The famous "decline" on the e-cigarette ... We have heard about it all over the place. This so-called lack of information and studies on the subject would therefore recommend great caution with regard to vaping. The media, governments and some scientists use this "lack of perspective" as an excuse not to let vaping become an official and recognized means of withdrawal. In this case, we are entitled to ask ourselves the question: Is a “step back” on the vape really necessary?
LET'S STOP COMPARING VAPE AND TOBACCO ...
It is clear that the answer to the why of this famous " retreat Is often the same, " It took several decades for us to discover that cigarettes were dangerous and carcinogenic, it will take us even further to determine whether the e-cigarette is dangerous or not.". So how can we compare tobacco and vaping? Tobacco kills millions of people each year while vaping is an effective smoking cessation tool. The comparison between a very addictive poison and a "remedy" to it still seems rather crude. Let us not forget that the person who consumes tobacco launches into a poisoning of which he will be addicted while the one who starts vaping will do so 95% of the time to get rid of his tobacco addiction. In this sense, we cannot compare tobacco and vaping at the level of hindsight to have because to wait longer before legitimizing the effectiveness of the e-cigarette would amount to condemning several million people to daily poisoning.
THE DURATION OF USE OF THE E-CIG: AN IMPORTANT PARAMETER!
Regarding the "hindsight" on the use of e-cigarettes, the duration is an important parameter! As we said, a person who takes up vaping does so in order to quit smoking. The average duration of weaning will be 6 to 12 months approximately for someone who would like to stop everything. Those who will continue afterwards will do it out of "Geek" spirit or for pleasure, which does not really fit into the field of weaning or stopping smoking. Based on this principle, what can be expected as a decline over a period of use of 6 to 12 month ? We already know that the e-cigarette does not contain the toxic products contained in tobacco and that this makes us recover some of our senses such as taste, smell and even breath. Also the population must be aware that the e-cigarette is basically a temporary alternative allowing a gradual cessation of tobacco. For the case where the vape is used in terms of weaning (from 6 to 12 months), it therefore seems quite useless to have a " retreat“, 12 months of e-liquid use being in all cases a much lesser evil compared to a life of tobacco which will end for 1 in 2 people by death.
IT MAY BE TIME TO FIND THE REAL SUCCESS OF THE VAPE!
Several media have announced in recent months rather surprising figures on the success rate of the vape concerning the cessation of smoking. The most recent, a Belgian study which announced 38% success, hard to believe when you see the number of people for whom it works around us. Personally, I have seen little failure out of the hundreds of people I have been able to convince, some of them take it several times to find the right equipment and the right e-liquids but the result is there! These results are probably incorrect and lead to believe that the e-cigarette is not an effective product. Obviously in these circumstances, this can only strengthen the conviction of governments and specialists in the discourse of expectation of a "step back" on the e-cig.
E-CIG: WHY CAN A CERTAIN “BACKWARD” BE INTERESTING?
Even if this should not prevent the legitimacy of the e-cig as an effective tool for smoking cessation, a certain “step back” may be interesting to study in the coming years. First of all, that of passive vaping, to know if the vape could possibly be allowed in public or not. The case of convinced vapers or "Geek" must be taken into account as well, and it is for their cases that a "decline" may be more significant, because if we can easily think that vaping over 6/12 months involves little risk, the fact of vape 5 or 10 years or even more may be able to reserve some surprises (Just like consuming questionable foods, fast food or breathing this ambient pollution ..). Finally, it would seem important in the future to have a "hindsight" from pregnant women and people with cardiovascular problems, because even if we currently apply the precautionary principle, the e-cigarette could allow these people to stop smoking with reduced risks of complications.
A “BACKWARD” DESPITE MANY STUDIES ALREADY PRESENTED!
Before talking about a "decline" which will not happen for years, the competent authorities and the media should disseminate the many studies already present around the world. A lot of tests, analyzes and studies have emerged, but few are disseminated en masse. Contrary to this, we realize that when a counter information or a criticism targets the e-cigarette, the media disseminate it at great speed. It makes you wonder if we would not seek to silence the greatest advance in the health sector for a century. In the meantime, it is up to us, vapers, to continue to disseminate these studies and to support the various projects dedicated to proving the effectiveness and absence of harmfulness of the vape.
CONCLUSION : A "BACKWARD" ON THE VAPE WILL BE NECESSARY IN THE FUTURE BUT THE PRIORITY IS PUBLIC HEALTH!
This is the conclusion that we will make in this article, we have seen that indeed a "step back" on vaping could be beneficial in order to know exactly where we are going in the years to come. For people who vape for pleasure, who do not want to quit or for pregnant women, a certain "hindsight" will prove the merits of this invention. But public health does not wait, and instead of shielding us with dangerous drugs (champix) and solutions that do not work (patches, gums) it seems urgent to consider vaping as a real and effective smoking cessation. We vapers know that it works, we have felt the benefits of this miracle product since it arrived in our lives. Not recognizing the effectiveness and the benefits of the e-cigarette for a lack of "hindsight" simply amounts to condemning thousands or even millions of people to death by poisoning. With several million users around the world and hundreds of studies published, the vape has proven itself enough to be entitled to a certain legitimacy vis-à-vis governments, health professionals, the media and the population. .
