Eksperto, binigyang-diin na hindi totoo na "less harmful" ang paggamit ng vape kumpara sa tradisyunal na paninigarilyo
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00:00A lot of people are being deceived by the use of vape, even among young people.
00:04But what do the experts say about this?
00:08This is what Rod Lagusan reported.
00:13Another expert said that the use of vape is not less harmful or harmful
00:19compared to the traditional smoking.
00:21There are still a lot of chemicals here, like cigarettes.
00:25So please do not make any mistake in thinking
00:32that because you did not smoke,
00:36you will not be able to inhale all the chemicals that you will see in the tobacco product.
00:43You will still be able to inhale.
00:46And because of the process of vaping,
00:49there are chemicals that are not seen in the ingredients of the e-liquid that is used here.
00:55Like nickel, lead, lithium, and many other metallic contents.
01:00Therefore, it is not true that the smoke you see created with vaping is vapor.
01:12It is an aerosol.
01:14We can actually just term it smoke.
01:17It should not be assumed that a product does not contain nicotine.
01:22It needs to be tested first.
01:24And from here, it affects the health.
01:28We can expect with hardening of the blood vessels,
01:34we can expect that it can cause an obstruction or blockade
01:39not to the blood supply, to any parts of the body.
01:45Just like the heart, brain, or bones,
01:47it also has the possibility of resulting in cancer.
01:50But in order to avoid going home,
01:52the Lung Center of the Philippines has a free smoke cessation program
01:56to help decedents who have stopped smoking.
01:59They can call the hotline 1558.
02:02But the number of people calling here is still low.
02:06Actually, the number of people calling is voluntary.
02:09That is why we are convincing them.
02:12Based on our data from the past 2023,
02:17our quitters are around 20%.
02:20For example, out of 100 enrolled in the program,
02:2420 are successful in quitting.
02:27To say that an individual is a successful quitter,
02:30it takes more than 6 months for him to stop vaping or smoking.
02:34The process includes 8 to 12 weeks of counseling.
02:39There is also nicotine replacement therapy.
02:41Here, there are nicotine patches to help remove the urge
02:45or desire of a person to smoke.
02:48Rod Laguzad for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.