how to quit smoking and talked about the dangers of smoking for health, in this article we would like to touch on the topic of electronic cigarettes that is equally interesting for many smokers.
In the article we will consider the following questions:
- The relevance of electronic cigarettes
- What is an electronic cigarette
- Analysis of electronic cigarettes
- Do electronic cigarettes help to quit
The relevance of electronic cigarettes
According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health, the overwhelming majority of smokers dream of quitting smoking, but whatever they are for thisthey did not take any action, still they can not quit with smoking. Existing ways that supposedly help stop smoking, do not bring any result: pills, chewing gums, plasters, etc., but, nevertheless, there is one of them that can help to abandon conventional cigarettes - this is an electronic cigarette.
To date, there are two opinions in the society about electronic cigarettes. Some smokers and others believe that an electronic cigarette helps to stop smoking, and if it is not so, at least it is not as harmful as usual: for a smoker and for others. Others believe that there is no benefit in electronic cigarettes, because they still release harmful substances and do not help to quit smoking. Who is right in this situation, and what actually carry electronic cigarettes: benefit or harm?
What is an electronic cigarette
By and large electronic cigarette is an inhaler that simulates a real cigarette. The electronic cigarette consists of several parts, it is:
- Container with liquid;
- Ultrasonic Evaporator;
- Air-sensor sensor;
- Microprocessor;
- Battery;
- Light bulb( simulator of cigarette burning).
As for the mechanism of work, it is the following. The smoker, producing an inhaling, creates an air flow inside the cigarette, which is fixed by an air-sensor sensor. After that, the microprocessor activates the ultrasonic evaporator, which evaporates the nicotine emitting from the electronic cigarette in the form of vapor( smoke).At the end of the electronic cigarette a light is burning, which simulates the flame of a real cigarette.
In view of the fact that nicotine is usually used as a liquid, the smoker also receives the same taste of the cigarette. Over time, when the smoker gradually begins to wean from nicotine, he buys cartridges( refueling) with a lower concentration of nicotine, and then completely can refuse it, buying cartridges without nicotine. Refills or cartridges for electronic cigarettes come with the following nicotine content:
- Without nicotine - 0 mg;
- Super light - from 6 to 11 mg;
- Lungs - from 12 to 16 mg;
- Strong - 18 mg;
- Very strong - 24 mg.
Analysis of electronic cigarettes
Now let's analyze directly what actually carry electronic cigarettes: benefit or harm.
The use of electronic cigarettes
Uses in the sense of health electronic cigarettes do not carry, in this case by "use", we will consider the use of electronic cigarettes as a way to quit smoking.
The advantages of electronic cigarettes include the fact that they contain less nicotine and tar, which is very important in comparison with conventional cigarettes, because it is very difficult to quit smoking, especially if a person smokes for several decades. Electronic cigarette allows you to gradually reduce the consumption of nicotine.
Thanks to its structure, that is, thanks to the almost complete imitation of a real cigarette, it will be easier for a smoker to gradually quit smoking for two reasons. First, many smokers, when they quit smoking, find it difficult to survive not only the absence of nicotine, but the absence of the process of smoking itself, because this is a kind of ritual, when you can rest and think about something, just occupy yourself with something or a reason to talk. Secondly, when you stop smoking, enough 2-3 puffs to "take your soul off", it's very difficult to do this with a real cigarette, psychologically.
Electronic cigarettes do not harm others: from it there is no smoke when burning, and the steam produced by the smoker is not harmful to others.
Harm to electronic cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes are not certified by the Ministry of Health, so they are not safe for health. Hence follows that there is no scientific confirmation of the consequences of this type of cigarettes and their effect on the body.
The liquid for refilling electronic cigarettes can include various chemicals that are even toxic. Solve the problem by studying the composition of the liquid for refilling electronic cigarettes and making sure that it has a certificate. In addition, you need to buy liquid at proven points.
Despite the fact that the harm to the lungs of electronic cigarettes is several tens of times less than a normal cigarette, nevertheless, it is, so we will take it to harm - if we talk about the most electronic cigarette.
Many smokers find it very difficult to quit smoking completely, after they start smoking electronic cigarettes, they become dependent on them. Thus, an electronic cigarette eliminates more evil, and becomes a lesser evil.
Whether to help stop smoking cigarettes
This question is very difficult to give a clear answer, because neither the Ministry of Health nor the manufacturers of electronic cigarettes conducted official research and surveys on this issue. But if you analyze the majority of forums and sites with reviews of electronic cigarettes, then the vast majority of smokers who switched from conventional cigarettes to electronic cigarettes, admit that they can not quit smoking, and some even admit that they started smoking even more. What is the reason for this?- Let's look at it in order.
The first negative factor of electronic cigarettes is that the smoker understands that electronic cigarettes do less harm and starts to smoke them in the same way as ordinary cigarettes. By refueling cigarettes with a liquid with a reduced nicotine content, a smoker can start smoking even more: either because of the insufficient amount of nicotine consumed, or because of self-belief that it is not harmful.
Another reason why smokers start smoking more is the ability to smoke almost everywhere. If a smoker needs to go out into the street, a balcony or in a specially designated place to smoke a cigarette, then the electronic cigarette "opens new horizons" because the smoker can smoke, where he wants, for example, in an apartment in front of the TV.
To enable electronic cigarettes to stop smoking, you need a will and willpower, since switching to electronic cigarettes does not mean that you quit after their smoking. Turning to electronic cigarettes, you should try to reduce the number of times you smoke. In addition, once every 1-2 months, it is necessary to lower the concentrate of nicotine, buying special refilling liquids, eventually going over to a non-nicotine refueling, having also disaccustomed to the very habit of smoking. Electronic cigarettes are also harmful and they can only be a temporary transitional means for quitting smoking.
On our website, we often talk about health and promote a healthy lifestyle. This time, we would like to touch on a very complex topic for millions of Russians - smoking. We have already given you advice on how,
