{"id":2114,"date":"2015-06-26T06:01:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T13:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/?p=2114"},"modified":"2019-12-07T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T23:14:03","slug":"are-e-cigarettes-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/are-e-cigarettes-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"Are e-Cigarettes Safe?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Anatomy<\/a>
Anatomy of an e-cigarette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the popularity of e-cigarettes increases, concerns are being raised about their safety and lack of regulation. E-cigarettes are not regulated or taxed like normal tobacco-containing cigarettes. Unlike nicotine inhalers, the exact chemical content of the liquid\u00a0that is heated in the e-cigarettes is unknown, and e-cigarettes have not been clinically proven to promote smoking cessation. In addition, e-cigarettes are readily available on the Internet to anyone– regardless is age.<\/p>\n

Although e-cigarettes do not burn the same particulates and chemicals found in regular cigarettes, that doesn’t mean their a safe alternative to smoking tobacco.<\/p>\n

The July 2015 issue of The American Journal of Medicine<\/strong><\/em> includes a thorough review of e-cigarettes: Electronic Cigarettes\u2014A Narrative Review for Clinicians<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) were introduced into the US market in 2007 and have quickly become a popular source of nicotine for many patients. They are designed to simulate smoking by heating a nicotine-containing solution producing an aerosol that the user inhales. The short- and long-term effects of e-cigarette use are still unclear, but their use is increasing. Some acute effects of e-cigarettes on heart rate, blood pressure, and airway resistance are reported. Although there are some reports of improved cessation in a subset of users, there are also studies reporting decreased cessation in dual users of regular and e-cigarettes. Additionally, there is no current regulation of these devices, and this allows virtually anyone with a form of online payment to obtain them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read the Research:<\/strong>
\nElectronic Cigarettes\u2014A Narrative Review for Clinicians<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch the Video:<\/strong>
\nAre e-cigarettes safe?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the popularity of e-cigarettes increases, concerns are being raised about their safety and lack of regulation. E-cigarettes are not regulated or taxed like normal tobacco-containing cigarettes. Unlike nicotine inhalers, the exact chemical content of the liquid\u00a0that is heated in the e-cigarettes is unknown, and e-cigarettes have not been clinically proven to promote smoking cessation. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[10,310,49,83,94,317,400,248,256,262],"tags":[556,559,560,557,558],"class_list":{"0":"post-2114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-alperts-videos","8":"category-cessation","9":"category-clinical-research","10":"category-drugs","11":"category-environment","12":"category-healthy-lifestyles","13":"category-pulmonary","14":"category-smoking","15":"category-substance-abuse","16":"category-technology","17":"tag-e-cigarettes","18":"tag-fda","19":"tag-nicotine","20":"tag-smoking-2","21":"tag-tobacco"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amjmed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/e-cigarettes-safe-ajm.jpg?fit=1200%2C670&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amjmed.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}