E-Cigs: Is It Safe to Vape?

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Medscape Internal Medicine > Medicine Matters

Hello. I am Dr. Sandra Fryhofer. Welcome to Medicine Matters. The topic is electronic cigarettes: Is vaping safer than smoking? There's a new study in the journal Tobacco Control.^[1] Here is why it matters.

Electronic cigarettes -- e-cigs -- look like cigarettes in size and shape, but they are nonflammable, so you don't smoke them. Instead, you "vape" them, and vaping seems to be catching on. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says their use is growing rapidly.^[2] Already about 1 in 5 cigarette smokers in the United States have tried them, and they are available everywhere -- in retail outlets, on the Internet -- but experts disagree on whether vaping is safe.

Previous data from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed that one of the ingredients in e-cigarette vapor is polyethylene glycol, the chemical used for theatrical smoke. It is also an FDA-approved food additive commonly found in deodorants, moisturizers, and toothpaste. But that is not the only chemical found in e-cigs. The FDA says that analyses of at least 2 brands of e-cigs revealed detectible levels of known carcinogens and toxic chemicals, such as diethylene glycol, an ingredient in antifreeze, as well as small amounts of tobacco-specific nitrosamines.^[3]

The new study in Tobacco Control ^[1] analyzed vapors from a dozen brands and also found some toxic substances, but at levels 9 to 450 times lower than in regular cigarette smoke, implying that vaping may be safer than smoking. Still, the impact of e-cigs on long-term health needs further study.
The CDC also says it is not clear whether e-cigs help people quit smoking. Many e-cigs also deliver nicotine, so the gadget still keeps some people addicted. It is not clear whether e-cigs will help smokers decrease or increase their use of traditional cigarettes.

There is also concern that electronic cigarettes could entice young people to try them, who would then get hooked on the nicotine. More research is needed. For now, trier and buyer beware.
For Medicine Matters, I am Dr. Sandra Fryhofer.

Some people can't read the article when they're not a member. That's why I copied the whole article and not just post the link. But if you can click and read at the original site, do it, and read the comments too. It's interesting.

I checked out this article mainly because my beloved actor, Rob Pattinson's vaping. I wish he could just quit it all together. But well... who am I to wish him what to do. He makes decision for himself. 

Books I read in August

1. Retribution round 1
2. Arsen round 2
3. Love Me round 2

4. Delayed Penalty
5. Lick: Stage Drive #1 by Kylie Scott

6. Arouse
7. Allure
8. Collide 

9. Exposure

10. When It Rains round 1

Retribution (Mystic Series #4) by B.C. Burgess

Retribution

We've been warned. This book's long. It's 562 pages long. But so worth it. Especially when the book's full with Bonnie C Burgess's talent.

"Those who failed Agro generally failed to draw breath long enough to regret their mistake." 

Simple. But who writes like that?

The book's not just long and good, the book makes you FEEL. The book makes you cry. I cried from chapter 2. I cried at every step of the way. I cried for Quin's love for Layla. I cried for his agony. I cried for little Alana. I cried for Skyla and Banning. I cried for all the love that's portrayed so well through the whole series.

And especially Quin's love for Layla.

"Feel free to make your demands anytime, love. I live to please you."

"I love you, Layla. You're my life, and I'll spend whatever time I have left on earth making sure you're taken care of."

"You're the brightest star that's ever burned, and I'm beyond blessed you choose to burn me."

"...if there ever comes a time when I'm not showing you how much I love you, I want you to slap me straight."

The gathering for the fight might have reminded me of Breaking Dawn, the recruiting. But the similarity ends there. This drafting caused me a lot of pouring tears. And they actually fight. They have strategies and they fought. And there are actual lost.

You're introduced to more (group of) characters. There are much more enemies in this magical world. It's a real world thing. Not just their little coven. And not just in the states. There are many more magicians in the world. You get to see her from bigger world in. I can't wait to see what's out there for Layla and Quin. I don't know what/how we have to prepare ourselves to follow/witness Layla and Quin's journey. But I'm sure Bonnie will make the experience worth it.

If I can sum it, I'd say this is a battle book. It starts with them deciding to fight. And ends after the fight. The whole 51 chapters was that. But then there was this epilogue that got you. OMG. Their journey doesn't end yet. The epilogue let you know it's still far from ending. And the anticipation is so bittersweet. Can't wait for book 5!!!!!