Question 1

what are the differences between electronic cigarettes and smokeless cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Vapor vs Smoke: Electronic Cigarettes ARE Smokeless.   They create vapor from liquid on heated coils NOT smoke from incomplete combustion.   You can control and minimize the number of toxic substances in vapor but NOT in smoke.  Cigarette smoke has 4000+ compounds.  Vapor from ecigarettes or APVs using flavorless nicotine liquid has only 2 compounds -- vegetable glycerin and nicotine.

Question 2

are vapour/smokeless cigarettes bad for you?  why can't you use them on airplanes or other public areas if it is just vapour?

Accepted Answer

Potential harm: smokeless or e-cigarettes are not totally harmless to the user and their potential harm to those near you is being studied for final determination and specific recommendations by public heKth authorities. Until then, exercising caution in public spaces is the best option.

Question 3

can any doc tell me what's the difference between electronic cigarettes and smokeless cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Theyre all smokeless: because the "smoke" that comes out of these devices is really water vapor, although they have some left over stuff from what you are breathing in, they are not the same as the "side stream" smoke  and exhaled smoke from combusted tobacco. If they are nicotine free, they are less dangerous, but we still don't know what the propylene glycol, flavorings, additives etc. etc. do long-term to health.

Question 4

is smokeless tobacco any worse for your health than cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Tobacco is tobacco: There is no safe, healthy form of tobacco.

Question 5

smokeless tobacco has the same risks as cigarettes for sids?

Accepted Answer

Smokeless tobac&SIDS: Yes that is true.

Question 6

hi docs, can you tell me if smokeless tobacco are safer then pipes, cigerettes and cigars ?

Accepted Answer

To some extent: in that they are not breathed into the lungs and thus are not a cause of lung cancer, or several of the other cancers where systemic effects of smoked tobacco occur.  They are also not associated with chronic bronchitis or emphysema. However, they ARE highly associated with nicotine dependency, mouth and throat cancer, gum disease and dental problems.

Question 7

how safe are e cigarettes ?

Accepted Answer

We do not know: E cigarettes are not regulated by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). They have not been studied carefully so we do not really know how safe they are. I do not recommend that my patients use them. If they are already using them I recommend that they use them only briefly to try and get off regular cigarettes.

Question 8

do cigarettes cause a buzz?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Nicotine in tobacco smoke is a stimulant.

Question 9

r e cigarettes good for you?

Accepted Answer

Good for you, NO: They may be just somewhat "less bad" than traditional cigarettes. They still flood your body with numerous harmful chemicals. Where they may have some advantage is  by lowering the exposure of those around you to hazardous second hand smoke.

Question 10

are e cigarettes bad for you?

Accepted Answer

Addiction persists: They are likely not as bad as inhaling burned processed tobacco. However, there are no large clinical trials on which to judge pros ; cons. It would be nearly impossible (; very expensive) to perform double-blind trials of long enough duration to develop any data to reasonably answer such a question. Doctors, like most people, answer based on some knowledge, experience ; beliefs, not certainty.

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