Open debate on a proposed law banning smoking in public places , the electronic cigarette is the only alternative to the classic that it reproduces the appearance, but with a "harmless issue " for the environment . Invented in China, it is an electronic device that generates a "vapor" that can be flavored and may contain nicotine or not .
Conversely Senegal, 6 out of 10 youth have smoked at least once during their vie.Malgré all the " positives " controversy is driven by the electronic cigarette in the world since it became popular among smokers who looking for a less harmful alternative. It is defined by manufacturers as a way to help smokers get rid of their dependence on tobacco . This is in line to be considered a substitute . And many young people find their account .innokin itaste 134
Also in an Italian scientific study , published in the journal PLOS ONE June 2013 , the safety and efficacy related to the electronic cigarette is proven and with or without nicotine in smokers who want to reduce but not stop their tobacco use. The authors conclude that this study demonstrates that the electronic cigarette is a useful way for smokers who want to reduce their tobacco consumption. Although further studies are required for those wishing to stop smoking , the abstinence rate during testing is encouraging.
However, given the endemic poverty in Africa, most of our states do not always have the means to their policy of its war against multinational tobacco . Despite the willingness of anti -tobacco propose a law banning smoking in public places , we already noted an anticipation of young people taking alternative for the electronic cigarette. This new option creates a fear of the authorities to see this become in the latter, a gateway to smoking door.
What about the electronic cigarette? Does A place in the therapeutic arsenal of smoking cessation ? At the moment no, according to the Haute Autorité de Santé ( French institution) , "Today, it would not seriously consider the e-cigarette in help to stop smoking arsenal ," said Dr. Grouchka especially since smoking is a scourge that continues to grow with the youth. But it does not preclude development of recommendations, when sufficiently numerous and reliable studies demonstrate its efficacy and safety in the long term . No question as to prevent smoking vapoter '' '' . " The recommendations of the H.A.S. are not deter smokers who " vapotent " as long as it is temporary and that it falls within an intention to stop or reduce their tobacco consumption , " Dr. Grouchka nuance . Idem, rising prices and the ban on sales to minors are the most relevant argument to fight against this scourge. Indeed, an increase in cigarette prices can have a proven deterrent effect on young people's drinking . Review Paulin , 19 student, "Frankly to quit smoking , do not look for an alternative . I personally have not planned my judgment , it is on a whim I say stop , I take control of my life. It's true that I always notice referred to a judgment but I never planned or structured it or even I pushed . "
Turning to the question of quitting , Angelica, two months pregnant , had to stop when she knew she was expecting a child. "With an average consumption of 2-3 cigarettes / day. I never set a date or goal if not a " when I'm pregnant, then I'll stop ."
Friday, February 21, 2014
CFS, a cloud of smoke around the electronic cigarette
How to regulate the advertising of electronic cigarettes? The CSA has officially enter the Minister of Health to find out where to smoke this palliative device : is it a cigarette or is it a drug ? The expected answer is television and radio , but could have an impact on the websites .
The Plenary Assembly of CSA met in January to describe how the electronic cigarette. The information was officially announced last week by the Higher Audiovisual Council , which is Constable advertising on radio and television antennas .
" The Council noted , in recent weeks , the dissemination of advertising messages that promote electronic cigarettes on the antennae of certain services of radio and television . He decided to ask the Minister of Health , who announced the imminent adoption of a circular on the subject, on several points. "
Electronic cigarette, cigarette or quasi real medicine ?
Specifically, the CSA wants to know if the electronic cigarette constitutes " publicity or propaganda, direct or indirect , of tobacco , tobacco products ." In such a framework , in fact, that piece of plastic meant to replace real cigarette fall under the scope of Article L. 3511-1 of the Public Health Code , which define what legally tobacco.
This is supported by another provision, the L3511 -4 always the Code of Public Health which prohibits " propaganda or advertising for an organization , service , activity , product or an article other than tobacco (...) when, for its graphics , presentation, use of a trademark,kanger clearomizer advertising emblem or other distinctive sign, it reminds tobacco . " Clearly, advertising of tobacco products is prohibited and is incurring its author sentenced to a fine of € 100,000 , or 50% of total spending on communication operations .
Conversely if it is not treated as tobacco , request the CSA , the electronic cigarette can be regarded as a medicine? For the Code of Public Health , again, are " regarded as medicinal products presented as suppressing the urge to smoke or reducing tobacco addiction effect. " . In such a setting , regulations remain strict as these products are including through prior authorization by the National Security Agency of Medicines and Health Products authorization.
