What is electronic cigarette? Everyone has heard about the electronic cigarette but it is also possible that not everyone has the same information on this innovative product . This is the double of the cigarette tobacco except that this new cigarette is not made with tobacco, it is electronic. The first electronic cigarette or e-cigarette has been developed by a Chinese pharmacist Hon Lik name in 2003. The main mode of the electronic cigarette is based on electronic spray hot without burning through a vaporization technology miniaturized . So an e -cigarette contains a microprocessor. The use of e-cigarette provides a certain amount of nicotine while allowing its user the opportunity to enjoy the sensations comparable to those produced by the act of smoking a real cigarette.
An e- cigarette can be recognized by its tubular shape , exactly like traditional cigarettes. But this new cigarette technology exists in several models , some of which are slightly longer than conventional cigarettes. In the electronic cigarette , the filter is substituted by a mouthpiece attached to a cartridge . This cartridge is used as a storage reservoir for the special fluid that can also have a very close tobacco nostalgic aroma. An empty cartridge can be replaced or recharged . When the user of the electronic cigarette draws on the device via the mouthpiece , an atomizer starts up and vaporizes the liquid in the cartridge. It is this vapor that then replaces the smoke real cigarettes. To keep the sensation of heat with real smoke , the vapor produced by the e-cigarette is maintained at a temperature of about 55 °.
Although the electronic cigarette has only been ten years , the level of use has recently increased exponentially. The Eurobarometer May 2012 for example, found that 6% of the French , that is to say, about 3 million people reported having tried the product . The product is widely publicized and the number of shops that have recently opened also doubled in the past two years.
However, using this cigarette vapor is also controversial because according to some health professionals , it is not yet enough evidence to declare that this product is really 100% sure . Yet many studies have already been carried out and brought some answers regarding the safety or efficacy of this product for smokers.
Very recently, another study in the Czech Republic has revealed another positive aspect of the electronic cigarette: electronic cigarette is effective in reducing tobacco consumption .
The research results revealed that 60% of smokers could reduce their tobacco consumption through the use of electronic cigarette.
Still according to estimates, the level of popularity of the e-cigarette is 7 times higher in Europe and this figure is not around to stop increasing despite all the issues around the product , particularly in terms health and on marketing. The Eurobarometer estimates the number of people who have tested the electronic cigarette in Europe 23 million. In the United States , this product is also fury , especially among young people. According to U.S. authorities, the number of adolescents who used the electronic cigarette has doubled from 2012 to 2013 .
This situation considered by many to be alarming pushed the medical journal Chest to publish in its edition of November 2013 the results of a research play in favor of the electronic cigarette . This study talks about real experiences that have found that smokers can achieve permanently or temporarily abandon tobacco if they pass the new cigarette without tobacco.
Note that in the Czech Republic , electronic cigarettes are available in tobacconists , specialist stores and of course on the web. The study in question was conducted by Peter Hajek, of the UK Centre for Tobacco and alcohol at Queen Mary University of London . Peter Hajek conducted polling 1738 people about their use of tobacco and electronic cigarettes. It was buyers who came out of a tobacconist for shopping or those who smoked in the street that were selected as study participants .
The lead author of the study later found that candidates who say they have already tested the e-cigarette are generally younger than those who have never done . Those smokers who have never tested the new product have an average age of 31 . In contrast, those who reported already connoisseurs and even fans of the electronic cigarette are generally older than those who just tested. Peter Hajek also found that the majority of users of the electronic cigarette are men.
The first question was to know why the candidates chose the electronic cigarette. 39.5 % of the sample responded that it is an attempt to reduce their tobacco consumption. 28.3% say they use the electronic cigarette in order to " vapoter " in some places where they can not smoke . Those who are motivated by the desire to stop smoking definitively constitute 27 % of the panel . It is on this last point that the scientists point out that 60 % of regular vapoteurs are able to reduce their tobacco consumption. This decrease is estimated at around 10 cigarettes a day less .
In addition, the scientists also found that there was almost 20 % of candidates who have become regular users of the electronic cigarette , which is according to Professor Peter Hajek a "remarkably high" adoption rate . "This finding shows that most regular vapoteurs have used several times a day every month. And e- cigarettes are not just a fad that could disappear. The product is obviously becoming a real alternative to conventional cigarettes , "say the researchers.
These researchers firmly believe that vapoter an e -cigarette is still less dangerous than smoking. Dr. Gérard Mathern , General Secretary of the French Society Tabacologie , recalls that " conventional cigarette creates carbon monoxide , produced by burning tobacco gas. It has asphyxiating and polluting properties and reduced oxygenation of body tissues. He is responsible for cardiovascular disease in smokers. "...
