E cigs : Vapourisers - Young persons` services | Addaction

Electronic Cigarettes and vaporisers
Nick Hickmott
NW Kent
Early Intervention Lead
Nicotine
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Nicotine is an alkaloid found in tobacco
Nicotine is both a stimulant and relaxant
drug
Effects are immediate when smoked &
include raised heart & blood pressure,
muscle relaxation & anti anxiety
The average cigarette contains 12 mg
Primary effects last 10-45 mins
A fatal dose is around 500-1000 mg
Nicotine is widely regarded as one of the
most addictive substances on the planet
E Cigarettes and vaporisers
: A brief history
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1927 Joseph Robinson filed a patent for the first
electronic cigarette
1963 Herbert Gilbert patented the 'smokeless non
tobacco cigarette' replacing burnt tobacco and paper
with moist air
2000 following the death of his father from cancer
Hon Lik invents the modern day smoke free cigarette
2004 Hon's E cigarette is introduced to Chinese market
as an aid for smoking cessation and replacement
2006 Available in Europe from China
What are they?
Electronic cigarette : aka E Cig, Shisha Pen,
Personal vaporiser (PV), Electronic nicotine
delivery system (ENDS), herbal vaporiser
How do they work : E-cigs
MICRO
PROCESSOR
ACTIVATES
LED
LED
ILLUMINATES
AS YOU INHALE
ACTIVATION
MODULE
REGULATES
POWER TO
HEATING ELEMENT
LITHIUM
IRON BATTERY
E-TIP WITH
INTEGRAL
HEATING ELEMENT
WRAPPED IN
NICOTINE
GAUZE
How do they work : Personal Vaporisers
E Shisha pens
There is very little to
distinguish between EShisha pens and ECigarettes other than
marketing
Cannabis Vaporisers
Who's using & why?
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Estimated 2.1 million people using regularly in
UK
The UK market for 2015 is estimated at £340 m
9% of people found it helped them kick a
tobacco habit
Current smokers are more likely to have tried
than non smokers
Recent survey suggest use amongst young
people is rare
Source : http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_891.pdf
Use amongst young people
Data - ASH / YouGov
Are E-Cigarettes harmful?
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There are no circumstances in which it would
be safer to smoke than to use an e-cigarette
The amount of nicotine can vary
There is little quality control or kite marking
Long term effects are yet to be established
though at the moment there is little evidence of
harm
Some toxic chemicals can be found
"If it looks too good to be true..."
http://www.ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_891.pdf
Law and the future
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E-cigarettes are currently unregulated - It is not
currently Illegal for people to supply to children
or young people
Schools and education settings are within their
rights to include these products in their
prohibited items lists
60% of Britons want to see e- cigarettes banned
in public buildings
35% of adults surveyed believed that ecigarettes are good for public health
Data - YouGov and Sunday Times
In summary
"There are currently two products competing for
smokers' custom. One - the conventional
cigarette - endangers users and bystanders
and recruits new customers from among nonsmoking children who try it.
The other - the e-cigarette - is orders of
magnitude safer, poses no risk to bystanders,
and generates negligible rates of regular use
among non-smoking children who try it"
Peter Hajek - Tobacco dependence research unit at Queen Mary Hospital
Nick Hickmott
NW Kent Substance Misuse Group Worker
Tel : 01227 456 744
Email : [email protected]
Twitter : @EI_YPS