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A 48-year-old male asked:
Electronic cigarettes is bad as tobacco? is same risk?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Paul Grinanswered
Pain Management 37 years experience
No difference: Overall, there is no real difference. E-Cigarettes deliver the nicotine to the user in a very similar fashion as a regular cigarette (hand and mouth movement). It is not an easy addiction to deal with, ask your PCP about Zyban (bupropion) prescription for smoking cessation. Good luck and good thinking.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Risks: E cigarettes don't produce tar or carbon monoxide so that is a relative positive vice tobacco. E- cigarettes may contain nicotine, volatile organic compounds, heavy metals (like lead, tin & nickel), ultrafine particles (which may be drawn deep into lungs, diacetyl & Nicotine which is addictive. REF: https://e-cigarettes.surgeongeneral.gov/
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Last updated Aug 26, 2019
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