Vaping as Smoking Cessation Methods: Is it a Solution or a New Problem ? Amin Zulkifli1,*, Zulkifly Steven1, Iskandar Stephen Diah1 1Division of Respirology and Critial Illness, Department of Internal Medicine, Cipto Mangunkusumo National General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine Universitas, Indonesia *Correspondence author: Zulkifli Amin, Division of Respirology and Critical Illness Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jl. Salemba Raya No. 6, Central Jakarta, Indonesia, 10430. Mob.: +62816819034
Online published on 18 July, 2017. Abstract Tobacco smoking has been responsible for 1 million deaths worldwide and predicted would kill 1 billion people in this century. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) or vaping become more popular in recent years and used by many tobacco smokers as alternative method to smoking cessations. Surprisingly, the new technology made this device more attractive for most teenager and young adults, who had never smoke. Many research has been conducted to answer the pro(s) and con(s) about the benefit and harm of vaping. E-cigarettes caused many health effects, such as cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases, and psychological behavior effects. The in vivo and in vitro studies found that reactive oxygen species (ROS) play an important role for the development of diseases. For conclusions, more researches are still needed to found the effectiveness of e-cigarette as a smoking cessation therapy, including short term and long term health risks. Top Keywords electronic cigarettes, vaping, cardiovascular, pulmonary, psychological behavior. Top |