Blog tag: research
“E-cigarettes are the most popular stop smoking aid in England” according to Public Health England
According to a recent study by Public Health England, e-cigarettes are “the most popular stop smoking aid in England”. Leading UK public health organizations agree, that although not completely risk-free, the e-cigarette is far less harmful than the regular cigarette. They also claim, based on available research, that the risk reduction is estimated to be at least 95%.
Year to year the number of adult smokers in England is declining, currently being at an all-time low. According to the research, there are around 2.5 million e-cigarette users currently in England, 51% of which have stopped smoking cigarettes completely. The evidence shows, that the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as a stop smoking aid is “broadly similar to prescribed stop smoking medicines and better than NRT [nicotine replacement therapy] products if these are […]
Interesting research of the long term effects of vaping
E-liquid vapors “similar to air” in test results
Viability of Human Airway cells during aerosol exposure. Copyright British American Tobacco Plc.
According to tests performed by British American Tobacco and tissue engineering firm MatTek Corp., the E-Cigarette vapor is no more dangerous to human airways and respiratory tissue than air.
The results were obtained using a combination of laboratory tests and VITROCELL smoking robot with MatTek EpiAirway tissue. The robot was used to inhale cigarette smoke, e- cigarette vapors, and air through EpiAirway tissue to test the influence of smoke and vapor on human respiratory tissue. Cigarette smoke was inhaled in accordance with the standard ISO 3308:2012 (35 mL puffs drawn over 2 s with 1 min intervals) while the electronic cigarette vapors were inhaled with a 80 mL puffs drawn over 3 s with 30 s intervals as currently there is no […]
Nicotine. What it is and how is it classified?
- Name: nicotine (ISO); 3-[(2S)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl]pyridine
- EC Number: 200-193-3
- CAS Number: 54-11-5
- CLP Annex VI Index Number: 614-001-00-4
- CN […]
