Recommendations for parents The best way to protect your children is to never smoke or vape in the house, car or other places where there may be children nearby. Passive exposure to e-cigarette vapour can be damaging for children and young people.
The chemicals in vaping are not safe for babies or kids
These substances can decompose to form formaldehyde and acetaldehyde which are known carcinogens,” says Dr. Ambler. “They can also contain metals such as lead, nickel, and arsenic, which are known to be harmful to the human body.”
ESD aerosol is made up of a high concentration of ultrafine particles, and the particle concentration is higher than in conventional tobacco cigarette smoke. Exposure to fine and ultrafine particles may exacerbate respiratory ailments like asthma, and constrict arteries which could trigger a heart attack.
Before long, many surfaces in the home may start to appear dirty, damaged, or aged. This issue is particularly visible when vaping takes place near a window, producing a fog-like film over time. This residue collection may also pose health problems for the residents living in the home.
Our results suggest that particles exhaled following use of the e-cigarette devices tested are actually liquid droplets constituted of volatile compounds from the e-liquid. These particles evaporate very fast and disappear 10–15 seconds after the puff, transferring to vapor volatile organic compounds.
If you encounter people vaping inside a house, all of the secondhand vapor you see comes out of the mouths of the vapers in the room. There is no side stream “vape smoke” like there is side stream tobacco smoke from cigarettes—no constant emission of vapor pouring from the device when it's not being used.
The risks of using e-cigarettes with kids at home
Babies exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and kids exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to get sick more often with ear infections, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma and breathing problems.
Many studies show that vaping is far less harmful than smoking. This is because e-cigarettes don't contain cancer-causing tobacco, and most of the toxic chemicals found in cigarettes are not in e-cigarettes. Some potentially harmful chemicals have been found in e-cigarettes.
The fact that it contains reduced levels of nicotine means it will take ages for stains to appear. But on the flip side, vapour in the room will pick up dirt and dust faster than cigarette smoke.
“We also observed that when patients ceased vaping, they had a partial reversal of the condition over one to four years, though not complete due to residual scarring in the lung tissue.”
Smoking or vaping around your pregnant partner can harm your unborn baby. Pregnancy is a great time to quit smoking or vaping. Quitting is good for your unborn baby, your partner and you. You can get help to quit.
A study released today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 2.55 million U.S. middle and high school students reported current (past 30-day) e-cigarette use in 2022, which includes 14.1% of high school students and 3.3% of middle school ...
Vaping and Popcorn Lung
Diacetyl is frequently added to flavored e-liquid to enhance the taste. Inhaling diacetyl causes inflammation and may lead to permanent scarring in the smallest branches of the airways — popcorn lung — which makes breathing difficult. Popcorn lung has no lasting treatment.
Nicotine poisoning often causes nausea, vomiting, dizziness, tremors (shakiness), and sweating, and can make the heart beat much faster than normal. Severe poisoning can cause seizures. It can even cause death.
A smoker typically puffs on a cigarette around 10-15 times before putting it out, so let's be conservative and estimate that puffing on a vape 15 times is approximately equal to smoking one cigarette. If that's the case, then a disposable vape that delivers 600 puffs is equal to about two packs of cigarettes.
But based on what we know about smoking, e-cigarette vapour and secondhand smoking dangers, the safest route is to avoid vaping around a baby and children as well as around pregnant women. By avoiding exposing them to secondhand vaping, you could be protecting them against serious health problems.
The simple and straightforward answer is no, vape does not stick to your clothes. Unlike smoking, which involves burning tobacco and producing strong-smelling smoke, vapours from your e-cigarette do not stick to your clothes if you vape casually and out in the open.
Just a small amount of liquid nicotine can be deadly to a child. Poisoning can happen in two ways: when the liquid is swallowed or when it is absorbed through the skin.
According to Anderson & Zechar (2019), holding a breath after inhaling the vape can irritate the lungs. It is good to exhale after drawing the vape into the lungs.
Its chemical makeup means that over time, even in e-cigarette vapour, it will lead to visible stains. Of course, vapour will do far less damage than tobacco smoke does, but it is still an inevitability that will, over time stain a wall.
Even if you aren't using e-cigarettes, they could still affect you and your unborn child. A study in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research found that e-cigarettes emit significant amounts of nicotine. That means if you're nearby when someone is vaping an e-cigarette, you could be exposed to secondhand nicotine.