Long Term Effect of Nicotine Inhalation

J Mysterio

Nothing? Awesome. Vape vape vape.

Tobacco smoking has been reported to be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, particularly of the lungs. In spite of extensive research on the health effects of tobacco smoking, the substances in tobacco smoke exerting these negative health effects are not completely known. Nicotine is the substance giving the subjective pleasure of smoking as well as inducing addiction. For the first time we report the effect on the rat of long-term (two years) inhalation of nicotine. The rats breathed in a chamber with nicotine at a concentration giving twice the plasma concentration found in heavy smokers. Nicotine was given for 20 h a day, five days a week during a two-year period. We could not find any increase in mortality, in atherosclerosis or frequency of tumors in these rats compared with controls. Particularly, there was no microscopic or macroscopic lung tumors nor any increase in pulmonary neuroendocrine cells. Throughout the study, however, the body weight of the nicotine exposed rats was reduced as compared with controls. In conclusion, our study does not indicate any harmful effect of nicotine when given in its pure form by inhalation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/8614291/

Celly Smunt

I'm not worried about the nicotine but sometimes I do get a little worried about the inhalation off the materials,kanthal,silica,mesh etc.

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After nearly 30 years of heavy smoking I'm beyond worrying that there ''might'' be something bad in vaping

J Mysterio

Celly Smunt wrote: »

I'm not worried about the nicotine but sometimes I do get a little worried about the inhalation off the materials,kanthal,silica,mesh etc.

I've only been using celucotton. I wouldnt touch mesh and not sure about silica. Cant see a problem with kanthal.

I think if theres anything to be worried about its the flavourings - but they can be controlled in DIY.