Smokers thoughts CSA gallop over hot coals because even wonder how to describe nicotine used by these electronic devices.
A promised but not yet published circular
Curls of the response of the Minister of Health are eagerly awaited by professionals who invest online. While these pubs are not regulated by principle and yet by the CSA but the issue raised by it necessarily will impact the propaganda on the internet since the above rules also apply to announcements made by the sites.
Recall that in May 2013, the Minister of Health Marisol Touraine had supported France Info radio that " the electronic cigarette is not an ordinary product and we must apply the same measures as those which are now applied to the tobacco . Ie to ensure that it can not be smoked (...) in a public place , its sale is prohibited to minors (...) and there is no possibility of advertising . "
During the debates on the bill on consumption, which has just raised the ban on selling these cigarettes " simulate the act of smoking " to minors (Article 36), the Minister had assured via a new release will prohibit the advertising ban " applies now , and without new provision ." However, she promised that "a circular explaining how this ban will be published in the coming days ." Problem, while Justice became interested in the subject, never the circular was published as already noted the Huffingtonpost.fr last October. Asked by our colleagues , the pulmonologist Bertrand Dautzenberg , president of the French Office for the Prevention explained the delay : "The e-cigarette does not exist in French law. However, a circular is an interpretation of existing law. The circular was never released because the department wants to give all means that the text is legally unassailable . "
The Plenary Assembly of CSA met in January to describe how the electronic cigarette. The information was officially announced last week by the Higher Audiovisual Council , which is Constable advertising on radio and television antennas .
" The Council noted , in recent weeks , the dissemination of advertising messages that promote electronic cigarettes on the antennae of certain services of radio and television . He decided to ask the Minister of Health , who announced the imminent adoption of a circular on the subject, on several points. "
Electronic cigarette, cigarette or quasi real medicine ?
Specifically, the CSA wants to know if the electronic cigarette constitutes " publicity or propaganda, direct or indirect , of tobacco , tobacco products ." In such a framework , in fact, that piece of plastic meant to replace real cigarette fall under the scope of Article L. 3511-1 of the Public Health Code , which define what legally tobacco.
This is supported by another provision, the L3511 -4 always the Code of Public Health which prohibits " propaganda or advertising for an organization , service , activity , product or an article other than tobacco (...) when, for its graphics , presentation, use of a trademark,kanger clearomizer advertising emblem or other distinctive sign, it reminds tobacco . " Clearly, advertising of tobacco products is prohibited and is incurring its author sentenced to a fine of € 100,000 , or 50% of total spending on communication operations .
Conversely if it is not treated as tobacco , request the CSA , the electronic cigarette can be regarded as a medicine? For the Code of Public Health , again, are " regarded as medicinal products presented as suppressing the urge to smoke or reducing tobacco addiction effect. " . In such a setting , regulations remain strict as these products are including through prior authorization by the National Security Agency of Medicines and Health Products authorization.
Smokers thoughts CSA gallop over hot coals because even wonder how to describe nicotine used by these electronic devices.
A promised but not yet published circular
Curls of the response of the Minister of Health are eagerly awaited by professionals who invest online. While these pubs are not regulated by principle and yet by the CSA but the issue raised by it necessarily will impact the propaganda on the internet since the above rules also apply to announcements made by the sites.
Recall that in May 2013, the Minister of Health Marisol Touraine had supported France Info radio that " the electronic cigarette is not an ordinary product and we must apply the same measures as those which are now applied to the tobacco . Ie to ensure that it can not be smoked (...) in a public place , its sale is prohibited to minors (...) and there is no possibility of advertising . "
During the debates on the bill on consumption, which has just raised the ban on selling these cigarettes " simulate the act of smoking " to minors (Article 36), the Minister had assured via a new release will prohibit the advertising ban " applies now , and without new provision ." However, she promised that "a circular explaining how this ban will be published in the coming days ." Problem, while Justice became interested in the subject, never the circular was published as already noted the Huffingtonpost.fr last October. Asked by our colleagues , the pulmonologist Bertrand Dautzenberg , president of the French Office for the Prevention explained the delay : "The e-cigarette does not exist in French law. However, a circular is an interpretation of existing law. The circular was never released because the department wants to give all means that the text is legally unassailable . "
Thursday, February 20, 2014
This cigarette costs less and is less detectable by parents that manufactured cigarette.
