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licensetovape · 6 years ago

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Is Vaping Bad for You?

If you are thinking about switching to vaping as a way of quitting cigarettes, you are probably wondering about the safety of using a vapor device due to some negative posts on media sites.

Everyone, especially the new vapers, asks “is vaping bad for you?” and “is vaping bad for your lungs?” Well, we're going to answer these questions here to end some of the misconceptions about vaping being as bad as smoking. To answer these questions, we’ll look at the effects of smoking and vaping together.

How Does Smoking Affect the Heart, Lungs, and Blood Pressure?

It is already well known that smoking cigarettes contributes to lung cancer, heart disease, and a host of other respiratory conditions. Your lungs have tiny, hair-like receptors called cilia which help clean the lungs and keep germs out. When you smoke, you damage the cilia, rendering them lifeless and unable to do the job. The result is an increase in mucus production (phlegm), frequent infections (bronchitis, pneumonia), shortness of breath (pulmonary hypertension), and smoker’s cough.

The reason smokers develop conditions like COPD, (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) emphysema and shortness of breath are because when you inhale smoke, even though you exhale it, small amounts of smoke and matter from the cigarette deposit into the lungs.

Smoke is heavier than air or vapor so some of it stays in the lower half of the lungs and attaches to the tissue. This, combined with reduced lung function (from long-term smoking), leads to infections and that feeling of not be able to take a full breath (shortness of breath, or breathlessness).

Blood pressure and heart rate increases and stays at an elevated rate for approximately 15 minutes after smoking a cigarette. So, it is safe to say that a person who is a heavy smoker may also have an increased risk of high blood pressure now and in the future.

Note: Blood pressure and heart rate are back to normal levels within 2 hours of the last cigarette smoked. This process goes on all day long depending on how much the individual smokes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4oFQ3w3Znk

Does Vaping Affect the Heart, Lungs and Blood Pressure?

There is no change in blood pressure before or after vaping.

Vaping does not increase heart rate.

There is no change in lung function from vaping. In fact, many vapers report that they breathe better since quitting cigarettes and starting vaping.

Studies done since 2015 on the effects of vaping only make the headlines if they have something negative to say.

One prominent cardiac surgeon, Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Greece, has published several papers on how the effects of vaping are minimal compared to smoking cigarettes.

This segment from Vape Team Media highlights a study performed by Dr. Farsalinos and Dr. Giorgio Romagna in 2013 on the effects of vapor on myocardial (heart) cells. Please watch all the way through as they show the process of their evaluation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clGmu7jeSuY

Dr. Riccardo Polosa, researcher and director of the Institute for Internal Medicine & Clinical Immunology at the University of Catania, Italy was interviewed for a segment on Regulatorwatch.com. He has performed studies on vapers who have never smoked (to eliminate errors in results from prior smoking habits) and very clearly states that his results indicated no harm to the heart or lungs from vaping. His interview can be seen here, please watch all the way to the end for his statements.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hcp6EEC4TM

While we cannot say that vaping is 100% safe, we can say that vaping produces fewer chemicals than traditional cigarettes and test results show no effect on the heart, lungs, and blood pressure, unlike smoking cigarettes.

Aside from exploding batteries, vaping has never been shown to be the cause of health problems or death. No one has ever died from vaping, but people die every day from conditions caused by smoking.

So the answer to the question, “Is vaping bad for you?” (is it bad for your lungs?) is no. There is no scientific evidence to show that it is harmful to the lungs.

The reports in the media generate fear to deter people away from vaping because smoking and tobacco generate revenue. If people quit smoking, then states lose money and government loses financial backing.

An interesting point made by Dr. Polosa in the interview above, is that if his study had shown any evidence of harm to the heart or lungs he would be famous. Why? Because negativity and scare tactics make headlines. If he would have found any negative evidence, the media would have been all over it like it is with everything vaping-related. But since he found nothing harmful in vaping, hardly anyone noticed. License to Vape provides you some of the best information and tips on vaping to help you make the switch from smoking to vaping.

Anti-vaping proponents profess concerned over what harm e-cigarettes could pose to the public in the future. What is more harmful to the public is all the negative and misleading information posted on the Internet about e-cigarettes every day. Let’s continue the fight to get the truth out there. Support vaping and the vaping community.

