to heat the tobacco oil from a replaceable container, and then release an aerosol full of chemicals.

*They have containers filled with liquid that’s usually made of nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals.

Atomizer: Used to hold tobacco oil, which contains nicotine, flavorings and other chemical ingredients

*A heating device turns the liquid into vapor that you inhale when you take a drag.

Heating device: converts the smoke oil in the atomizer into aerosol by heating for easy inhalation by the human body

* Using an e-cig is called “vaping.”

Using e-cigarettes is called "smoking steam".

 

 

2. Are e-cigarettes harmful?

 

At all times, we must be wary of various views that "e-cigarettes are safe".

 

(David Thickett /Photo source: University of Birmingham official website)

 

Professor David Thickett of the University of Birmingham led a small experimental study that simulated the effects of vaporous e-cigarettes on healthy lung tissue in the laboratory. Lung tissue samples were provided by eight non-smokers.

Finally, it was found that e-cigarettes can affect important immune cells.# p#pagination title #e#

They found vapour caused inflammation and impaired the activity of alveolar macrophages, cells that remove potentially damaging dust particles, bacteria and allergens.Researchers found that the aerosol produced by e-cigarettes can cause inflammation of lung tissue and damage alveolar macrophages, which are necessary cells to remove potentially damaging dust particles, bacteria and allergens from the body.They said some of the effects were similar to those seen in regular smokers and people with chronic lung disease.Researchers say the effects of e-cigarettes on humans are similar to the symptoms of regular smokers and people with chronic lung disease. (Note: In the laboratory research process, lung tissue is directly exposed to electronic smoke.)

The research results were published in Thorax, one of the world's top respiratory medicine journals.

Although e-cigarettes can cause all kinds of damage to the lungs, the benefits of steaming e-cigarettes are obvious compared to smoking cigarettes.

 

Seacter said:

In terms of cancer causing molecules in cigarette smoke, as opposed to cigarette vapour, there are certainly reduced numbers of carcinogen. They are safer in terms of cancer risk – but if you vape for 20 or 30 years and this can cause COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease], then that’s something we need to know about.Compared with smoking cigarettes, the use of vaporous e-cigarettes does produce fewer carcinogens, thus reducing the risk of cancer. However, if we use e-cigarettes for 20 or even 30 years, it will lead to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which is something we all need to know.

Professor Seacter added: The current research on e-cigarettes is still in its infancy. Although it is safer than traditional cigarettes, its harm cannot be ignored in the long run.

Dr. Neal Benowitz, a nicotine researcher at the University of California, San Francisco, said:

E-cigarettes aren’t thought of as auto safe, but most experts think they’re less dangerous than cigarettes.Although e-cigarettes are not completely harmless, most experts believe they are less harmful than cigarettes.

 

3. Can e-cigarettes really help smokers quit smoking?

Many smokers or e-cigarette sellers claim that e-cigarettes can help you quit smoking successfully.

However, the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research said it has not approved any e-cigarettes as a safe and effective means of smoking cessation. In addition:

Instead of quitting, many e-cigarette users are continuing to use e-cigarettes while still using conventional cigarettes. Many e-cigarette users have not quit smoking, but continue to use e-cigarettes while still smoking traditional cigarettes. In 2015, 58.8 percent of the people who recently used e-cigarettes also currently smoked conventional cigarettes. In 2015, 58.8% of the people who have tried e-cigarettes are still smoking traditional cigarettes.

However, a comprehensive survey by the Public Health England stated that smokers who want to quit smoking should not hesitate to choose e-cigarettes as an aid.# p#pagination title #e#

 

 

 

When Cameron talked about e-cigarettes in 2015, he quoted a report from the British Department of Health:

The report from Public Health England, it is promising to see that over a million people are estimated to have used E-cigarettes to help them quit or replace smoking with E-cigarettes completely. According to a report from the Public Health Agency of the United Kingdom, we are pleased to see that more than one million smokers have used e-cigarettes to help them quit smoking or use e-cigarettes to completely replace smoking.

 

The Public Health Agency of the United Kingdom recommends using e-cigarettes as a prescription for smoking cessation.

The review concluded there was “overwhelming evidence” they were far safer than smoking and “of negligible risk to bystanders” and advised they should be available on prescription because of how successful they had been in helping people give up smoking.The report said the latest strong evidence shows that e-cigarettes are far safer than cigarettes and have negligible harmful effects on people around them. They suggested that e-cigarettes should be included in the category of prescription drugs because it has helped many people successfully quit smoking.

 

Martin Dockrell, head of public health deployment for grass control in the UK, said:

E-cigarettes are not auto risk-free but they are clearly much less harmful than smoking. Any smoker considering e-cigarettes should switch completely without delay.Although e-cigarettes are not risk-free, their harm is significantly less than smoking cigarettes. Those smokers who are still waiting to see whether to use e-cigarettes as an aid to smoking cessation should take immediate action.

 

The answer to whether e-cigarettes can help smokers quit smoking is not certain. Some people successfully quit smoking through e-cigarettes; while some people switched from smoking to smoking half e-cigarettes and half cigarettes.

