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Recently, the so-called electronic cigarette has appeared, and some believe that it is risk-free and a better alternative than a regular cigarette. So what is an electronic cigarette? What are its contents and damages?

Damages of electronic cigarettes

Here are some of the disadvantages of electronic cigarettes:

Some studies have shown that an electronic cigarette has a negative effect on the health of the brain, heart and lungs, it may have a role in the occurrence of cancer, as it has an effect on the pregnant woman in increasing the risk of premature labour and fetal death.
The electronic cigarette contains nicotine.
The dangers of nicotine include its effect on the health of brain development, which lasts for the age of 25 years, affecting the centers of education and concentration in the brain, as well as affecting the health of the fetus, and nicotine leads to an addiction to it and the constant feeling of the need for it.

It contains a host of toxins.
In addition to the presence of nicotine, there is another group of harmful substances that are toxic to the human body, including:

1. Acetaldehyde and formaldehyde are carcinogens.
2. Acrolein is a substance that causes serious lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer.
3. Gasoline, a substance found in automobile smoke.
4. Diacetylcholine, leading to bronchitis.
5. Propylene glycol, a substance used in antifreezes.
6. Dangerous elements, such as lead and cadmium.

Inability to quit smoking
Replacing an electronic cigarette instead of a regular one reduces the chance of quitting and slowing down smoking, and the person needs medical help to get rid of it.

Passive smoking
It is the effect of electronic cigarette smoke negatively on the people around the smoker.

Increase in teens' desire to smoke
By promoting e-cigarettes by companies, seducing them with its multiple flavours, and declaring them not dangerous, this encourages teenagers to smoke and become addicted to it.

Negative effect on the brain
Nicotine negatively affects the brain, increases the desire to try other addicts, such as cocaine drugs, and affects attention, learning and mood centres in the brain.

Increased chance of developing chronic lung disease
The electronic cigarette increases the incidence of serious chronic lung diseases, and the symptoms include coughing, breathing problems and chest pain.

The use of electronic cigarettes also led to symptoms of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, heat and weight loss.
Many cases required hospitalization due to their the severity and some people had lung diseases that claimed their lives.

The safety of an electronic cigarette has not been proven by the US Food and Drug Administration, and its effectiveness in helping to stop smoking. A person keen to quit smoking and maintain his health should consult doctors and specialists to find the correct ways and means to stop smoking.

Quit the electronic cigarette

Helping a person avoid electronic cigarettes or smoking in general:

Here are tips to banish anyone close to you from the danger of smoking:

Create a correct picture of the harms of smoking and avoid smoking yourself, and make sure that your children are not exposed to the risk of secondhand smoke by being in the vicinity of smokers.

Talk about the dangers of smoking and electronic cigarettes.

Advice can be taken from professionals, and awareness in schools about the dangers of smoking and electronic cigarettes.