Atlantico : According to Bertrand Dautzenberg , Professor of Pulmonology and president of the French Office of smoking , 6 % of young people 12 to 14 years tested the e -cigarette. Among them ,had not smoked before. These figures are indicative of they just a fad ?
Gérard Audureau : It is impossible to predict whether that today looks like a fad will not end up becoming a commonplace behavior. Studies in the USA confirm this trend. On leaving college , it is not uncommon to see " boast " some teenagers taking their electronic cigarette decorated exotic taste of another banned alcohol ( Pina colada, mojito, rum coke, are as much flavors available) .
This cigarette costs less and is less detectable by parents that manufactured cigarette. But it has a non negligible addictive potential caused by the presence of nicotine . A perfect product to anchor a little more the idea of an ordinary product , but "fashionable " . Studies are lacking, but it is easy to assume that children who start smoking with the electronic cigarette will eventually become addicted to nicotine. This is potentially a gateway to smoking conventional door.
To what extent these experiments electronic cigarette lead to regular use of it ? And lead to smoking?
Inhaled nicotine , mostly now available in the ingredients of the electronic cigarette does not constitute , in itself , a real danger to health, but has a much greater addictive potential that is associated with sweet aromas . Unlike patches and chewing gums, inhaling the nicotine produces the famous "hit " sought by smokers and greatly contributes to the phenomenon of addiction.
This physical dependence is lined with a taste and behavioral attraction induced by the presence of flavors and perfect simulation of the act of smoking . It is therefore reasonable to fear the passage of the e- cigarette smoking because of the sensation seeking increasingly strong sign of addiction.e cigarette kits
What are the shortcomings and dangers for non-smokers to test the e- cigarette?
Nicotine is a poison that is toxic by ingestion or transdermally . Well tolerated by regular smoking dose can be fatal for a young child . We must not allow the e -liquid bottles at their fingertips. Avoid contact with skin or eyes , it should wash their hands after filling the cartridge and hold the cigarette horizontally to avoid burns language if the cartridge is discharged accidentally .
For over a century and in the collective unconscious , marketing multinational managed to combine alcohol and tobacco consumption symbol of empowerment to make the essential elements of the rite of passage into the adulthood. Fierce desire to offer flavors that combine e- cigarettes the same symbols crossing prohibited for a teenager falls into this same strategy and confirms the avowed purpose of converting the youngest to e- smoking .
Gérard Audureau : It is impossible to predict whether that today looks like a fad will not end up becoming a commonplace behavior. Studies in the USA confirm this trend. On leaving college , it is not uncommon to see " boast " some teenagers taking their electronic cigarette decorated exotic taste of another banned alcohol ( Pina colada, mojito, rum coke, are as much flavors available) .
This cigarette costs less and is less detectable by parents that manufactured cigarette. But it has a non negligible addictive potential caused by the presence of nicotine . A perfect product to anchor a little more the idea of an ordinary product , but "fashionable " . Studies are lacking, but it is easy to assume that children who start smoking with the electronic cigarette will eventually become addicted to nicotine. This is potentially a gateway to smoking conventional door.
To what extent these experiments electronic cigarette lead to regular use of it ? And lead to smoking?
Inhaled nicotine , mostly now available in the ingredients of the electronic cigarette does not constitute , in itself , a real danger to health, but has a much greater addictive potential that is associated with sweet aromas . Unlike patches and chewing gums, inhaling the nicotine produces the famous "hit " sought by smokers and greatly contributes to the phenomenon of addiction.
This physical dependence is lined with a taste and behavioral attraction induced by the presence of flavors and perfect simulation of the act of smoking . It is therefore reasonable to fear the passage of the e- cigarette smoking because of the sensation seeking increasingly strong sign of addiction.e cigarette kits
What are the shortcomings and dangers for non-smokers to test the e- cigarette?
Nicotine is a poison that is toxic by ingestion or transdermally . Well tolerated by regular smoking dose can be fatal for a young child . We must not allow the e -liquid bottles at their fingertips. Avoid contact with skin or eyes , it should wash their hands after filling the cartridge and hold the cigarette horizontally to avoid burns language if the cartridge is discharged accidentally .
For over a century and in the collective unconscious , marketing multinational managed to combine alcohol and tobacco consumption symbol of empowerment to make the essential elements of the rite of passage into the adulthood. Fierce desire to offer flavors that combine e- cigarettes the same symbols crossing prohibited for a teenager falls into this same strategy and confirms the avowed purpose of converting the youngest to e- smoking .
