Long-Term Health Effects of Vaping: What You Should Know?

While smoking was one of the common conventional ways, vaping recently drew huge popularity. Still, it doesn’t come without potential long-term health effects. Vaping is very often portrayed as a less hazardous alternative compared to traditional combustible cigarettes, but in fact, the risks linked to long-term exposure are largely to be unraveled.

Respiratory Health Effects

Respiratory health related to vaping is among the big points of concern.

E-cigarettes deliver a dose of nicotine along with other chemicals through the aerosol that vaporizes and is drawn into the lungs directly. In fact, many studies have reported that inflammation and discomfort caused by this vaporized aerosol would become contributory in the long run for chronic respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and asthma. Several studies have documented that long-term vaping probably increases the likelihood of serious lung diseases, although as yet the evidence has not been established.

Cardiovascular Risks

Other health risks regarding e cigs entail cardiovascular problems. Nicotine, one of the highly addictive e-cig substances, is a stimulant-when taken, it increases heart rate and raises blood pressure. These nicotine effects increase the risk for heart disease and stroke over time. Other studies reported that vaping actually destroys blood vessels and causes them to not correctly function as another heightened risk for cardiovascular problems. These risks, however, would have to be further elaborated in more studies.

Habit and Dependence on Nicotine

Although one of the major goals associated with the use of vape products is to stop smoking, the product has also been found to cause the opposite effect in an individual through making them get hooked on nicotine. E-liquids have a great amount of nicotine, and the user may end up vaping nonstop. This very easily creates a pattern of addiction that is not easy to kick. Long-term use of nicotine has been associated with a number of health concerns including cognitive impairment and effects during pregnancy which will cause damage to the fetus. 

Unknown Long-term Effects 

In terms of making judgments about the long-term health effect with vaping, this has been one of the largest challenges. The long-term effects, however, unlike the case of heavy smoking conventionally, have been studied for decades. Actually, that is the reason such a large proportion of studies concerning the long-term effect are produced, with uncertainties as to how many years or decades it will show. It shows how important ongoing research is and raises concern for those using it. The fact is, however, while vaping may pose less potential risk than conventional smoking in the short run, such facts related to long-term health effects are yet to be understood. There should, therefore, be concern for potential risks to respiratory and cardiovascular health that the user may consider weighing their decision to vape.