JIDAM
"An Official Journal of IDA - Madras
Branch" ©2019.
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INTRODUCTION: The many hazards of nicotine smoking is well understood. To counter this habit, the electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes were introduced. These e-cigarettes come with their own bag of hazards. Despite it being marketed as a ‘harm-reduction’ alternative to smoking-label, it is viewed by many as a ‘poor substitute’ for conventional smoking. Recent reports lay great emphasis on the increasing popularity of vaping especially amongst adolescents and teenagers worldwide. In order to face this new challenge, healthcare professionals and dentists alike will need to become familiar with the available scientific literature concerning e-cigarettes and vaping. To add credence to the aforementioned facts, an online survey was conducted to assess the various perspectives of this current behavioral fad.
AIM: To characterize e-cigarette usage and to summarize its effects on the users.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: An online questionnaire survey was conducted among initial vapers, previous smokers and dual users.
RESULTS: Use of electronic cigarettes worldwide is seen to be on the rise. This article highlights the use of e-cigarettes by smokers to quit combustible cigarettes and an attempt to study the hazards of vaping.
e-cigarette, vaping, smoking hazards.
JIDAM/Volume:6/Issue:2/Pages 88 - 94/July-September 2019