If something could speak in favor of the electronic cigarette, their ability to act as a cessation aid for smokers. The electronic version of the traditional cigarette battery operated nicotine evaporation containing liquids. This eliminates the harmful components of tobacco. Nevertheless, the possibility of "healthier" smoking thus may reduce the content of nicotine or non-nicotine inhaler use even probably more wish than reality. Dennis Nowak, Institute of Occupational Health, Social and Environmental Medicine, University of Munich can lead to a review article only two studies that examine this issue in the context of the scientific halfway acceptable criteria. Your sobering conclusion: Electronic cigarette helps with weaning at best as good as the nicotine patch - and weaning using nicotine patches are known to be less effective
Munich doctors see when it comes to the risks of a cigarette is catching option, especially for its potential as a gateway drug for young people. Potential drug and in the case of evaporation of pure nicotine presumably lower than that of a conventional cigarette. They still call, they say, is not addictive "kick" out of the ordinary cigarette. But they warn the same time, it is to be feared "that the cigarette industry will intervene here manipulative." It is to be feared, in fact, as the authors also mention that the manufacturers have been added to the electronic cigarette. Yet evidence of some explosive, considering the form of proven supplements. Thus, he noted that the electronic cigarette substances such as potency tadalafil or appetite suppressant Rimonabant were included. Not only that, these agents pose a health risk makes suspicious. Chemically very complex proof of rimonabant was the publication of 2010. While the agent has long been removed from the market because it doubled the risk of developing mental disorders such as depression, anxiety and aggression and is associated with an increased risk of suicide was.
Because of this "impurity" It is hoped that the contents of the e-cigarette liquids are thoroughly investigated. The recent decision by the European Parliament in February this year, is not a real calming against this background. E-cigarette, in fact,e cigarette wholesale not - as one of the proposals was - as a drug, but as a tobacco product is classified. It should be considered only as a medicament, when used as an adjunct weaning. That is - given the lack of evidence fully for such theories - probably would not do anyway, any manufacturer. So, anyone who wants to sell electronic cigarettes as tobacco products and avoid his product as a careful study of the regulatory authorities. Although the ingredients must be declared - but there are no legal standards for the "purity and concentration of ingredients." Then and on erroneous declarations makes German Cancer Research Center in the brochure carefully
