New Study Shows Dramatic Reduction in Toxicant and Carcinogen Levels in Smokers Who Switch to E-Cigarettes

This study suggests that smokers who completely switch to e-cigarettes and stop smoking tobacco cigarettes may significantly reduce their exposure to many cancer-causing chemicals. "Most importantly:" The decline in toxicant levels was similar to the decline seen among tobacco users who quit smoking. "The paper explains that:" the observed decline in various urine toxicant biomarker levels in our study was similar to decline among smokers who have quit smoking completely and did not substitute with any other product. This observation suggests that e-cigarettes are not a significant source of exposure to those toxicants. "The reduction in urine levels of several of the toxicants and carcinogens among smokers who switched completely to e-cigarettes (i.e., quit smoking) were particularly striking. For example, at two weeks, levels dropped by 98% for 1,3-butadiene, 70% for crotonaldehyde, 87% for benzene, and 89% for acrylonitrile. Exhaled carbon monoxide levels dropped by 82% among these subjects.The Rest of the StoryThis study adds to the growing body of evidence that not only are e-cigarettes much safer than cigarettes but quitting smoking using e-cigarettes leads to immediate and dramatic improvements in health.If anti-tobacco groups have any scientific integrity, this should put an end to their misleading propaganda claiming or implying that vaping is just as hazardous as smoking, that switching from smoking to vaping has not been shown to have health benefits, and that we d...
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