STOP SMOKING AND START VAPING
If you still smoke or know someone who does, as we begin the new year and look forward to the coming year, you might have that once-a-year recurring thought about finally attempting to quit. To overcome that difficult obstacle, a lot of willpower is required. especially when you think about how addictive cigarettes are. You can forget about the thousands of harmful chemicals found in cigarettes, although nicotine can be present in vaping (the level is up to the user). A brand-new video that was released by Public Health England (PHE) may make you reconsider switching to vaping if you decided not to make resolutions this year.
Some pretty shocking images have been released as part of PHE's Health Harms campaign, which aims to encourage smokers to quit smoking and vaping. The video below serves as a straightforward but devastating reminder of the negative effects of vaping versus smoking cigarettes and inhaling heated tobacco.
Vaping versus smoking: the Evidence Dr. Lion Shahab and Dr. Rosemary Leonard compare vaping to smoking for a month during the experiment. We observe a striking contrast between the contents of each jar by using glass chambers that are stuffed with cotton wool buds. The difference between e-cigarette vapor and cigarette smoke is plain to see, as the PHE video demonstrates.
Cotton wool exposed to cigarette smoke completely changes color during the experiment. The cotton quickly transforms into a thick, yellowed, black, and brown residue. The tar that is produced when tobacco is heated is a sticky substance. That causes a wide range of diseases once it reaches the lungs and spreads throughout the body. Unfortunately, this results in a variety of cancers. Around eight million people worldwide die annually from smoking, highlighting the urgency of the issue.
The vaporized buds, on the other hand, only exhibit minor damage. Only one bud has changed color, but there is a significant difference. The doctors Leonard and Shahbab say that the center of the combined cotton buds only has a slight dampening. The shocking wake-up call in the video will make you reconsider delaying your resolutions for the new year.
Experts Say Vaping Is Less Harmful Than Smoking even though e-cigarettes haven't been around long enough to determine the long-term effects that vaping may have on the body, Public Health England has said that vaporizer devices like "cigalikes" and vape pens are up to 95% less harmful than smoking tobacco products and could help smokers quit.
In comparison to the estimated 2.5 million vapers in England, approximately 6 million people smoke cigarettes, according to 37% of smokers. Only 39% of 6 million smokers correctly believed that vaping is less harmful than smoking, according to an updated 2020 Ash survey. Equally important, between 2016 and 2019, approximately 25% of people remained convinced that vaping was equally or more harmful than smoking. This all changed a lot in 2020 when the false belief that vaping is worse than smoking rose to 37%! This was because the media frequently, but incorrectly, reported on some US deaths that were attributed to vaping. After that, it was discovered that this was incorrectly reported and that the use of cannabis that contained vitamin E acetate and had nothing to do with vaping nicotine liquids was the real cause of the deaths. However, the public had already formed a misconception.
âFrom 27% in 2019 to 42% in 2020, the proportion of current smokers who have never tried e-cigarettes and believe they are more or equally harmful as cigarettes have increased by 15 percentage points between 2019 and 2020.âSource: To ensure that the general public is properly informed, the government and medical professionals have published several articles to dispel several erroneous concerns regarding vaping.
Professor Lion Shahab, the leading authority on smoking cessation at University College London, stated:
âThousands of smokers may be unable to switch to e-cigarettes as a means of helping them quit because of the erroneous belief that vaping is just as harmful as smoking. I hope this example experiment helps people understand how much harm smoking can cause and how it can be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette.
Smoking accounts for 77,900 (16%) deaths annually in England. Because it is the most preventable cause of death in the country, it is critical to quit smoking and spread the word. A roadblock is the lack of knowledge and inaccurate information about vaping. Many smokers aren't switching because of it. Despite the NHS and PHE's support for vaping, this is still the case. More videos like this one from medical professionals are needed. It will be helpful to demonstrate the significant difference between vaping and smoking cigarettes.
Some pretty shocking images have been released as part of PHE's Health Harms campaign, which aims to encourage smokers to quit smoking and vaping. The video below serves as a straightforward but devastating reminder of the negative effects of vaping versus smoking cigarettes and inhaling heated tobacco.
Vaping versus smoking: the Evidence Dr. Lion Shahab and Dr. Rosemary Leonard compare vaping to smoking for a month during the experiment. We observe a striking contrast between the contents of each jar by using glass chambers that are stuffed with cotton wool buds. The difference between e-cigarette vapor and cigarette smoke is plain to see, as the PHE video demonstrates.
Cotton wool exposed to cigarette smoke completely changes color during the experiment. The cotton quickly transforms into a thick, yellowed, black, and brown residue. The tar that is produced when tobacco is heated is a sticky substance. That causes a wide range of diseases once it reaches the lungs and spreads throughout the body. Unfortunately, this results in a variety of cancers. Around eight million people worldwide die annually from smoking, highlighting the urgency of the issue.
The vaporized buds, on the other hand, only exhibit minor damage. Only one bud has changed color, but there is a significant difference. The doctors Leonard and Shahbab say that the center of the combined cotton buds only has a slight dampening. The shocking wake-up call in the video will make you reconsider delaying your resolutions for the new year.
Experts Say Vaping Is Less Harmful Than Smoking even though e-cigarettes haven't been around long enough to determine the long-term effects that vaping may have on the body, Public Health England has said that vaporizer devices like "cigalikes" and vape pens are up to 95% less harmful than smoking tobacco products and could help smokers quit.
In comparison to the estimated 2.5 million vapers in England, approximately 6 million people smoke cigarettes, according to 37% of smokers. Only 39% of 6 million smokers correctly believed that vaping is less harmful than smoking, according to an updated 2020 Ash survey. Equally important, between 2016 and 2019, approximately 25% of people remained convinced that vaping was equally or more harmful than smoking. This all changed a lot in 2020 when the false belief that vaping is worse than smoking rose to 37%! This was because the media frequently, but incorrectly, reported on some US deaths that were attributed to vaping. After that, it was discovered that this was incorrectly reported and that the use of cannabis that contained vitamin E acetate and had nothing to do with vaping nicotine liquids was the real cause of the deaths. However, the public had already formed a misconception.
âFrom 27% in 2019 to 42% in 2020, the proportion of current smokers who have never tried e-cigarettes and believe they are more or equally harmful as cigarettes have increased by 15 percentage points between 2019 and 2020.âSource: To ensure that the general public is properly informed, the government and medical professionals have published several articles to dispel several erroneous concerns regarding vaping.
Professor Lion Shahab, the leading authority on smoking cessation at University College London, stated:
âThousands of smokers may be unable to switch to e-cigarettes as a means of helping them quit because of the erroneous belief that vaping is just as harmful as smoking. I hope this example experiment helps people understand how much harm smoking can cause and how it can be avoided by switching to an e-cigarette.
Smoking accounts for 77,900 (16%) deaths annually in England. Because it is the most preventable cause of death in the country, it is critical to quit smoking and spread the word. A roadblock is the lack of knowledge and inaccurate information about vaping. Many smokers aren't switching because of it. Despite the NHS and PHE's support for vaping, this is still the case. More videos like this one from medical professionals are needed. It will be helpful to demonstrate the significant difference between vaping and smoking cigarettes.