Vaping is the lighting of electronic cigarettes - a subject of a new, but confidently gaining popularity among chain smokers.
The latter even began to unite in communities with the aim of exchanging experience using various vaporizers and compounds and simply spending leisure time among like-minded people.
Vaping: the principle of action
The principle of operation of the electronic cigarette is as follows: during traction, the tip is highlighted, when exhaling, a cloud of flavored vapor is released into the air. Inside the mechanism is a heating element, a replaceable battery, a removable cartridge with a special liquid used instead of tobacco.
Initially, an electronic cigarette was conceived as an alternative to harmful classical smoking, because it practically does not contain nicotine in its composition, it smells good and gives true pleasure from the process itself.
The benefits of vaping
Vaping, the harm and benefits of which are the subject of frequent debate among smokers, has several advantages, namely, the absence of:
- Bad breath.
- The combustion process, and hence the risk of fire, burning clothes, getting a burn.
- Tobacco, which is why, during the smoking process, tar and other harmful constituents are not released.
- Acrid smoke. Vaping, the harm and benefits of which are disputed by the question of the frequency of its use, can be used in public places without causing inconvenience to others. Indeed, in the process of electronic smoking, odorless water vapor is released, which disappears in a matter of seconds.
Vaping: what is the harm and benefit to the human body?
The benefits of vaping are relaxation, enjoyment and meditation. You can forget about pressing problems and enjoy a pleasant taste, choosing the most suitable for yourself.
At the cost of vaping, the harm and benefits of which are not completely proven, it costs much less than smoking regular cigarettes. Naturally, you will have to initially spend on the device itself and various types of liquids, but the subsequent costs will be less noticeable in comparison with the purchase of classic cigarettes. The presence on the market of a wide selection of models that differ in design and size is one of the important advantages that characterize vaping.
Harm and benefit: reviews
Despite the many advantages, the use of an electronic cigarette has several disadvantages, the main of which is the nicotine content. Although its quantity is minimal - the nicotine addiction still remains, only not from an ordinary cigarette, but from an electronic one. For those who want to quit smoking, vaping, the harm and benefits of which are approximately equal, is some kind of intermediate link that helps to gradually get rid of nicotine addiction.
According to smokers, it is during the transition period that the electronic cigarette saves from possible disruptions, allowing you to gradually abandon the bad habit. During vaping, you get the feeling that smoking is actually happening. Thus, a person is, as it were, deceiving himself, trying to get rid of the habit of smoking real cigarettes. Gradually, with a frequency of several months, it is recommended to lower the liquid strength in order to subsequently switch to nicotine-free. For a complete rejection, it is subsequently recommended to say goodbye to vaping.
Many smokers of the new-fangled invention speak of the same muck, only more sophisticated, and are not ready to change the flea.
According to doctors
And yet, how safe is vaping? Harm and benefit for a person are on equal planes or does one outweigh the other? According to some doctors, when smoking an electronic cigarette, the smoker's body receives an even larger portion of nicotine than before. This is due to more frequent contact during the day with a fashionable invention. Consequently, the nicotine addiction remains, but appears in a different form. In addition, the smallest particles formed during the vaping process settle in the lungs, which is also not a useful factor.
Electronic cigarettes appeared not so long ago, so their effect on the body is still under study. The benefits and harms of vaping are identified through various studies. It is not known what consequences may result from prolonged enthusiasm for it, because understanding this requires observation for a sufficiently long time.
Fluid composition
A large number of rumors about the dangers of vaping arise because of ignorance of the composition of the liquid from which the vapor forms. In fact, it includes 4-5 components;
- Food glycerin. Provides maximum vapor formation during vaping.
- Food grade propylene glycol. It is added to feel the fortress.
- Flavors. Give a couple this or that taste.
- Distilled water. Designed to soften the taste.
- Nicotine. A component that is not required. The liquid is also available in non-nicotine form, which minimizes the harm of electronic cigarettes.
Glycerin, propylene glycol and aromatic additives are used in the food and cosmetic industries, which confirms the safety of the steam produced by the smoker for himself and for others.
Scientists have conducted research on the effect of electronic cigarettes on the occurrence of precancerous conditions, during which it was found that the vapor released by vaping does not contain any carcinogens. Therefore, there is no health risk, unlike the smoke of tobacco cigarettes with a huge amount of harmful substances.
It is well established that the liquid begins to emit harmful substances when temperature conditions are not observed. A signal for this is the appearance of a cough. Therefore, it is not recommended to get involved in the gadget and try to use it as little as possible, and if possible refuse completely.
Who should not get involved in vaping
Vaping is considered justified in the event of a deliberate attempt to quit smoking and reduce the harm done to health by addiction.
The use of electronic cigarettes is not recommended:
- pregnant women and nursing mothers in order to prevent harm to the baby;
- persons under 18 to avoid addiction to smoking and delays in the development of the body;
- persons allergic to fluid components, because the use of "irritant" is a significant harm to health.
In any case, the usefulness of an electronic cigarette should be understood as its lower harmfulness in comparison with conventional ones containing carcinogens and harmful resins. And of course, it’s more beneficial not to smoke than to use vaping.