Is vaping a safe alternative to smoking?
Both smoking and vaping have side effects and risks. Scientists do not fully understand the long-term health effects of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) yet, but the science indicates that they are not a safe alternative to smoking.
Why is vaping bad for your health?
Cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and smokeless tobacco product use is associated with multiple health risks, including cancers of the mouth ( 1 ). Moreover, the aerosol in electronic vapor products can contain harmful ingredients, including heavy metals, ultrafine particles, and nicotine ( 4 ).
Is coughing a symptom of vaping?
As you begin to replace your cigarette habit with vaping, you're going to experience a few symptoms that most people deal with. The most common one is coughing.
Is vaping THC more harmful than smoking it?
According to a 2018 study that looked at infrequent cannabis smoking in adults, vaping THC produced stronger mind-altering effects than smoking a similar amount of weed.
Why does vaping cause nausea?
This is because your body is being exposed to either too much or too little nicotine.
How to get rid of coughing and congestion?
Tip: Increase your water intake, as this will speed up your body’s natural clearance and decrease coughing persistency. Also, vapor is created partially by absorbing moisture in your body, so the more you vape the more important it is to hydrate. If you experience any sinus congestion, a simple over-the-counter sinus medication will help you counteract any build-up.
How to stop puffing all day?
Tip: If you find yourself puffing all day, try alternating between high and low nicotine strengths. Use a lower strength liquid most of the time, but keep a spare tank with some higher-potency liquid to swap out if you need to fight through a particularly strong urge to smoke.
Can PG vape juice cause nausea?
When first exposing yourself to e-liquid, you may find that your body may have certain intolerances to the contents of the juice. The most common intolerance among vapers is a PG (propylene glycol) intolerance. This can lead to an upset stomach, diarrhea, and nausea. Do not let this discourage you, as it is very common. Most e-liquid crafters create VG (vegetable glycerin) based liquids to minimize PG content, so your options are still very much open in choosing your e-liquid.
Do vapers react negatively to VG?
Tip: Take a look at our <a href="https://breazy.com/blogs/education/e-liquid-allergies-what-you-need-to-know">detailed post</a> on the various sensitivities vapers may experience. While PG sensitivity is the most common, some vapers react negatively to VG – experiment to see what's best for you. Never feel afraid to inquire as to the PG/VG content of a liquid you're considering buying. Your health is the number one priority throughout all of this!
Can vaping cause coughing?
As you begin to replace your cigarette habit with vaping, you're going to experience a few symptoms that most people deal with. The most common one is coughing. Yes, the dreaded annoyance that seems to never end and interrupts conversations, eating, sleeping, etc. Coughing is your body’s way of ridding itself of toxins and blockage, essentially cleaning out your airways.
Do cigarettes have nicotine?
Tip: Different cigarettes contain different amounts of nicotine, but their packaging won't list the exact amount. A good way to understand what your body is used to is to reference <a href="https://breazy.com/blogs/education/nicotine-options-for-new-vapers-selecting-a-starting-level">this handy guide</a> we put together to develop a starting point.
What are electronic vapes?
Electronic vapor products have evolved since entering the U.S. marketplace in 2007. Initial products were disposable, resembled the size and shape of conventional cigarettes, and used free-base nicotine; however, newer products are rechargeable, resemble common objects (e.g., USB flash drives), and typically deliver nicotine salts ( 4, 5 ), which allow higher levels of nicotine to be inhaled more easily by the user ( 6 ). Sales of these newer generation, or “pod-mod,” products have increased in the United States during recent years. For example, sales of JUUL, the most commonly sold e-cigarette in the United States since December 2017, increased approximately 600% during 2016–2017 from 2.2 million unit sales to 16.2 million unit sales ( 7 ). By December 2018, JUUL accounted for an estimated 76% of the $322.1 million total e-cigarettes sales that occurred that month in the United States ( 8 ). The popularity of these electronic vapor products among youths is likely the result of multiple factors, including advertising exposure, availability of youth-appealing flavors, curiosity, and social exposure through friends and others ( 4 – 6 ).
How many high school students use e-cigarettes?
In 2019, a total of 36.5% of high school students currently used any tobacco product, with electronic vapor products being the most commonly used product. This reflects an increase in use of electronic vapor products from 2017 to 2019, findings that are consistent with those from other national surveillance systems, including NYTS ( 9, 12) and Monitoring the Future ( 13 ). For example, NYTS results demonstrated that, among high school students, e-cigarette use increased from 11.7% in 2017 to 27.5% in 2019 ( 9, 12 ). These increases align with the increasing popularity of newer electronic vapor product devices, including JUUL ( 7 ). The dramatic increase in electronic vapor product use among high school students has led to increases in overall tobacco product use among U.S. youths, erasing gains made in previous years and leading the U.S. Surgeon General to declare youth e-cigarette use an epidemic in the United States ( 10 ).
What is ever use?
Ever use, which was defined as having used the product at least one time during their lifetime, was assessed for two distinct tobacco products: cigarettes and electronic vapor products. Ever cigarette smoking was assessed by the question, “Have you ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs?” Ever electronic vapor product use was assessed by the question, “Have you ever used an electronic vapor product?” with a preamble that read, “The next 3 questions ask about electronic vapor products, such as JUUL, Vuse, MarkTen, and blu. Electronic vapor products include e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-hookahs, hookah pens, and mods.”
What is tobacco surveillance?
Surveillance for tobacco product use among youths is crucial for guiding and evaluating tobacco control strategies at local, state, tribal, and national levels. This report presents the latest data from the 2019 YRBS to assess the following among U.S. high school students: ever use of cigarettes and electronic vapor products; current use (≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey) of tobacco products (electronic vapor products, cigarettes, cigars [cigars/cigarillos/little cigars], smokeless tobacco [chewing tobacco, snuff, dip, snus, or dissolvable tobacco products], any tobacco product, and two or more products); frequent use (≥20 days during the 30 days before the survey) of tobacco products among current users of those products; trends in tobacco product use over time; and usual source of obtaining electronic vapor products among current electronic vapor product users.
What was the increase in smoking in 2017?
During 2017–2019, significant decreases were observed in current cigarette smoking (from 8.8% to 6.0%), current cigar smoking (from 8.0% to 5.7%), and current smokeless tobacco use (from 5.5% to 3.8%). No change occurred in use of two or more tobacco products during 2017–2019.
What is tobacco product use?
Tobacco product use is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. This report used data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey to assess the following among U.S. high school students: ever use of cigarettes and electronic vapor products, current use (≥1 day during the 30 days before the survey) ...
What is the usual source of electronic vapor products?
The usual source of electronic vapor products among current users varied by age ( Table 2 ). Among current electronic vapor product users who were aged ≤17 years , the most commonly reported usual source of electronic vapor products was borrowing them from someone else (42.8%). Among those aged ≥18 years, the most commonly reported source was buying them in a store (56.4%). Compared with students aged ≤17 years, a higher prevalence of students aged ≥18 years usually bought electronic vapor products in a store. In contrast, compared with older students, a higher prevalence of students aged ≤17 years got them on the Internet, gave someone else money to buy them, borrowed them from someone else, got them from a person who could legally buy them, or got them some other way.
