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We have some great Forums coming for this month and beyond so I hope you will check our events!  Today's forum is about E cigarettes! E cigarettes are largely believed to be safer than traditional cigarettes. Is this in fact TRUE? One of my patients asked me this very question, and when I said I couldn't answer him intelligently, I decided to research this and to post in as a forum.  What I learned is quite interesting!

Firstly,  E cigarettes are recommended as "safer" cigarettes but in the context of temporary use as a smoking cessation tool not a subsitute. There may be some merit to this as studies show about 20% of users do quit smoking.

Recently though, the California Department of Public Health has deemed E cigarettes a public health hazard.

Here's why:

Studies have shown that formaldehyde a known carcinogen is present in E cigs.

A very recent study has shown that even one brief exposure to E cigs primary ingredient propylene glycol causes immediate airway changes similar to asthma in users.  It is unknown if these changes are progressive and permanent.

Another new study has demonstrated that e cigarettes raise inflammation in the body...never a good thing.

E cigs are unregulated by the FDA there are currently 500 brands and no one knows the content of them. There is also great variation in nicotine content.

Since no long term studies exist and lung tissue is unforgiving I would pass on E cigarettes.  For permanent smoking cessation try acupuncture instead.

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