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Smoking and Vaping

Smoking

Smoking is the process of smoking and inhaling tobacco smoke, which is full of carcinogens and nicotine. Smoking is highly addictive and affects many Americans. Smoking is also linked to heart problems. Click here for more heart health information. 

How Can I Quit Smoking

 

Smoking is a major preventable risk factor for heart disease. It affects not only the smokers themselves, but also non-smokers who get exposed to the second-hand smoke.

It’s never too late to quit, no matter how long you have smoked, when you quit your risk of heart disease drastically decreases. One year of not smoking drops your risk by 50% and by fifteen years your risk drops to as if you had never smoked.

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What Happens After I Stop Smoking:

  • Sense of smell and taste returns

  • Smoker’s cough will go away

  • Digestive system balances out

  • Be able to breathe easier

  • Increase your chances of living longer and healthier

Vaping

What is vaping?

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Vaping refers to the act of inhaling and exhaling the aerosol, or vapor, created by a vaping device. A vaping device includes a mouthpiece, a battery, a heating component, and a cartridge that contains the e-liquid is a combination of nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals.

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Risks:

  • The heat from vape devices can irritate the throat and oral cavity

  • Vapes have been known to explode in the faces of users, causing loss of teeth, burns, other serious injuries such as death

  • There were 195 e-cigarette fire and explosion incidents in the United States alone between 2009 and 2016

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Many people started to vape thinking it was a safe alternative to smoking, but in reality vaping is just as harmful and dangerous.

 

What’s REALLY in That Pod?​

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  • Diacetyl (linked to lung disease)

  • Heavy Metals (nickel, tin, and lead)

  • Propylene Glycol (used to make antifreeze)

  • Nicotine (lethal poison to the body)

  • Glycerol (used as a food preservative)

  • Benzoic Acid (used as a food preservative)

  • Natural Oils

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Nicotine:

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  • prevents the body from producing saliva, which causes dry mouth and leads to tooth decay

  • reduces blood flow and deprives the gums of oxygen, causing gum recession which is the pulling away of the gingiva (gums) from the tooth

  • “fires up” muscles, causing grinding of teeth which leads to tooth damage

  • slows down the process of healing, including the healing of cold or canker sores, cuts in the mouth, and post-surgical wounds

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There are many types of vaping devices, with Juuls being the most common among teenagers and young adults. Juul pods:

    • Have chemicals that have had minimal research and have mostly unknown effects on the body

    • include an abnormally high amount of benzoic acid, a chemical known to cause sore throat, coughing, abdominal pain, nausea, canker sores, and vomiting

      • Juul pods contain over 22 times more benzoic acid than other e-cigarettes in order to increase the potency of nicotine salts and increase the rate of addiction

    • contain as much nicotine as a pack of cigarettes in a single pod

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Vaping has many health risks;

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  • Harms the adolescent brain that controls attention, learning, mood and impulse control

  • Impact on metabolism

  • Increased cancer risk

  • Respiratory problems such as popcorn lung and asthma attacks

  • Liver toxicity

  • High blood pressure

  • Increased heart rate

  • Heart disease   

Always see a Doctor for a professional diagnosis and treatment for all your health issues.  

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