A debate: Can we recommend electronic cigarettes to our patients? Opinion 1

A discussion about disadvantages of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has recently broken out. There are even opinions that they are as harmful as regular cigarettes. However, this has not been proved, and theoretical premises suggest that e-cigarettes should be definitely less harmful as while u...

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Published inAdvances in respiratory medicine Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 35 - 39
Main Author Zielonka, Tadeusz M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poland MDPI AG 01.01.2017
Subjects
Attitude to Health
Electronic cigarettes
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Nebulizers and Vaporizers - utilization
Nicotine - administration & dosage
Smoking Cessation - methods
Smoking Prevention - methods
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - prevention & control
passive smoking
tobacco
nicotine replacement therapy
electronic cigarette
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Summary:A discussion about disadvantages of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has recently broken out. There are even opinions that they are as harmful as regular cigarettes. However, this has not been proved, and theoretical premises suggest that e-cigarettes should be definitely less harmful as while using them, tobacco is not burned and harmful substances, in particular carcinogens are not produced. Certain premises assume that e-cigarettes may be used as a new form of nicotine replacement therapy, but this has not been confirmed yet. Therefore, further research into harmfulness and safety of the use of e-cigarettes is required. This paper presents solely reasons for the possibility of recommending e-cigarettes to people addicted to nicotine.
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ISSN:2543-6031
2451-4934
2543-6031
DOI:10.5603/ARM.2017.0007