The danger of electric cigarette alias vape is considered lighter than regular tobacco cigarettes. Moreover, lately emerging trend of electric cigarette in Indonesia. The use of electric cigarette or vape actually aims to reduce the use of tobacco cigarettes, or even to make smokers quit smoking. Some people say that the use of electric cigarettes is safer than tobacco cigarettes. Many people turn to electric cigarettes because they believe they can avoid the risk of heart disease and cancer associated with the use of tobacco cigarettes. However, is it true the dangers of vape are nothing compared to tobacco cigarettes?

What is vape?

Vape or electric cigarette is one of a kind of electronic nicotine delivery. Electric cigarettes are designed to help tobacco smoking addicts start quitting smoking. By switching from tobacco cigarettes to electric cigarettes, they slowly learn to quit smoking. Electric cigarettes exist in various shapes and sizes, but there are three main components in electric cigarettes, namely batteries, heating elements, and fluid-filled tubes (cartridges).
The fluid in this tube contains nicotine, propylene glycol or glycerine, as well as flavor enhancers, such as fruit and chocolate flavors. Some electric cigarettes have rechargeable batteries and cartridges. Electric cigarettes work by heating the fluid present in the tube and then producing a smoke-like vapor that generally contains various chemicals. Users suck these chemicals directly from their mouthpieces.

What is contained in electric cigarette (vape)?

In electric cigarette liquids contain propylene glycol or glycerin, nicotine, and flavor enhancers.

• Propylene glycol or glycerol serves to produce water vapor. * Research shows that inhaling propylene glycol may cause respiratory irritation in some individuals.
• Nicotine is found in different concentrations, between 0-100 mg / ml in one electric cigarette.
• Flavor enhancers, such as chocolate, vanilla, fruit, and others, so that electric smokers can enjoy a certain flavor sensation in each suction.
• Other components are tobacco-specific nitrosamine (TSNA). TSNA is a carcinogen compound found in tobacco and tobacco cigarettes. Nitrosamines in small amounts are found in electrical cigarette liquids. The higher the nicotine content, the higher the TSNA level. In addition to TSNA, also found the content of metal compounds, such as chromium, nickel, and tin.

Is the vape hazard similar to tobacco cigarettes?

So far, evidence suggests that electric cigarettes may be safer than regular cigarettes. The greatest danger of tobacco cigarettes is smoke, and electric cigarettes do not burn tobacco so that it does not produce smoke but moisture. Research shows that the levels of harmful chemicals present in electrical cigarettes are a fraction of the content contained in tobacco cigarettes.

But the content of these hazardous materials can vary. The study found that endothelial cells in the heart arteries show a clear stress response when exposed to tobacco smoke, but not to electronic cigarettes. This shows the danger of fewer electric cigarettes than tobacco cigarettes. However, this still needs further investigation. Experts are still debating whether electric cigarettes are better or worse than tobacco cigarettes. Electric cigarettes also contain nicotine which is one of the addictive substances that are also found in tobacco cigarettes.

When you stop using it, you will feel like always wearing it again, and can cause feelings of irritability, depression, anxiety, and anxiety. It is dangerous for people suffering from heart disease. Still, using electric cigarettes does not keep your body safe from the health hazards it causes.

Note:
" Using both electric and tobacco cigarettes both cause adverse effects on your health, whether in the short or long term. "