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ruthsulivan · 6 years ago

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New Report By Renowned Tobacco Control Expert Is Making Waves

Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos is well known in the vaping community as a champion for common sense evidence which supports e-cigarettes

The battle over the future of vaping is ongoing in many places, but it’s finally reaching a boiling point after years of debate. As such, both sides are digging in with their perspective and evidence, ready for a fight. Critics continue to claim, without real evidence, that e-cigarettes are specifically targeting teens and luring them into a life of smoking. Supporters of the vaping industry, on the other hand, are continuing to build their case for the harm reduction and smoking cessation value of vaporizers. Luckily, renowned tobacco control expert, Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos recently published a new report which once again improves the legitimacy of the vaping industry.

He’s become very well known over the last few years among the health and vaping communities, with a string of repeatable studies attempting to replicate misleading reports on the utility of e-cigarettes. As such, when a new paper claiming to prove vaping is extremely dangerous is published, the community looks to Dr. Farsalinos to indicate if they used a proper methodology or instead altered variables to skew their results. However, this new report instead took a look at how and why people choose to quit smoking, and how vaping impacts these choices.

The New Study

This latest report from Dr. Farsalinos was funded by the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Athens, Greece, as well as the National School of Public Health. Joining Dr. Farsalinos was a few researchers from other Universities, including Dr. Georgios Siakas of the University of Macedonia and Dr. Konstantinos Poulas of the University of Patras. The team wanted to examine any association between vaping and the amount of time needed to quit smoking. To do this, they gathered over 2500 participants who were either current or former smokers. After asking each person a series of detailed questions, they began to notice some significant patterns.

The first thing that jumps out to you about their results was that a full 40% of participants who quit smoking since 2014 either still do, or did vape while actively trying to stop smoking. Other findings included that 62% of vapers are former smokers, while about 36% dual use vaporizers and cigarettes. But bolstering claims vaping doesn’t attract non-smokers was that only 0.2% of current vapers had never been a smoker. Dr. Farsalinos even referenced reports which concluded smokers who pick up vaping are about 11 times more likely to quit smoking than those who don’t.

The Power Of E-Cigarettes

Helping these latest findings further is all the evidence we have which suggests vaping is a very valuable harm reduction and smoking cessation tool. Since Public Health England first reported back in 2015 that vaping is at least 95% safer than vaping, more and more research is published which also finds e-cigarettes are dramatically safer. Even as recently as last month we got reports vapor contains approximately 93% fewer toxicants than cigarette smoke. But if that doesn’t paint a strong enough picture for you, consider studies which found the excess lifetime cancer risk of a vaper is around 57,000 times lower than a demographically similar smoker.

On top of all that harm reduction value, we also have other reports which support e-cigarettes as a viable smoking cessation tool. In fact, a report published by the University of Louisville concluded not only is vaping an effective quit aid, but it’s actually more likely to foster success than anything else we have, including prescription drugs. Finally, we now know the so-called teenage vaping “epidemic” has been hugely overblown. A study of over 60,000 students found that only between 0.1% and 0.5% of non-smoking teens are ever picking up vaporizers habitually. Dr. Farsalinos’ latest findings fall right in this range, with only 0.2% of non-smokers currently vaping.

Implications

More research like this is precisely what we need to continue building the case for vaping. Public perception remains one of the most significant problems facing the industry, with polls finding only around 13% of adults understand the value. As such, we must continue to support and spread research like this to those in our lives who may be unaware. If more smokers knew how much better their lives could be with such a simple switch, we could rid the world of smoking in no time. Until then, it’s on us to spread this information to all the smokers, and non-smokers, in our lives. Until more of the general populations understands what’s at stake, it will remain incredibly hard for vaping to ever reach its full potential.

What do you think about Dr. Farsalinos’ latest study? Are you surprised how few people understand the value of vaping? How should we be working to spread this information to those around us? Let us know what you think in the comments, and don’t forget to check back here or join our Facebook and Twitter communities for more news and articles.

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kymozment · 6 years ago

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Is Vaping Bad for You?

If you are thinking about switching to vaping as a way of quitting cigarettes, you are probably wondering about the safety of using a vapor device due to some negative posts on media sites.

How Does Smoking Affect the Heart, Lungs, and Blood Pressure?

