It's the buzz of the week, new american study which further undermines the terrain of an unfortunately controversial risk reduction tool. Do we really have to worry about a risk due to passive vaping? Indeed, the steam that escapes from e-cigarettes would not be without consequences on the health of non-smokers who are nearby.
PASSIVE VAPING, A RISK FOR THE POPULATION?
Recently, it was passive vaping that interested American researchers, whose work was published in the medical journal Thorax. And the harmfulness of passive vaping would be real, according to the authors.
It is by analyzing the effect of repeated exposure to vapors from electronic cigarettes on 2.000 participants that the authors of this study were able to establish a link between passive vaping and the development of respiratory disorders in young adults.
A prevalence of cases of bronchial symptoms and shortness of breath has been observed in people who are regularly passively exposed to the vapor of electronic cigarettes, which contain nicotine in particular.
« Secondary exposure to nicotine through vaping is associated with an increased risk of bronchial symptoms and shortness of breath in young adults.", find Talat Islam, Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina (USA), and his team.
« If there is a causal link, reducing exposure to e-cigarettes in the home would reduce the burden of respiratory symptoms and provide a compelling case for regulating e-cigarette use in public places.« , They conclude.
