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“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
Most vapers are still waiting for a long term study that would support the claims that e-liquids and vaping are much better for people than regular cigarettes. Now there is something we can actually show to the sceptics thanks to Dr Riccardo Polosa. According to a study that was recently presented on the E-Cigarette Summit in London and published in the Nature journal, vapers that have never smoked regular cigarettes experience no apparent long-term negative health effects from vaping.
A research group led by Dr Riccardo Polosa measured coronary, respiratory and pulmonary vital signs in a group of young vapers with a 3.5 years vaping experience and no prior cigarette smoking history. A similar group of non-vapers, no smokers has tested as well as a control group.
Scientists took into consideration blood […]
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. 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. […]Nicotine. What it is and how is it classified?
In the 16th century, a french doctor Jean Nicot prescribed tobacco as a medication to his patients and it is his name that gave name to Nicotine.
In the year 1828 Nicotine has been isolated for the first time, in 1843 its chemical composition was recognised and it was first time synthesized in 1904.
Nicotine is a colorless, odorless and oily substance obtained from tobacco leaves via water vapor destillation in alkaline enviroment and Ether Extraction or via Supercritical Extraction. […]
