Shuddering from vaping (e-cigarettes)

Vaping is when you use a portable electronic device to inhale fog ("steam") into your lungs. An electronic cigarette, vape pen, or other electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) heats liquid from nicotine, flavoring, propylene glycol, and other additives into the aerosol you inhale through the mouthpiece. Vaping can cause respiratory problems, organ damage, addiction and other conditions.

What is vaping?

Vaping is when you use a small, portable device (such as an electronic cigarette, vape pen, or fashion) to inhale vapors of nicotine and a flavoring agent (e-liquid). It's like smoking a cigarette, but vaping heats the smallest particles of liquid, not burning tobacco.

How does vaping work?

Vaping works by heating the liquid in a small device so you can breathe it into your lungs. An electronic cigarette, vape pen, or other vaping device heats the liquid in the device, creating an aerosol. It's not water vapor. E-cigarette vapor contains particles of nicotine, flavors and other substances suspended in the air. You inhale these particles into your mouth through the mouth mouth, from where they enter your throat and lungs.

What are e-cigarettes (vape pens)?

An electronic cigarette (ES) is a device that heats liquid nicotine and a flavor to be inhaled. There are many varieties of e-cigarettes that have different names, including vapes, vape pens or sticks, e-hookahs, hookah sticks, fashion, and personal vaporizers (PVs). They can also be called electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS).

Most types of e-cigarettes have

✔ Cartridge, tank or capsule containing liquid (can be refillable).
✔ Heating element to turn liquid into breathable particles (aerosol, commonly called "steam").
✔ Battery to power the heating element.
✔ Power or control button (some are activated by sensors upon inhalation).
✔ Mouthpiece for aerosol inhalation
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What is the difference between vaping and smoking cigarettes?

Vaping and smoking involve inhaling nicotine and other substances into the lungs. E-cigarettes heat liquid to create aerosol; cigarettes burn tobacco to create smoke.

Is vaping worse than cigarettes?

Vaping is often considered safer than smoking cigarettes, but vaping also causes health problems. Both vaping and smoking are addictive and inject potentially dangerous chemicals into your body. Many of these chemicals are elevated when you burn tobacco. Vaping does not last long enough to know what long-term damage it can cause.

How does vaping affect the lungs?

The particles you inhale while vaporizing can cause inflammation (edema) and irritation in the lungs. This can damage the lungs, such as scarring and narrowing of the tubes that carry air into and out of the lungs. Researchers do not yet know all the effects of vaping on your body.

Isn't vaping just water vapor?

No. Despite the name, vaping does not create water vapor. In fact, it creates an aerosol (or fog) containing small particles of nicotine, metal and other harmful substances.

What is included in the composition of an electronic liquid (juice)?

Что входит в состав электронной жидкости

An electronic liquid, also called an electronic juice or vape juice, is what vaping devices use to create the vapor that you inhale. Electronic fluids are more than just water.

Usually they contain: ✔ Flavor. Each flavor has its own set of ingredients.
✔ Nicotine is an addictive and harmful substance found in cigarettes and ??other tobacco products.
✔ Propylene glycol and glycerin used to create steam.

Electronic fluids and flavorings sometimes contain other ingredients, including

ингредиенты в электронной сигарете

✔ Chemicals that can cause cancer (carcinogens), such as acetaldehyde and formaldehyde.
✔ Chemicals that cause lung diseases such as acrolein, diacetyl and diethylene glycol.
✔ THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is a chemical in marijuana that causes "high".
✔ Vitamin E acetate is associated with lung damage caused by vaping
✔ Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, lead and cadmium.
✔ Tiny (ultra-fine) particles that can penetrate deep into the lungs.

What is the danger of vaping?

Dangers of vaping include damage to the lungs and other organs, respiratory problems, addiction and more. People tend to think that vaping is "safer" than smoking, but it is not safe.

Problems encountered with e-cigarette smoking include

Проблемы, возникающие при курении электронных сигарет

✔ Asthma. Vaping may increase the likelihood of developing asthma and other lung disorders. It can worsen your current asthma.
✔ Lung scarring. Diacetyl, a chemical used in some flavorings, can cause bronchiolitis obliterans ("popcorn lung"). Bronchiolitis obliterans causes permanent scarring of the lungs.
✔ Organ damage. In addition to the lungs, nicotine and other substances in the electron fluid can damage the heart and brain. We know that nicotine can damage brain development, increase blood pressure, and narrow arteries.

EVALI - электронная сигарета

EVALI (e-cigarette, or vaping, lung damage associated with product use). EVALI is a serious lung disease that causes vaping. It causes widespread lung damage and symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and chest pain. EVALI can be fatal.
Dependence.
Nicotine is highly addictive. It causes changes in the brain, so you want more and more nicotine. You don't have to stop hovering if you want to, or if it starts to cause health problems. Even electronic liquids that are labeled as nicotine-free contain small amounts of nicotine. Cigarette smoking.
Many people start by vaping and end up smoking cigarettes that contain more harmful chemicals.
Secondary exposure. Vaping does not create smoke, but others are exposed to nicotine and other chemicals when you vape.
Explosions.
There have been cases where batteries in vaping devices have exploded causing serious injuries and burns. Cancer. Some ingredients in e-fluids are known to cause cancer.