- E-cigarette smokers puff on them more often and inhale more deeply meaning they ‘absorb more nicotine and toxins’ than regular smokers
- E-cigarettes are increasing no longer being seen as just a healthier alternative to cigarettes for people who are already addicted to nicotine
- 12% of students who use them have never smoked a conventional cigarette
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Emma Innes
08:44 EST, 13 December 2013
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10:49 EST, 13 December 2013
They are marketed as being healthier than conventional cigarettes, but new research suggests people who smoke electronic cigarettes could still be inhaling a host of dangerous chemicals.
People who smoke e-cigarettes may inhale higher concentrations of nicotine and of other toxins,say U.S researchers.
Nicotine is both addictive and, in large quantities, toxic – and some of the other chemicals found in e-cigarettes are believed to be carcinogenic.
New research suggests people who smoke electronic cigarettes instead of traditional ones might be unwittingly inhaling a host of dangerous chemicals
Researchers at New York University found that due to the ‘frequency of puffing’ and ‘depth of inhalation’ e-cigarette smokers absorb higher levels of harmful chemicals than those who smoke traditional cigarettes.
Initially, e-cigarettes were seen as a healthier, tobacco-free alternative for people who were addicted to nicotine.
However, things have changed rapidly and they are now often smoked by people who have never smoked traditional cigarettes.
Dr Deepak Saxena, associate professor of basic science and craniofacial biology, said: ‘The issue is urgent as a recent survey conducted among students at eight U.S. colleges found that 12 per cent of e-cig users had never smoked a conventional cigarette.’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the American Lung Association have cautioned that e-cigarette users are unknowingly inhaling vaporised chemicals.
People who smoke e-cigarettes may inhale higher concentrations of nicotine and of other toxins than people who smoke regular cigarettes as they inhale more deeply and puff more frequently
E-cigarettes use a heating device to vaporise nicotine and other ingredients which simulate the visual, sensory, and behavioural aspects of smoking without the combustion of tobacco.
E-cigarettes employ a mechanism to heat up liquid nicotine, which turns into a vapour that smokers inhale and exhale, a process known as ‘vaping’.
Each nicotine cartridge in an e-cigarette can provide 200 to 400 puffs, equivalent to two to three packs of cigarettes.
‘Due to the frequency of puffing, depth of inhalation, and length of vaping,’ says Dr Xin Li, ‘e-cig users may actually absorb higher concentrations of nicotine and other toxins than conventional tobacco smokers.’
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Alpinenewt,
St. Albans, United Kingdom,
moments ago
12% of students who used ecigs never smoked conventional cigarettes. THIS IS A GOOD THING! It means that they bypassed smoking and it’s damaging effects altogether. Switching to ecigs is great for smokers but seeing ecigs completely replace conventional cigarettes is even better.
Paul on the Fylde,
The Fylde, United Kingdom,
moments ago
i bought one a few months ago, and within a fortnight I’d broken the usb charger on it, but it’s true that one does suck harder, ( I really don’t wish to descend into smut) than a conventional cigarette, that feeling that one’s getting a full measure. As for the toxins, these researchers can claim anything about the e-cigarette, as nothing has really been established about them, but I’m sticking with the conventional ones until the evidence is available.
Hydro,
Waterville, United States,
15 minutes ago
Next thing they’ll say is eating bare lettuce is just as unhealthy than eating a salad lathered in blue cheese because the person will eat more lettuce.
Uncle Ernie,
Wigan, United Kingdom,
16 minutes ago
The paper gets better and better, EVERYTHING on this entire planet is bad for you according to some egghead or another, if we all listened to them we would all die of starvation,dehydration etc etc etc etc.
Merry Christmas Everyone and dont forget to stay away from Food,Water etc etc on Christmas Day coz its all bad for you.
mrbadexample,
worthing, United Kingdom,
20 minutes ago
and in other news people get drunk, get into cars and kill people, get into fights, puke in the streets and abuse their partners; yet no one regulates the alcohol industry to the extent of the tobacco industry.
vince2712,
Swindon Wiltshire.,
23 minutes ago
Ok ban them both then, or is it the cigarette companies sponsoring this attempt to remove the opposition??? With government backing!!!!!!
bar,
notts,
23 minutes ago
I am not a smoker but even I wonder who funded this bit of research. The knives would seem to be out in a big way over these electronic cigs. Wonder who’s sales are falling?
uksb,
West Midlands, United Kingdom,
25 minutes ago
yet another proofless biased load of old toff – +1 for the ailing tobacco companies
uksb,
West Midlands, United Kingdom,
26 minutes ago
What a proofless biased load of toff – +1 for the dying tobacco industry
chop,
Poole, United Kingdom,
26 minutes ago
Notice how the reporter hasn’t actually mentioned what these “other toxins†actually are
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