E-cigarettes no better
January 7, 2016
ON THE back of Public Health
England’s decision to use
e-cigarettes as an aid to help
smokers kick the bad habit;
researchers are now saying that
personal vaporisers are “no better”
than traditional cigarettes.
According to research published
in the Journal of Oral Oncology,
vapour from two popular brands of
e-cigarettes may damage DNA or
even kill human cells.
Results from the study concluded
that cells treated with nicotine
vapour are more likely to be
damaged or die than those exposed
to the nicotine-free variety,
however the effects still occurred
only to a lesser extent.
Senior author Jessica Wang-
Rodriguez, a pathogist, says that
the process of cell damage can still
lead to cancer.
“Based on the evidence to date
I believe they are no better than
smoking regular cigarettes,” she
told Stuff.co.nz.
Electronic cigarettes for
therapeutic uses, such as quitting
aids, is currently legal in Australia,
however it must be registered
by the Therapeutics Goods
Administration to be sold lawfully.
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