How does using other tobacco products, such as vapes, and e-cigs affect your health?
The epidemic of e-cigarettes and vaping associated lung injury sharply has increased.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that aerosolized nicotine, flavorants, chemicals, and other harmful particles of
e-cigarettes could potentially affect a person’s lungs and lead to lung damage.
VAPING MYTHS
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MYTH: E-Cigarettes are safe.
FACT: E-cigarettes are SAFER than cigarettes but that doesn’t mean that they are safe or harmless. It can still contain harmful chemicals that can cause adverse health effects.
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MYTH: Vaping helps people quit smoking.
FACT: E-cigarettes are not currently approved by the FDA as a cessation smoking aid. Although, e-cigarettes may help adults who smoke if used as a complete substitute for all cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products. Dual use is not an effective way to reduce adverse health effects.
CHEMICALS FOUND IN E-CIGARETTES
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Nicotine
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Carcinogens
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Benzene
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Propylene glycol
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Volatile organic chemicals
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Flavoring such as diacetyl, a chemical linked to serious lung disease
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Heavy metals such as nickel, tin, and lead
Health benefits after
quitting include
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20 minutes = Your heart rate drops to a normal level.
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12 to 24 hours = Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal and risk of heart of attach is significantly reduced.
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1 to 9 months = Your coughing and shortness of breath decreases.
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1 year = Your risk of heart disease is reduced by half of a smoker.
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10 years = Your risk of dying from lung cancer is reduced by half of that a smoker.
What can you do to
let go of tobacco?
Take control of your health and don’t let Big Tobacco Companies take control of you.
Cessation Resources: Quit Centers and Quitline and Mom’s Quit Connection.
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