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E-cigarettes and health — here's what the evidence actually says
Stepping into the health debate around electronic cigarettes is a messy and frustrating exercise. Depending on whom you ask, these devices are either the best technological solution to the smoking pandemic or the biggest looming threat to public health. So to sort through the research and figure out whether e-cigarettes are actually safe, I read through more than 60 studies, articles, and reviews, and interviewed nine researchers and health experts about their work.
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My grandfather completely stopped smoking cigars by using one, but can't quite quit the e-cigar he uses. He likes to order and fill them himself, I think it's more he has something to do in the day now he's retired. I can tell you his car smells a ton better and the house isn't as much of a cloud thanks to them. My grandmother though swears they give her a headache and refuses to smoke the ones he's got her and instead is still smoking her cancer sticks. My mother has tried one but isn't sure on it, she claims if she wanted she could quit with the help of dumdums and patches... All I know is that I probably have the lungs of a chronic smoker thanks to my family and I've never smoked a day in my life and I would welcome the e-cigarette world with open arms.
My girlfriend raised an interesting observation, as she is a smoker who is looking to quit shortly. Everyone keeps pointing her towards vaping, which I agree won't help the cause. But she feels they're worse than cigarettes simply because when people vape, they take in a LOT more smoke/vapors per inhale than a cigarette. And because it's not a cigarette, people assume it's safer, so they do it a lot more often.
I'm not a smoker, nor vaper (vapor?), so I have little knowledge. I just know vaping doesn't give me headaches just to be around, so I don't mind it as much.
Vaping worked for me. I used to smoke on occasion (socially), but wanted to quit as I saw myself doing it more often and with more. I ordered a vaping set and it really worked for me. I vaped for about 8 months all together and then quit that cold turkey and never looked back. What vaping did was made the cigarette taste really gross and overwhelming, and it worked.
They don't take in any smoke. It's just warm vapor, nothing gets burned in an atomizer.
Also, comparing just total amounts of substances is misleading — the important thing is which substances you inhale. And while PG, VG and the flavors used for vaping are even used in food, the substances in tobacco smoke are dangerous in very small amounts.
I currently use an e cigarette. I have gone from 30-40 full strength cigarettes a day down to none.
I have tried multiple ways to cease smoking over many years- cold turkey, patches, acupuncture, health farm, gum, cutting down, stop smoking courses, champix etc.
E cigs have enabled me to stop smoking. The next step is getting off the nicotine. I am very grateful to have the e cig option.