The carcinogens contained in vaping mainly include nicotine, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein.
1. Nicotine: The addictive substance nicotine is often contained in vaping cigarettes. Teenagers exposed to nicotine affect brain development, leading to learning disabilities and anxiety disorders.
2. Formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and acrolein: The aerosols released by electronic cigarettes after heating can produce carcinogens such as formaldehyde, nicotine, nitrosamines, and benzene. The amount released is multiplied.
3. Heavy metals: There are dozens of heavy metals in the smoke of electronic cigarettes, with nickel and chromium being the most abundant.
4. Essence: The essence in electronic cigarettes can increase the release of free radicals after heating.
5. Other harmful substances: Smoking electronic cigarettes may cause acute lung injury, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, organizing pneumonia, lipoid pneumonia, and severe asthma.