It seems that e-cigarettes may not be the "healthy" alternative people once thought they were. Everywhere you go teens and adults alike are using Juuls and other forms of e-cigarettes. Now the American Medical Association (AMA) is issuing a new warning.The AMA on Monday urged people to avoid the use of e-cigarette products across the United States until health officials could further investigate and understand the cause of lung illnesses spread widely.
"In light of increasing reports of e-cigarette-associated lung illnesses across the country, the AMA urges the public to avoid the use of e-cigarette products ...," AMA President Patrice Harris said in a statement.
At least five people in the United States have died from a lung illness possibly tied to vaping. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is probing 450 cases of lung illness that may have been caused by e-cigarette use around the country.
E-cigarettes are generally thought to be safer than traditional cigarettes, which kill up to half of all lifetime users, according to the World Health Organization. But the long-term health effects of vaping are largely unknown.
"We must not stand by while e-cigarettes continue to go unregulated. We urge the US Food and Drug Administration to speed up the regulation of e-cigarettes and remove all unregulated products from the market," AMA's Harris added.According to the Israel Health Ministry, there is no evidence that smoking an e-cigarette will help someone quit smoking. The ministry says, "Apart from nicotine, E-cigarettes contain additional harmful substances, among them substances that can adversely affect the respiratory system and substances which are considered carcinogenic, meaning have the potential to cause cancer."if(window.location.pathname.indexOf("656089") != -1){console.log("hedva connatix");document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";}The Ministry also says that teens that smoke e-cigarettes are seven times more likely to smoke regular cigarettes later in life.