Vapes among young people: health risks and hidden dangers!

Vapes among young people: health risks and hidden dangers!

The increasing use of vapes, also known as e-cigarettes, among young people in Austria ensures an alarm mood. Especially at schools, such as at the Münichholz middle school in Steyr, it is increasingly reported that pupils are caught smoking in classes and toilets. Günter Briedl, the director of the school, realizes that it is difficult to recognize whether the young people have such devices with them, since they are often inconspicuous and hardly give any smell. The worrying thing about it is the rapid risk of addiction, which is based on nicotine, which Rainer Schmidbauer from the Institute for Addiction Prevention per mente emphasizes and explains: "As a psychoactive substance, nicotine is anything but harmless." In addition, users of vapes inhale significantly more nicotine than with conventional cigarettes.

Health risks in research

A shocking study from Great Britain underpins the concerns of the experts about the health risks of steam. According to Maxime Boidin from the Manchester Metropolitan University, long-term users could be exposed to e-cigarettes similar to conventional smokers. Among other things, possible damage to arteries and an increased risk of dementia were found. "Many will be horrified when they experience the truth," Boidin explained in an interview with the Manchester Evening News .

An important aspect that Schmidbauer emphasizes is continuous consumption in vapen. While a cigarette break usually leads to an interruption when smoking, steamer usually takes up constant vapors, which increases physical stress. Even if the combustion substances arising during vaping are considered less harmful than classic smoking, the search expert warns that they are still potentially harmful to health. In summary, it can be said that, regardless of the type of consumption, smoking is harmful in any form - and the best procedure is always completely waived.