The electronic cigarette is an electronic cigarette shaped device that releases steam with nicotine, allowing you to inhale the substance as it does in the cigarette. However, most electronic cigarettes do not contain as many toxic substances as the conventional cigarette.
That way, although they are often used to quit smoking, electronic cigarettes are not the best form as they still contain high nicotine, the addictive substance of the cigarette. In addition, although they do not contain the same toxic substances as cigarettes, they have other chemicals that can also increase the risk of cancer, for example.
Thus, the greatest advantage of electronic cigarette smoking is to allow the smoker to smoke in public places, as it does not produce smoke.
Electronic Cigarette Price
The price of electronic cigarettes varies between 50 and 600 reais depending on the brand purchased. Some of the most commonly used electronic cigarette brands include e-cigarettes, e-ciggy or ecigar, for example.
Main risks of electronic cigarette
Due to the presence of nicotine and other chemicals that give flavor, for example, electronic cigarettes have some risks such as:
- Creation of a new addiction: this type of cigarette contains nicotine and therefore remains addictive to the body, not helping to stop smoking;
- Development of heart disease : Many people use electronic cigarettes more often than conventional cigarettes, which can increase nicotine levels in the body. Excess nicotine causes injury to blood vessels, increasing the risk of high blood pressure and heart problems;
- Ease in having lung diseases: some of the flavors used in electronic cigarettes have a substance, known as diacetyl, which increases the number of lesions in the lungs;
- Increased risk of developing bladder cancer: this is because 90% of the inhaled nicotine accumulates in the urine and this alters the internal mucosa of the bladder favoring the mutations of the cells that give rise to the cancer.
Thus, according to Anvisa, according to WHO recommendations, the marketing of this type of cigarette is officially banned in the republic's daily newspaper because its safety for the health of smokers is not scientifically proven, although electronic cigarettes are allowed and very popular in many countries like United States, Canada, England and Israel.
