How Effective Are Disposable Vape Pens For Smoking Cessation?

In recent years, Disposable vape pens have quietly emerged in our country, and even become a trend and fashion. According to the 2018 China Adult Tobacco Survey, the use rate of Disposable vape pens in my country has risen to 0.9%, and the number of users is about 10.35 million. In the city, people often pick up cigarette sticks to "puff the cloud"; in shopping malls, the sales of Disposable vape pens in stores are expanding rapidly; on the Internet, you can often see news and reviews about Disposable vape pens, and some celebrities also endorse Disposable vape pens product.

"China 2020 Smoking Harmful Health Report 2020" (hereinafter referred to as "2020") clearly pointed out that there is sufficient evidence that Disposable vape pens are unsafe and harmful to health. Since it is known to be harmful, why are so many people interested in Disposable vape pens? Disposable vape pens claiming to be able to help quit smoking, reduce harm or even harmless, what harm will it bring to people's body and mind, and how much harm? Do Disposable vape pens have a problem with secondhand smoke? Reporter conducted an interview.

There are many health risks under the fancy exterior

Although there are many varieties and shapes of Disposable vape pen products, most of them are composed of power supply, atomization part and control part. The smoke liquid in the atomizing component is heated and atomized to form smoke and inhalable aerosols, which make the user feel "smoking".

Different from traditional cigarettes, "flavored" is one of the important reasons for Disposable vape pens to attract people's attention, trial and long-term use. Similar to Guo Lanbo, Han Donglin, who lives in Haidian District, Beijing, is also an Disposable vape pen smoker. He has used several brands of products, and the peach and watermelon flavors are his favorites.

I admit that vaping is a curious ingredient, for example, I try all the flavors of cigarettes before deciding whether or not to smoke one or a few more often. Dai Wenkai, a post-80s generation from the district, mentioned the mint flavor in particular, "I must buy mint, and take two sips when writing or driving, it feels very cool."

Scientists have found that the generation of free radicals after heating Disposable vape pens is related to the concentration of flavoring agents, and as the concentration of flavoring agents increases, the amount of free radicals released from Disposable vape pens increases. Unreasonable use of flavoring agents will increase the harm of Disposable vape pen users to Disposable vape pens.