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Electronic cigarettes increase the need for nicotine

Электронные сигареты увеличивают надобность в никотинеNew-fangled gadgets do not help to solve the human need in harmful substance.

Electronic cigarettes do not reduce consumption of cigarettes among teenagers, and increase consumption of nicotine.

To such conclusion the group of scientists from the American University of southern California on the basis of statistics of tobacco consumption and other-nicotine products among California teenagers.

Apparently, vaping (Smoking electronic cigarettes) are considered the less dangerous of the traditional burning of tobacco, and attracts those people who would not Smoking a regular cigarette.

The intake of nicotine from electronic cigarettes can also contribute to addiction and the subsequent transition to tobacco.

Cigarette Smoking among adolescents in California continues to decline, but now his pace has dropped significantly. In addition, the intake of nicotine markedly increased: in 2004, his circle is almost limited to 9% of smokers cigarette, now with vaping it is already a 13.7% (3.9% of adolescents smoke only regular cigarettes, 6% – only electronic, of 3.8% – both types of cigarettes).

But researchers note that the results of the study indicate the specific legal restrictions of the state of California, because they cannot be easily transferred to other regions and States.

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