 

4. Conclusions drawn from integrating 800 research reports

National Academy of the United States (also translated as National Academy of Sciences, or the Four National Colleges of the United States.), After integrating more than 800 research reports around the world on the health impact of e-cigarettes, a new report has been released. The conclusions include:

(National Academy Logo)

 

1:

The amount of nicotine consumed by e-cigarettes

Exposure to nicotine varies, depending on the device, the e-liquid used in the device, and how the user operates it.

The amount of nicotine an individual consumes varies depending on the amount of tobacco oil in the e-cigarette and the way the individual operates the e-cigarette.

Experienced adult users of e-cigarettes can get just as much nicotine as from regular cigarettes. Nicotine is the addictive drug in tobacco.

Experienced adult e-cigarette smokers may consume as much nicotine as smoking. Nicotine is the addictive drug found in tobacco.# p#pagination title #e#

 

2:

Will smoking e-cigarettes be addictive?

Using e-cigarettes can be addictive.

Smoking e-cigarettes may also be addictive.

There is some evidence that the severity of an addiction to e-cigarettes is lower than for regular cigarettes.

However, there is also evidence that people's addiction to e-cigarettes is much less serious than that of ordinary cigarettes.

 

3:

E-cigarettes are harmful, but safer than cigarettes

Most e-cigarettes contain and emit a variety of substances in addition to nicotine that could be toxic.

Most e-cigarettes contain and release multiple substances other than nicotine, which can be toxic.

There is generally far less exposure to these other toxic substances from e-cigarettes than from regular cigarettes.

Compared with smoking ordinary cigarettes, smoking electronic cigarettes is much less affected by other toxic substances.

Completely switching to e-cigarettes reduces the exposure to many toxins and cancer-causing substances in regular cigarettes.

Completely replacing ordinary cigarettes with e-cigarettes can reduce people's exposure to toxic substances and carcinogens.

 

 

4:

The long-term harm of e-cigarettes is uncertain

In the short term, completely switching to e-cigarettes can lower the harmful effects to the body caused by smoking. Long-term effects are not yet clear because e-cigarettes are relatively new. They have only been on the market since 2006.

In the short term, full use of e-cigarettes can reduce the harmful effects of smoking on the body. In the long run, the impact of e-cigarettes on the body is unclear, because e-cigarettes are still a new thing (only introduced in 2006).

 

5. Teenagers: Don't touch any cigarettes

Whether it is boys or girls, don't try smoking or using e-cigarettes with the idea that "smoking is interesting" or "smoking posture is very handsome." Because it may be difficult for you to quit, or even for your life.

When the National Academy of America integrated more than 800 research reports on the health effects of e-cigarettes, it found that the effects of e-cigarettes on teenagers are as follows:

 

1:

E-cigarette youth market share is extremely high

Young people use e-cigarettes more than any other tobacco product, and use them at higher rates than do adults.

Adolescents are more likely to use e-cigarettes than cigarette products, and use them more frequently than adults.

The NAS report found a strong association between youth using e-cigarettes and their likelihood of trying conventional cigarettes.

The National Academy report points to a strong correlation between the use of e-cigarettes and future cigarette smoking. (Young people who don't smoke will start smoking cigarettes after trying e-cigarettes.)

 

2:

Don't let e-cigarettes become the driving force to start smoking

Electronic cigarettes could serve as a gateway to smoking for nonsmoking youths, according to one study of Southern California youths published in 2016 by the University of Southern California.# p#pagination title #e#

According to a 2016 study of Southern California teenagers published by the University of Southern California, e-cigarettes may become a driving force for non-smoking teenagers to move towards smoking.

Most users, including youth, prefer to use flavored e-cigarettes.

Most users, including teenagers, tend to choose flavored e-cigarettes.

Many flavors appear to be aimed at children, with names such as Cherry Crush and Cotton Candy.

Many flavors of e-cigarettes are also aimed at teenagers, such as cherry flavor and marshmallow flavor.

In the past, the US Surgeon General has criticized e-cigarette markets for using strategies that target young people.

No teenager should be vaping, said Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association—referring to a common term for e-cigarette use.

Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association, believes teenagers should not use vaping e-cigarettes.

 

Teenager,

No matter how good the taste of e-cigarettes is, they are still cigarettes, not sugar.

Not even a fruit.

Please t try it easily,

Don't indulge in it.

 

warm reminder

 

1:

E-cigarettes are only the ultimate means of quitting smoking, not the only means

Using e-cigarettes to quit smoking is not the first choice. If you cannot quit smoking with willpower, choose e-cigarettes.

The American Heart Association says e-cigs should only be used as a last resort way to quit.

The American Heart Association (AHA) says e-cigarettes should and can only be used as a last resort to quit smoking.

Adult smokers who can’t quit or use approved cessation methods should be encouraged to switch to electronic cigarettes, the American Cancer Society advises.

The American Cancer Society recommends that adult smokers who cannot quit smoking through voluntary smoking or other effective methods can try e-cigarettes.

 

Do your relatives, friends or colleagues smoke?

You have the right to Say No.

If you smoke,

Please be a tall smoker,

Don't smoke on occasions that may affect others! For your own health and that of your family,

Please smoke less! Translation: Huang Haiyan Jewel Editor: Snails run fast

 

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Content reference: American Cancer Society, BBC, webmd, American Lung Association

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