Electronic cigarette: risk of cancer as
Electronic cigarette promotes the development of cancer in people at risk.
In the land of cigarettes, U.S. researchers have shown that the vapor of e-cigarette promotes the growth of cancer cells including lung cancer in people at high risk.
Although an in vitro study, the data from this research presented at the congress of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ( IASLC ) on molecular origins of lung cancer should be taken seriously.
According to scientists at the University of California , cells ( P53 and KRAS ) , frequently found in smokers and former smokers with lung cancer, react to a previously exposed to vapor e-cigarette liquid. The cells behaved as cancer cells , in particular with a capability of invasiveness in contact with the liquid level of nicotine is considered to be similar to that which the cells of the respiratory tract are exposed when vapotage or cigarette smoke classic .
Thus , scientists sounded the first alarm about the risks assumed the vapotage . They point out that the scientific world should really establish the carcinogenic potential of electronic cigarettes especially as many smokers carry mutations conferring an increased lung cancer risk.
Finally ,electronic cigarette starter kits facing the lobby for the electronic cigarette and many expert reports stating that it is less harmful than conventional cigarettes , the smoker is smoky ...
The total or partial reproduction of this article is strictly prohibited without prior agreement of the author
In the land of cigarettes, U.S. researchers have shown that the vapor of e-cigarette promotes the growth of cancer cells including lung cancer in people at high risk.
Although an in vitro study, the data from this research presented at the congress of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer ( IASLC ) on molecular origins of lung cancer should be taken seriously.
According to scientists at the University of California , cells ( P53 and KRAS ) , frequently found in smokers and former smokers with lung cancer, react to a previously exposed to vapor e-cigarette liquid. The cells behaved as cancer cells , in particular with a capability of invasiveness in contact with the liquid level of nicotine is considered to be similar to that which the cells of the respiratory tract are exposed when vapotage or cigarette smoke classic .
Thus , scientists sounded the first alarm about the risks assumed the vapotage . They point out that the scientific world should really establish the carcinogenic potential of electronic cigarettes especially as many smokers carry mutations conferring an increased lung cancer risk.
Finally ,electronic cigarette starter kits facing the lobby for the electronic cigarette and many expert reports stating that it is less harmful than conventional cigarettes , the smoker is smoky ...
The total or partial reproduction of this article is strictly prohibited without prior agreement of the author
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Electronic Cigarette: Why Argentina prohibits their sale?
Although their sale is legal in much of the world , electronic cigarettes can not be marketed in Argentina. What are the arguments put forward by the Ministry of Health to prohibit the marketing ? We'll tell you in this note.
In 2010, China developed the first electronic cigarette , also known as e- cig, a device that would phase out the consumption of traditional cigarettes and so cut the intake of around 4,000 toxic substances with these products. More than a decade of its release , electronic cigarettes can not be marketed in our country. What are the arguments?electronic cigarettes wholesale
What is an electronic cigarette ?
To understand a little better the controversy over Argentina legislation prohibiting the marketing , it is good to understand what is an electronic cigarette: electronic inhalers is designed to simulate and replace the consumption of snuff . Through a resistor , is heated and vaporized and a liquid -liquid called , based on of nicotine and cigarette -like smell or cigars .wholesale electronic cigarettes
One of the advantages identified by experts and users to support the use of this product is that electronic cigarettes exhale water vapor would not affect the people around the user . Also emphasize that the e- liquid contains only 20 substances , against 4,000 that enter the body by eating a traditional cigarette .
In 2010, China developed the first electronic cigarette , also known as e- cig, a device that would phase out the consumption of traditional cigarettes and so cut the intake of around 4,000 toxic substances with these products. More than a decade of its release , electronic cigarettes can not be marketed in our country. What are the arguments?electronic cigarettes wholesale
What is an electronic cigarette ?
To understand a little better the controversy over Argentina legislation prohibiting the marketing , it is good to understand what is an electronic cigarette: electronic inhalers is designed to simulate and replace the consumption of snuff . Through a resistor , is heated and vaporized and a liquid -liquid called , based on of nicotine and cigarette -like smell or cigars .wholesale electronic cigarettes
One of the advantages identified by experts and users to support the use of this product is that electronic cigarettes exhale water vapor would not affect the people around the user . Also emphasize that the e- liquid contains only 20 substances , against 4,000 that enter the body by eating a traditional cigarette .