Note: Blood pressure and heart rate are back to normal levels within 2 hours of the last cigarette smoked. This process goes on all day long depending on how much the individual smokes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4oFQ3w3Znk

Does Vaping Affect the Heart, Lungs and Blood Pressure?

There is no change in blood pressure before or after vaping.

Vaping does not increase heart rate.

There is no change in lung function from vaping. In fact, many vapers report that they breathe better since quitting cigarettes and starting vaping.

Studies done since 2015 on the effects of vaping only make the headlines if they have something negative to say.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clGmu7jeSuY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hcp6EEC4TM

Aside from exploding batteries, vaping has never been shown to be the cause of health problems or death. No one has ever died from vaping, but people die every day from conditions caused by smoking.

So the answer to the question, “Is vaping bad for you?” (is it bad for your lungs?) is no. There is no scientific evidence to show that it is harmful to the lungs.

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artistsinspireartists · 7 years ago

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Teodosio Sectio’s recycled hearts

My name is Teodosio Sectio Aurea and I am a professional shadow artist. I would like to inform you about my new personal exhibition that will take place within the next month at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center. The human heart is the main theme of this unique event, during which sculptures of geometric and mechanical hearts will be presented. Since all exhibits are constructed exclusively out…

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justecigandvape · 8 years ago

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Study Reveals that Electronic Cigarette Doesn’t Impair Cardiac Function

Electronic cigarettes were invented in China in 2003, and since then they are sold all over the world and have been used by millions of people around the world.

This kind of cigarettes has the advantage of not having thousands of other chemicals as the traditional cigarettes. So, smokers all over the world are replacing the normal cigarettes for electronic cigarettes.

Smoking normal cigarettes is the most preventable risk factor for heart and lung diseases, and is expected to cause 1 billion deaths during the 21st century. Wouldn’t be great if this kind of numbers could diminish? According to a 2012 Greek study, in contrast to these normal cigarettes, the electronic cigarettes have no adverse effects on cardiac function. So, it is possible to reduce the number of this deaths. Konstantinos Farsalinos, a doctor that is one of the researchers at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Athens, reveals that although electronic cigarettes aren’t a totally healthy habit and its long-term effects need to be studied, they are a safer alternative to conventional cigarettes. He also said, at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology in Munich, that “Given the extreme risks associated with smoking cigarettes, the data currently available suggests that electronic cigarettes are much less harmful, and replacing tobacco with electronic cigarettes can be beneficial to health.”.

40% of deaths in smokers are due to coronary artery disease. Since heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in smokers, this Greek research team decided to perform the first clinical study of the acute effects of electronic cigarettes on cardiac function. They also have decided to compare their results with the acute effects of normal cigarettes on cardiac function since electronic cigarettes are considered to be an alternative healthier habit. Therefore, in this Greek study, was observed the cardiac function of 20 young smokers, before and after smoking normal tobacco. The cardiac function of 22 electronic cigarettes was observed too, to compare the data between the 2 differences. This cardiac function was examined using cardiac ultrasound (echocardiography) and hemodynamic measurements (blood pressure and heart rate). And the results were that those who used exclusively the electronic cigarettes only had a slight increase in blood pressure while the tobacco smokers had a significant cardiac dysfunction.

According to Reuters, this was the first clinical study designed worldwide, focused on the cardiac effects of electronic cigarettes. Another Greek study, presented earlier, also concluded that electronic cigarettes have little impact on lung function.

This study just proves what the general population already thinks about the electronic cigarettes: electronic cigarettes are a much healthier option than normal tobacco. But is great to have scientific proves that confirm this fact, instead of being based in common sense.

So, if your family has a medical history of cardiac diseases and you smoke normal tobacco, you should really considerer changing to electronic cigarettes. But even if your family doesn’t have this kind of medical history electronic cigarettes are a better option that should be considered.

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ruthsulivan · 7 years ago

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Dr. Farsalinos Once Again Rebukes Poor Research Design Of An Anti-Vaping Study

The renowned tobacco control expert recently called a study connecting vaping with COPD pure “science fiction”

One of the biggest fights for vaping, on its long journey for public acceptance, has been fighting against misinformation. Whether it’s from lobbyists or the media, the general public has been fed masses of misinformation about these harm reduction products. Rumors and conspiracy theories have abounded from e-liquids being laced with formaldehyde and antifreeze, to false statistics about vaping increasing risk of COPD and a condition called wet lung. The claims are outrageous and have no scientific evidence behind them.

