Solutions to the use of E-Cigarettes
Introduction
Vaping devices similarly referred to as e-vaporizers, e-cigarettes otherwise delivery systems of electronic nicotine are often operated with the use of battery (Giroud et al., 2015). People use these devices to inhale aerosols that mostly have nicotine, flavourings as well as other chemicals. Vaping devices are comparable to conventional cigarettes, pipes or cigars. They at times assume the shapes of things like pens or sticks for USB memories. Some devices, like those having fillable tanks, might appear different. Irrespective of their design in addition to appearances, the tools in overall operate in the same way and are made of corresponding components. There are nearly 480 various brands of e-cigarette which are available in the market.
For several e-cigarettes, it is the puffing processes which activate a heating device which is powered by the battery (Orellana-Barrios, Payne, Mulkey & Nugent, 2015). This later vaporizes into liquid within the cartridge. An individual will then inhale the resultant aerosol or rather vapour known as vaping. The devices are famous amongst the teenage. Currently, it is the commonly employed form of nicotine amongst youths within the United States. As indicated by several researchers, most of the teens are not realizing the fact that cartridge devices are containing nicotine. They assume that pods only have flavours. Easier availability of these devices, appealing ads, different e-liquid flavours as well as belief that they are safer as compared to cigarettes has made the products to be appealing to the teenage groups (Orellana-Barrios, Payne, Mulkey & Nugent, 2015). Besides, these devices are more comfortable to be hidden from their teachers and parents since they are not leaving behind cigarette stench of tobacco. They are often masked as flash drives. These products pose threats to the lives of users who are majorly teens. The paper provides potential solutions to the use of e-cigars which is common among the youths.
Solutions to the use of E-Cigarettes
School-based
To mitigate measures of curbing e-cigarette use, it is imperative to involve learning institutions. Educational approach surrounding the use of e-cigars should be updated and improved (Schober et al., 2014). Schools should have educational policies which incorporate discussions on the issues concerning early exposure to nicotine products as well as other drug abuse. The fact that various harmful products are known to be contained in the e-cigarette aerosols, most of these products have been catalogued systematically within over 300 brands of e-cigarette available. The ultrafine particles which are founds within e-cigars pose significant hazards to human health. All these products are marketed to the adolescent with their appealing flavours as well as messages which seem to be attractive to the users that they are harmless water vapours in place of fine nicotine particulates (Schober et al., 2014). Schools should educate students on the demerits of using these products. Again, the student council should work closely with the local government to establish smoke-free zones within and around school vicinities. This is likely going to avert exposures of nicotine having aerosols to the young students. Similarly, it reduces visual impressions of peers who are using such products in controlling the social spread nicotine products from older persons to young ones (Schober et al., 2014).
Clinical care based
People using e-cigars need clinical care. To alleviate the harm to persons who are presently utilizing e-cigarettes, clinicians must do thorough screening and counselling to these person concerning the use of e-cigarette (Winickoff & Winickoff, 2016). Appropriate choice of words should be used by the clinicians while doing the counselling. For instance, the messaging might incorporate: inhaling ultrafine particulates is not healthy for the lungs. It is something which not safe for one to expose his/her brain to the nicotine when the mind is developing. The counsellors should point out to the users on how the brain changes when responding to nicotine through visual images (Winickoff & Winickoff, 2016). These images should clearly illustrate to the users of these drugs on changes made by the brain to be more susceptible to other drugs.
In most cases, the adolescent has the tendencies of overestimating peer proportions engaging on the use of tobacco. Thus, counsellors informing these youngsters that the vast majority are not using e-cigars should further assist in demoralizing their behaviours. For that matter, it is imperative to do appropriate counselling for the people who are already addicted to the e-cigarette. This is likely going to assist in reducing the rate of e-cigar use amongst the people.
Policy-Based
The government should have policies in place which deal with issues of tobacco handling. The policy interventions which worked for the conventional tobacco products just as well work for the case of e-cigarettes. To begin with, it appropriate to increase the age of those who can get accessed to the products for up to 21 years (Rahman, Hann, Wilson & Worrall-Carter, 2014). People who get used to smoking at their younger age are likely going to be addicted to such drugs, and it will be difficult for them to cease using them. Again, this would reduce those who use vaping devices while in schools. The other policy which can be effected is that of increasing the prices of e-cigarettes through taxation, fees as well as limiting the sales of tobacco products to the stores which are selling the products to people who have not attained the age of 21 years. Also, complete banning on the use of e-cigars shall reduce secondhand aerosol exposures, thus further de-normalizing the use of these devices amongst the youths (Rahman, Hann, Wilson & Worrall-Carter, 2014).
Quick moves to implement these policies will possibly bring about solutions which could assist in curbing the use of e-cigarettes among various people in society. The prospective solutions which have been suggested might help in blunting the current and quick method of vaping devices among the youths and other persons in the community (Rahman, Hann, Wilson & Worrall-Carter, 2014).
Conclusion
Most people continue using vaping devices to assist in quit smoking. However, the objective here is to stop using the products which have nicotine contents ultimately. Thus, the continuous use of e-cigars which have nicotine is discouraged strongly. For one looking to forward to stopping smoking, there are multiple FDA medications which have been approved for use. These medications have shown effectiveness and safety for such purposes. For that matter, a combination of counselling and medications has indicated to be working excellently for most people. Most clinics don’t recommend the of vaping devices when one needs to quit smoking. This is due to unresolved safety concerns which have been observed with e-cigars.
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