The Dangers of Vaping
22625 Sean Liu, \(17^{th}\) Dec. 2019
Know Thine Enemy
What is vaping?
vaping
noun
the use of e-cigarettes or other devices that let you breathe in nicotine or other drugs as vapour rather than smoke
Source: Cambridge English Dictionary
How does it work?
The mechanics of vaping
Source: evolvevapors.com
Lithium ion battery as the
power source, charged through USB
Variable airflow to control length of drag (amount of air inhaled)
The coil vaporises the liquid stored in the tank, and the user inhales the vapour from the mouthpiece.
Vaping? Smoking?
The subtle differences - a rather optimistic outlook?
Here's another infographic
Basically:
- Vapours provide more control over the amount of nicotine than conventional cigarettes
- No combustion (burning) happens, and therefore does not produce harmful chemicals
- No tar (焦油) to mess up your body
So it's all good then?
Vaping is a great alternative to cigarettes?
In reality, it's just a lesser evil.
Nicotine.
Users experience a feeling of euphoria （欣快感）caused by increased amounts of dopamine （多巴胺）
Tolerance: With each use, the required amount of nicotine used increases
Highly addictive! Withdrawal symptoms include, but are not limited to:
- cravings （渴望想吃喝什麼）
- a sense of emptiness （空虛感）
- anxiety （焦慮）
- depression （憂鬱）
- moodiness （喜怒無常）
- irritability （容易被激怒）
- difficulty focusing or paying attention （專注力下降）
It is considered to be at least as hard as quitting heroin.
Tolerance + Addictiveness = Disaster!
Side effects
just going to list them
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an increased clotting tendency, leading to a risk of harmful blood clots
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enlargement of the aorta (主動脈)
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dizziness and lightheadedness
irregular and disturbed sleep -
pneumonia (?!)
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...
Basically, all sorts of horrible things might happen to you if you get involved with nicotine!
Source: medicalnewstoday
Even if you can control the dose, it's still addictive!
Defective batteries lead to surprises (boom) while smoking
You don't know what's inside the liquid! Could be anything...
Our brand-new formula! Dead babies mixed with nicotine!
Here's a quick rundown:
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Nicotine is the main factor in the dangers of vaping, causing all sorts of mayhem within the body
- Highly addictive and has a tolerance mechanism
- Damages the circulatory （循環系統）, respiratory （呼吸系統）, gastronomical （消化系統）and nervous （神經系統）systems all at once!
- Exact contents of vape liquid unknown
- The vapes themselves are known to explode!
Or, if that wasn't quick enough
Don't vape!
That's all!
Thank you for listening
I took too much time, didn't I lol
The Dangers of Vaping
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