"Vaping" is buzzword among smokers, but inhaling the vapor e-cigarette is as safe as it seems?
"Vaping" is buzzword among smokers, but inhaling the vapor e-cigarette is as safe as it seems? Pose questions to our way through the smoke of the doubts.
Smoking back . Smoking rates in 2013 are the lowest in decades. Experts say do not drop the beat would be desirable, but it is a fact: we smoke less. And when we were about to take the bells ringing , someone asks : " Do you smoke or vapeas ? " . Let no one run to the dictionary, the buzzword is not coming, but the verb " vaping " could be defined something like this : said of the action of using an electronic cigarette that emits vapor instead of smoke .wholesale electronic cigarette
The tents of these devices begin to proliferate and sale has tripled in the past two years . Vapean famous on television while attending an awards or grant an interview , the couple 's table next to the restaurant and even the woman who gives you the time in the tail of the fish . That's one of the advantages that have made it so popular, the absence of regulation can dodge bans snuff and can be used anywhere ( although some have already started to put a stop ) . Furthermore, the fact that inhale the vapor instead of smoke causes perceived as a healthier option than cigarettes , and many use it as a first step to quit smoking. However, there are no certainties and many other questions about each of these aspects . Only one thing is clear : the legal vacuum and the lack of studies that support or discourage their use.
But the bottom line is be clear about what medical experts warn that " vaping " is not as harmless as it seems and that is not a risk-free alternative to snuff . The electronic cigarette is a stylish stainless steel cylinder that may have the same appearance as a cigar or bold colors and sophisticated designs. But what matters is what's inside : a cartridge containing a liquid mixture of chemical substances. When inhaling a resistance that heats and converts these liquids in the vapor that the smoker sucks as if it were the cigarette smoke and the released components are absorbed by the lungs lights .
95% is propylene glycol, glycerol or a mixture of both , and other additives ( snuff , mint , fruit, coffee ... ) , flavor , water , coloring ... Usually also contain nicotine in varying concentrations . Pulmonologists believe that there are still significant gaps in knowledge about the effects of the ingredients in the medium and long term. " It should be noted that some brands do not contain nicotine and that that they do contain a smaller percentage than in the usual cigarettes. Propylene glycol and glycerin are safe when used orally. However, when inhaled , its safety has not been clearly demonstrated , "says dr . Carlos Jimenez , director of the Tobacco Research Program of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery ( separ ) .
harmful substances
But besides liquid substances must also consider that occur as a result of heating of the electronic cigarette and appear in the steam. These found formaldehyde , acetaldehyde and acroleínas , which are also present in the smoke of cigarettes classics , though in greater numbers than in this new format . On the other hand , metals such as chromium, lead and nickel (the latter at levels higher than in normal smoke ) are also detected . The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies these substances as carcinogenic without determining a safety threshold for consumption.
More warnings : the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) of U.S. states that have also been detected levels of nitrosamines , anabasine , and b- nicotyryna myosmina , and other dangerous toxic chemicals to health, such as ethylene glycol, used in antifreeze for cars. These compounds are potentially toxic , carcinogenic and harmful , causing sore throat or respiratory tract, causing coughing and choking in some cases. Yes there is a recent study indicating that e- cigarettes can cause changes in the lungs in the short term that are very similar to those caused by conventional cigarettes .
This paper evaluated the impact on lung function and the main results showed that immediately address the increased airway resistance and decreased power driver air through it, its effect being greater in the group of non-smokers and healthy smokers .
Is it less bad than the snuff ?
Is Carlos Jimenez pulmonologist who replied : "Definitely . In the toxic substances contained in the steam and releasing no fewer toxic substances in snuff , but can not be considered safe , are able to cause serious illness , are dangerous to health. Less than cigarettes, but they are. " Conclusion : If you have carcinogenic components are potentially responsible for causing cancer , at least until proven otherwise , and major national and international medical authorities , in the absence of conclusive studies of its effects, have chosen to be governed by the law of prudence.
The World Health Organization advises against using " until there is data showing that they are safe, effective and of acceptable quality products , and this is certified by a competent national regulatory authority ." In Spain , the separ " does not recommend or endorse e-cigarettes in the absence of scientific evidence showing that they are safe in the long term."
Will it help to quit smoking?