The damage each of these rumors does to the reputation of vaping is very detrimental, and in turn is damaging to vaping as a smoking cessation and harm reduction tool. Dr. Konstantinos Farsalinos, of the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center in Greece, is well versed in this topic, having done almost a decade of research on the true effects of vaping and e-cigarettes. He is once again standing up against false claims, hoping to slow the spread of misinformation that could do further damage to vaping’s reputation.

The ATS Study

The study that Farsalinos is speaking out against was published on the American Thoracic Society’s website. The report, entitled E-Cigarette Use Is Associated with Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis and COPD, aimed to connect COPD with vaping. The researchers worked with the analyzed medical history of 17 participants, including how they came to be diagnosed with COPD and when they became e-cigarette users. As the title suggests, the researchers heavily implied the use of e-cigarettes was the cause or at the very least a significant contributor to the diagnosis of the patients.

That’s where Dr. Farsalinos’ came in. He’s gained a respected reputation in the vaping community over the last ten years by conducting replication studies on potentially misleading research. His results, along with many other notable and peer-reviewed scientists, is that vaping is substantially safer than smoking. In fact, a now famous study by the UK’s Public Health England concluded that vaping is at least 95% safer than smoking.

Farsalinos’ Objections

One of the most significant examples of misleading research from this study brought forward by Farsalinos was that of a 64-year-old retired naval mechanic. According to the researchers, he smoked between three and four packs of cigarettes every day from the time he was 16 years old. To be clear, that is between 60 and 80 cigarettes a day, every day, for almost 50 years.

In 2001 this gentleman was diagnosed with COPD but he did not quit smoking. In 2011 he was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. He continued to smoke during the cancer treatments, though he did cut back to 3 cigarettes a day. However, once the treatments were over, he returned to his three packs a day habit. In 2013, 12 years after the COPD diagnosis and two years after cancer, he attempted to switch to a 2nd generation e-cigarette but found no success with it. The patient’s health continued to decline, and he was put on oxygen therapy. It was at this time that the gentleman found success quitting smoking by switching to a 3rd generation e-cigarette. From that point on the patient’s health improved a great deal.

“The above,” said Dr. Farsalinos, “is a real case of a smoker who developed serious medical conditions BEFORE he initiated e-cigarette use” Somehow the authors of this study still implied throughout the article there is a link between the illnesses and the use of e-cigarettes. “People who smoke and develop smoking-related disease at some point become desperate and try e-cigarettes as an aid to quit smoking.” says Farsalinos, but this does not constitute “proof of a ‘link’ between e-cigarettes and disease.”

Farsalinos points to one sentence, buried in the study, which appears to roll back the original claims: “Due to the fact that the data is cross-sectional, it is unknown whether E-cigs could contribute to COPD development, or if people who have COPD are more likely to use E-cigs (possibly as a harm reduction method).” This sentence appears to contradict much of the ATS study’s findings. The statistics clearly show that the switch to vaping and e-cigarettes helps with several severe symptoms related to COPD. But rather than share this information, which is supported by a plethora of other studies, these particular authors chose to bury it.

Implications

Improved public perception of vaping and e-cigarettes is crucial, especially when so many countries are currently working out how to treat these products legally. Dr. Farsalinos is an excellent ally in that fight, bringing to light the biased nature of many anti-vaping studies. Shining the light on biased and unsupported information will ultimately help vaping become more accepted as a harm reduction and cessation tool. After all, research shows that not only is vaping at least 95% safer than smoking, but it’s actually the best smoking cessation tool we currently have at our disposal, even beating out prescription drugs. So if we as a society truly value the end of the smoking epidemic, we need to be supporting vaping, not using poor research design to make it look dangerous.

Is Dr. Farsalinos doing good work by calling into question poorly constructed research? Why do you think some are trying to hurt the image of vaping? How can we support vaping as a harm reduction and smoking cessation tool? Let us know what you think in the comments, and don’t forget to check back here or join our Facebook and Twitter communities for more news and articles.

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