Even though there is a growing awareness that tobacco smoking is injurious to health millions of people are still smoking cigarettes all over the world. Smoking cigarettes have been responsible for damaging each and every organ in human body. Moreover, smoking-associated illnesses have led to several deaths.
Thanks to the emergence and popularity of electronic cigarettes, the percentage of smokers of the regular tobacco cigarettes has gone down to a certain extent. In an effort to quit smoking, as many as one-fifth of the tobacco smokers, have been trying electronic cigarettes as a substitute for the original ones.
As per the PHE or the Public Health England report, electronic cigarettes are supposed to be 95 percent less hazardous as compared to smoking tobacco. However, the exact health implications of e-cigarettes are still not known very clearly. Here are a few facts about electronic cigarettes that may throw some light on their health effects.
Some Facts to Consider
Tobacco-Free
Electronic cigarettes were introduced in the U.S.A. but were manufactured in China in 2007. Many e-cigarettes look just the same as the regular tobacco ones. These are tobacco-free products and are vaporizers and instead of any tobacco burning, the e-cigarette mechanism would be heating up the liquid. The e-liquid would be transformed into vapor and then inhaled. As per some experts, vapors are supposed to be better or safer health-wise, as compared to the conventional cigarette smoke. However, regulatory agencies are not 100 percent sure about the authenticity of the claim. There is no combustion and e-cigarettes run basically on battery. As no smoke is generated, there is no question of the harmful carbon monoxide to be released. Many studies are going on currently relating to e liquid UK and conclusive results are being awaited.
Fewer Carcinogens than Regular Cigarettes
A systemic review that took place in 2014 had revealed that electronic cigarettes are relatively less hazardous as compared to smoking as no tobacco seems to be present, and there is no combustion. Users would be able to avoid several hazardous substances associated with smoking the regular tobacco cigarettes that would impact health adversely. As per the review, electronic cigarette aerosol is known to contain far less number of carcinogens as compared to tobacco smoking. Electronic cigarettes would be imparting a lesser potential disease burden.
Motivation to Quit Smoking
Electronic cigarettes seem to have motivated the tobacco smokers to try out a healthier substitute for tobacco cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes have resulted in the significant drop in the number of smokers in the United Kingdom. This has certainly prevented several deaths and even episodes of severe illness and has reduced the existing social inequalities relating to health which is aggravated currently by tobacco smoking.
Conclusion: Free to Choose Your Nicotine Level
E-cigs do contain liquid nicotine even though they are tobacco-free and smoke-free. However, you are the boss and you could choose safer options and use relatively lower nicotine levels. Nicotine exposure seems to be lesser from electronic cigarettes. It is believed that nicotine emissions from electronic cigarettes would be, at least, ten times lower as compared to burning tobacco. Moreover, second-hand aerosol would not be containing any remarkable quantities of tobacco-specific toxins.
Author Bio: Jeffery Thompson is a research scientist who has been a part of many studies involving e-liquid U.K. He is a keen blogger in his spare time and has a solid fan base.
