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Published on: October 22, 2020
Beliefs and reality of e-cigarette smoking
Sasmith Menakuru1,2, Mir Inzamam Ali3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Abstract:
In this global health case study, we describe a case of nicotine addiction due to chronic use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette) and discuss the beliefs on safety and awareness of their side effects. Many people believe that smoking an e-cigarette (vaping) does not have any side effects, especially among teenagers and young adults. Teenagers using an e-cigarette at a young age are twice as likely to try cigarettes later in their life because of nicotine dependency or other social factors. More recent studies have shown long-term systemic side effects of vaping regardless of traditional cigarette smoking history. This report was done for further assessing their risk and to clear out misconceptions of this large-scale condition.
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