Beginning of every year to leave the snuff is the firm intention of many electronic cigarette gains followers as a support . But does it work? Uncertainty is again the answer. Some studies have found that both nicotine-containing and those not , can help people who want to quit smoking and relieve symptoms of withdrawal . However, the dr . Carlos Jimenez explains that " the results are promising and we would like to investigate further but , today , there are no guarantees to recommend its use ."
There can therefore be equated with patches, gum , sprays or other methods because all these other treatments are proven tobacco who have passed the quality controls required of any medical product . In addition , smoking cessation motivation and willpower is needed, and pull electronic cigarette helps perpetuate the habit , which goes beyond the physical addiction to nicotine. And is also largely the like to have a cigarette in hand, inhale and exhale, to use it at certain times or under certain circumstances. In this sense , the use of e- cigarettes perpetuates the gesture and reduces the motivation to quit completely and forever.
From separ also warn of an added risk : although most of its members are people who want to quit or former smokers , a small number of non- smokers also use these products . In many cases it is a dangerous door to start smoking younger .
What does the law say?
Nothing, because there is no governing that . The electronic cigarette was born in China 10 years ago and it is still unclear what this contraption . Not snuff , so he mocks all restrictions imposed by the smoking ban , nor is a therapeutic product , which also avoids the health and quality controls to which the products undergo smoking cessation .
In this legal limbo grows and new habit of " vaping " plays : there are dozens of different brands on the market and no regulations governing or manufacturing, the quality or quantity of their components, or their sale and distribution , or minimum age for use, or places where you can use ... It is sold in tobacconists, in malls , in open places "ad hoc " and even pharmacies. Announced in press and television , famous faces put face to campaigns for some brands , with the risk , experts warn , that the act of smoking again be socially glamorous and cigarette , electronic or not , a fashion . What would be a step behind all the progress in the fight against smoking, a habit that kills 53,000 annually Spaniards.
The Minister of Health has included the issue on its agenda and intends to equate e- cigarette with the other snuff products and , therefore , regulate its sale and prohibit advertising and use in public spaces. Meanwhile and in the absence of national regulations , some communities like Catalonia and Andalusia have taken the initiative and have already been banned in schools and children's rooms , public administration , health care and transportation .
Meanwhile, from medical authorities advocate regulate as a drug product . Thus, in the director of the Program in Tobacco Research Review , three developments will be delivered: and second, it would ensure quality standards , " First, their consumption would be monitored , where and how and thirdly , scientific research of this device , which can offer advantages over traditional snuff consumption has positive aspects and processes of addiction " would be provided .
In other countries around
In Canada , Brazil, Argentina and Australia , for example, marketing is strictly prohibited . Others, like France, have subjected to the same law as the snuff , while in Austria, Denmark, Hungary , Portugal , Estonia , Germany and Slovakia consider the electronic cigarette as a therapeutic forcing therefore spending controls any medicine before being offered for sale . In Belgium and Luxembourg, curl curl and if the load contains extract of snuff is considered a product of snuff , whereas if only contains nicotine is regulated as a drug.
in numbers
Smoking back . Smoking rates in 2013 are the lowest in decades. Experts say do not drop the beat would be desirable, but it is a fact: we smoke less. And when we were about to take the bells ringing , someone asks : " Do you smoke or vapeas ? " . Let no one run to the dictionary, the buzzword is not coming, but the verb " vaping " could be defined something like this : said of the action of using an electronic cigarette that emits vapor instead of smoke .wholesale electronic cigarette
The tents of these devices begin to proliferate and sale has tripled in the past two years . Vapean famous on television while attending an awards or grant an interview , the couple 's table next to the restaurant and even the woman who gives you the time in the tail of the fish . That's one of the advantages that have made it so popular, the absence of regulation can dodge bans snuff and can be used anywhere ( although some have already started to put a stop ) . Furthermore, the fact that inhale the vapor instead of smoke causes perceived as a healthier option than cigarettes , and many use it as a first step to quit smoking. However, there are no certainties and many other questions about each of these aspects . Only one thing is clear : the legal vacuum and the lack of studies that support or discourage their use.
But the bottom line is be clear about what medical experts warn that " vaping " is not as harmless as it seems and that is not a risk-free alternative to snuff . The electronic cigarette is a stylish stainless steel cylinder that may have the same appearance as a cigar or bold colors and sophisticated designs. But what matters is what's inside : a cartridge containing a liquid mixture of chemical substances. When inhaling a resistance that heats and converts these liquids in the vapor that the smoker sucks as if it were the cigarette smoke and the released components are absorbed by the lungs lights .
