Os Impactos negativos do uso do cigarro eletrônico na saúde

Abstract

The electronic cigarette (EC) was introduced in the market as a less harmful alternative to conventional cigarettes (CC) and as a therapeutic option to combat smoking, and soon gained the market, attracting mainly the young and adolescent public. Despite this, several studies have suggested that the chronic and acute use of ECs is directly linked to the emergence of various respiratory, gastrointestinal and oral diseases, among others, in addition to causing dependence and encouraging the use of CC. The objective of this research was to carry out a survey about the damage to health caused using EC. A bibliographic survey was carried out in scientific databases indexed in the Scielo, Google scholar and Portal Capes from 2016, using the descriptors " electronic cigarette", "pathology" and "disease" in English and Portuguese. Therefore, it was possible to notice that the literature indicates that the use of these electronic devices can cause lung injuries, acute poisoning, compromise oral health, alter gastrointestinal homeostasis and generate dependence. On the other hand, knowledge about these harms is still not widespread among its users. Therefore, the importance of researching and elucidating all the physiological mechanisms altered by the use of electronic vaporizers is evident, as well as disseminating this information about this new habit to the population.