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Nicotine is an addictive substance that is in the tobacco plant. It is smoked legally in most, if not all countries around the world. Tobacco can be smoked in a cigar or a cigarette. It acts as a stimulant. | Nicotine is an addictive substance that is in the [[tobacco plant|tobacco plant]]. It is smoked legally in most, if not all countries around the world. Tobacco can be smoked in a cigar or a cigarette. It acts as a stimulant. | ||
The [[World Health Organization|World Health Organization]] still records that “Tobacco kills around 6 million people each year” <ref>Who.int, (2015). WHO | Tobacco. [online] Available at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs339/en/ [Accessed 22 Oct. 2015].</ref>. This has led to an increase in the use of Electronic Cigarettes as a way to self-administer nicotine: Kevin Hughes reported for the Daily Telegraph that “sales totalled £193 million last year (up from £44 million in 2012)”<ref>Hughes, K. (2014). The rise of the e-cigarette. [online] Telegraph.co.uk. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-topics/10741828/The-rise-of-the-e-cigarette.html [Accessed 22 Oct. 2015].</ref> Farsalinos and Polosa in their 2014 paper “Safety evaluation and risk assessment of electronic cigarettes as tobacco cigarette substitutes: a systematic review” state “the powerful addictive properties of nicotine and the ritualistic behavior of smoking create a huge hurdle” but go on to say that “Electronic cigarettes are a recent development in tobacco harm reduction” <ref>Farsalinos, K. and Polosa, R. (2014). Safety evaluation and risk assessment of electronic cigarettes as tobacco cigarette substitutes: a systematic review. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 5(2), pp.67-86.</ref>. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:08, 28 October 2015
Nicotine is an addictive substance that is in the tobacco plant. It is smoked legally in most, if not all countries around the world. Tobacco can be smoked in a cigar or a cigarette. It acts as a stimulant.
The World Health Organization still records that “Tobacco kills around 6 million people each year” [1]. This has led to an increase in the use of Electronic Cigarettes as a way to self-administer nicotine: Kevin Hughes reported for the Daily Telegraph that “sales totalled £193 million last year (up from £44 million in 2012)”[2] Farsalinos and Polosa in their 2014 paper “Safety evaluation and risk assessment of electronic cigarettes as tobacco cigarette substitutes: a systematic review” state “the powerful addictive properties of nicotine and the ritualistic behavior of smoking create a huge hurdle” but go on to say that “Electronic cigarettes are a recent development in tobacco harm reduction” [3].
References
- ↑ Who.int, (2015). WHO | Tobacco. [online] Available at: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs339/en/ [Accessed 22 Oct. 2015].
- ↑ Hughes, K. (2014). The rise of the e-cigarette. [online] Telegraph.co.uk. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/technology-topics/10741828/The-rise-of-the-e-cigarette.html [Accessed 22 Oct. 2015].
- ↑ Farsalinos, K. and Polosa, R. (2014). Safety evaluation and risk assessment of electronic cigarettes as tobacco cigarette substitutes: a systematic review. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 5(2), pp.67-86.