95% is propylene glycol, glycerol or a mixture of both , and other additives ( snuff , mint , fruit, coffee ... ) , flavor , water , coloring ... Usually also contain nicotine in varying concentrations . Pulmonologists believe that there are still significant gaps in knowledge about the effects of the ingredients in the medium and long term. " It should be noted that some brands do not contain nicotine and that that they do contain a smaller percentage than in the usual cigarettes. Propylene glycol and glycerin are safe when used orally. However, when inhaled , its safety has not been clearly demonstrated , "says dr . Carlos Jimenez , director of the Tobacco Research Program of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery ( separ ) .
harmful substances
But besides liquid substances must also consider that occur as a result of heating of the electronic cigarette and appear in the steam. These found formaldehyde , acetaldehyde and acroleínas , which are also present in the smoke of cigarettes classics , though in greater numbers than in this new format . On the other hand , metals such as chromium, lead and nickel (the latter at levels higher than in normal smoke ) are also detected . The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies these substances as carcinogenic without determining a safety threshold for consumption.
More warnings : the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) of U.S. states that have also been detected levels of nitrosamines , anabasine , and b- nicotyryna myosmina , and other dangerous toxic chemicals to health, such as ethylene glycol, used in antifreeze for cars. These compounds are potentially toxic , carcinogenic and harmful , causing sore throat or respiratory tract, causing coughing and choking in some cases. Yes there is a recent study indicating that e- cigarettes can cause changes in the lungs in the short term that are very similar to those caused by conventional cigarettes .
This paper evaluated the impact on lung function and the main results showed that immediately address the increased airway resistance and decreased power driver air through it, its effect being greater in the group of non-smokers and healthy smokers .
Is it less bad than the snuff ?
Is Carlos Jimenez pulmonologist who replied : "Definitely . In the toxic substances contained in the steam and releasing no fewer toxic substances in snuff , but can not be considered safe , are able to cause serious illness , are dangerous to health. Less than cigarettes, but they are. " Conclusion : If you have carcinogenic components are potentially responsible for causing cancer , at least until proven otherwise , and major national and international medical authorities , in the absence of conclusive studies of its effects, have chosen to be governed by the law of prudence.
The World Health Organization advises against using " until there is data showing that they are safe, effective and of acceptable quality products , and this is certified by a competent national regulatory authority ." In Spain , the separ " does not recommend or endorse e-cigarettes in the absence of scientific evidence showing that they are safe in the long term."
Will it help to quit smoking?
Beginning of every year to leave the snuff is the firm intention of many electronic cigarette gains followers as a support . But does it work? Uncertainty is again the answer. Some studies have found that both nicotine-containing and those not , can help people who want to quit smoking and relieve symptoms of withdrawal . However, the dr . Carlos Jimenez explains that " the results are promising and we would like to investigate further but , today , there are no guarantees to recommend its use ."
There can therefore be equated with patches, gum , sprays or other methods because all these other treatments are proven tobacco who have passed the quality controls required of any medical product . In addition , smoking cessation motivation and willpower is needed, and pull electronic cigarette helps perpetuate the habit , which goes beyond the physical addiction to nicotine. And is also largely the like to have a cigarette in hand, inhale and exhale, to use it at certain times or under certain circumstances. In this sense , the use of e- cigarettes perpetuates the gesture and reduces the motivation to quit completely and forever.
From separ also warn of an added risk : although most of its members are people who want to quit or former smokers , a small number of non- smokers also use these products . In many cases it is a dangerous door to start smoking younger .
What does the law say?
Nothing, because there is no governing that . The electronic cigarette was born in China 10 years ago and it is still unclear what this contraption . Not snuff , so he mocks all restrictions imposed by the smoking ban , nor is a therapeutic product , which also avoids the health and quality controls to which the products undergo smoking cessation .
In this legal limbo grows and new habit of " vaping " plays : there are dozens of different brands on the market and no regulations governing or manufacturing, the quality or quantity of their components, or their sale and distribution , or minimum age for use, or places where you can use ... It is sold in tobacconists, in malls , in open places "ad hoc " and even pharmacies. Announced in press and television , famous faces put face to campaigns for some brands , with the risk , experts warn , that the act of smoking again be socially glamorous and cigarette , electronic or not , a fashion . What would be a step behind all the progress in the fight against smoking, a habit that kills 53,000 annually Spaniards.
