Sunday 04/May/2025 – 10:53 PM
The Ministry of Health and Population revealed the damage of electronic cigarettes, through the official page on Facebook, there are some who promote that electronic cigarettes are a safe alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the Ministry of Health warned of the danger of these products, stressing that it constitutes a direct threat to human health, especially the respiratory system, heart and blood vessels, may lead to chronic diseases and carcinogenic diseases.
Electronic cigarette damage
On the damages of electronic cigarettes, the Ministry of Health and Population said that electronic cigarettes contain a high percentage of nicotine, as well as toxic chemicals that negatively affect the respiratory and digestive systems, noting that the number of smokers globally is significantly increasing, as it increased from 870 million smokers in 1990 to 1.3 billion smokers at the present time, calling on citizens to quit smoking in all its forms.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman of the Ministry, explained that the damage of tobacco is not limited to individuals only, but also extends to environmental and economics, noting that the manufacture and consumption of tobacco resulted in severe environmental damage, as well as a high treatment cost that states bear due to smoking diseases.
What are the risks of electronic cigarettes?
On what are the dangers of electronic cigarettes?, For his part, Professor John Breton, an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom, stressed that the safety of electronic cigarettes is a “unrealistic claim”, pointing out that it may lead in the future to serious diseases such as lung cancer and chronic bronchitis.
Bretton pointed out that the risks may be less than traditional cigarettes, but this does not mean their absence, especially for non -smokers who start using electronic cigarettes out of experience or curiosity.
The risks of using adolescents electronic cigarettes
On The risks of using adolescents electronic cigarettesAccording to a study conducted by “Universte College London”, there are about 74,000 young men between the ages of 16 and 17 who use electronic cigarettes in England only, while estimates indicate the increasing popularity of “single -use cigarettes” among young people who are 18 years old.
While Professor Linda Bold, Professor of Public Health at Edinburgh University, confirmed that electronic cigarettes are not suitable for teenagers and youth, and that it is necessary to put strict barriers that prevent these products from reaching them.
David Thikit, a professor of respiratory medicine at the University of Birmingham, has raised major concerns about the lungs being exposed to intense doses of nicotine through electronic smoking, pointing out that the toxic effects on the immune cells in the lungs are similar to those that occur among traditional smokers.
He explained that the nicotine gum and stickers used in smoking quit programs do not constitute the same level of danger, because the method of absorption is completely different, stressing that electronic cigarettes may be more harmful due to the nature of inhalation of chemicals directly to the lungs.
