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E-cigarette use by a parent might lead to inadvertent health risks to offspring. [170] E-cigarettes pose many safety concerns to children. [170] For example, indoor surfaces can accumulate nicotine where e-cigarettes were used, which may be inhaled by children, particularly youngsters, long after they were used. [170]
This indicated that exposure to e-cigarette components in a susceptible time period of brain development could induce persistent behavioral changes. [17] E-cigarette aerosols without containing nicotine could harm the growing conceptus. [115] This indicates that the ingredients in the e-liquid, such as the flavors, could be developmental toxicants.
It is estimated that there are between 1 and 1.4 deaths per million cigarettes smoked. In fact, cigarette factories are the most deadly factories in the history of the world. [47] [48] See the below chart detailing the highest-producing cigarette factories, and their estimated deaths caused annually due to the health detriments of cigarettes. [47]
A friend of Pauwaert's was also hospitalized with the identical symptoms after using the same type of e-cigarette, but he survived. [88] The first case of a vaping-related lung illness in the Philippines was reported in November 2019. [89] A 16-year-old girl from central Philippines was vaping e-cigarettes for half a year. [89]
The number of people who believe e-cigarettes are just as dangerous or more dangerous than regular cigarettes has jumped 14 percent since 2013, however. And perhaps counterintuitively, the over ...
Regulated US Food and Drug Administration nicotine replacement products may be safer than e-cigarettes, [71] but e-cigarettes are generally seen as safer than combusted tobacco products. [73] [74] It is estimated their safety risk to users is similar to that of smokeless tobacco. [75] The long-term effects of e-cigarette use are unknown. [66 ...
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The scientific community in the United States and Europe are primarily concerned with the possible effect of electronic cigarette use on public health. [1] There is concern among public health experts that e-cigarettes could renormalize smoking, weaken measures to control tobacco, [2] and serve as a gateway for smoking among youth. [3]