The Minister of Health has included the issue on its agenda and intends to equate e- cigarette with the other snuff products and , therefore , regulate its sale and prohibit advertising and use in public spaces. Meanwhile and in the absence of national regulations , some communities like Catalonia and Andalusia have taken the initiative and have already been banned in schools and children's rooms , public administration , health care and transportation .
Meanwhile, from medical authorities advocate regulate as a drug product . Thus, in the director of the Program in Tobacco Research Review , three developments will be delivered: and second, it would ensure quality standards , " First, their consumption would be monitored , where and how and thirdly , scientific research of this device , which can offer advantages over traditional snuff consumption has positive aspects and processes of addiction " would be provided .
In other countries around
In Canada , Brazil, Argentina and Australia , for example, marketing is strictly prohibited . Others, like France, have subjected to the same law as the snuff , while in Austria, Denmark, Hungary , Portugal , Estonia , Germany and Slovakia consider the electronic cigarette as a therapeutic forcing therefore spending controls any medicine before being offered for sale . In Belgium and Luxembourg, curl curl and if the load contains extract of snuff is considered a product of snuff , whereas if only contains nicotine is regulated as a drug.
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Electronic Cigarette: What nicotine should I choose?
EDITORIAL The use of the electronic cigarette has experienced a considerable increase in the last year . Many smokers are opting for this device in order to progressively abandon the habit or at least reduce the dependency and the negative consequences of nicotine.ego electronic cigarette wholesale
There are many questions about the use of e cigarette. One of the most commonly formulated by their consumer refers to the amount of nicotine to be inserted into them . It is a simple question and there are different opinions , since it does not depend only on the number of cigarettes smoked per day , but the weight and build of the smoker and also their age.
The nicotine is obtained from the leaf extract and snuff is framed within the group of psychotropic drugs which generate stimulant dependence . It has a vasoconstrictor effect , which means that narrows blood vessels and capillaries, promotes increased heart rate and raises blood pressure.
Specialty stores that dispense electronic cigarettes and supplies for use and maintenance also sell small containers of liquid nicotine. How do you know which is the amount we use? Nothing better to consult with employees of the establishment, but here are some guidelines for informational purposes , always with the quantity of traditional cigarettes smoked daily as guide to consider :
Fluids 12 mg / ml Nicotine is the scale that would be suitable for people who prefer to nicotine, but not too often vapean smoke cigarettes or ' lights' .
Fluids 6 mg / ml nicotine : This pack would be advisable for smokers who want to enjoy the lowest possible level of nicotine side while the taste of the new fluid.
Liquids of 0 mg / ml nicotine : Recommended generally for people who already left the smoking but still have the habit of feeling with a cigarette in his mouth and use e to satisfy .electronic cigarette wholesale supplier
Smokers who already use the electronic cigarette recommend start using liquids that greater nicotine containing and within several weeks go by lowering the dose in order to progressively quit, because if you bet for liquids with less nicotine the smoker may start thinking that did not help to calm your anxiety.
There are many questions about the use of e cigarette. One of the most commonly formulated by their consumer refers to the amount of nicotine to be inserted into them . It is a simple question and there are different opinions , since it does not depend only on the number of cigarettes smoked per day , but the weight and build of the smoker and also their age.
The nicotine is obtained from the leaf extract and snuff is framed within the group of psychotropic drugs which generate stimulant dependence . It has a vasoconstrictor effect , which means that narrows blood vessels and capillaries, promotes increased heart rate and raises blood pressure.
Specialty stores that dispense electronic cigarettes and supplies for use and maintenance also sell small containers of liquid nicotine. How do you know which is the amount we use? Nothing better to consult with employees of the establishment, but here are some guidelines for informational purposes , always with the quantity of traditional cigarettes smoked daily as guide to consider :
Fluids 12 mg / ml Nicotine is the scale that would be suitable for people who prefer to nicotine, but not too often vapean smoke cigarettes or ' lights' .
Fluids 6 mg / ml nicotine : This pack would be advisable for smokers who want to enjoy the lowest possible level of nicotine side while the taste of the new fluid.
Liquids of 0 mg / ml nicotine : Recommended generally for people who already left the smoking but still have the habit of feeling with a cigarette in his mouth and use e to satisfy .electronic cigarette wholesale supplier
Smokers who already use the electronic cigarette recommend start using liquids that greater nicotine containing and within several weeks go by lowering the dose in order to progressively quit, because if you bet for liquids with less nicotine the smoker may start thinking that did not help to calm your anxiety.
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