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E-cigarettes are battery-operated vapour inhalers with cartridges filled with nicotine and aroma, which are intended to largely replace a \"real\" cigarette without disturbing other people with smoke. How does an e-cigarette work and is it healthier than a conventional cigarette?<\/p>\n
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Electronic cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. They are designed to imitate the function of traditional cigarettes. Inside the e-cigarette there is usually a battery that heats the sensor and nicotine container so that the nicotine can be inhaled into the lungs as vapour. According to the manufacturers, what is exhaled by the smoker of an e-cigarette contains neither smoke nor tobacco, but gives the smoker the same satisfaction as a conventional cigarette.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Electronic cigarettes are by no means healthy, as nicotine is still inhaled into the lungs. However, they are much less unhealthy than traditional cigarettes because the nicotine is absorbed in the form of water vapour instead of smoke. There are currently still few studies, as e-cigarettes have only been on the market for a few years and have not yet been tested for their long-term effect on health.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, it seems certain that the chemicals contained in electronic cigarettes pose minimal health risks to smokers and other people. The main substances in e-cigarettes are glycerine and propylene glycol, of which one cigarette contains less than the limit considered dangerous.<\/p>\n
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Traditional cigarettes, on the other hand, contain several thousand chemicals, some of which are highly carcinogenic.<\/p>\n
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As the nicotine is heated by a battery and not by fire, smoking an electronic cigarette does not cause tar to enter the lungs, it does not release an odour that is noticeable to other people and it causes significantly less yellowing of teeth and fingertips. If you are in the immediate vicinity of an e-cigarette smoker, you don't need to worry about passive smoking.<\/p>\n
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However, it is important to mention that e-cigarettes are also addictive, as they contain nicotine just like their predecessors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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It is not yet clear whether e-cigarettes are as suitable for quitting smoking as nicotine patches, but many e-cigarette smokers report that they have been able to significantly reduce their nicotine intake.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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