¿Los Cigarrillos Electrónicos Crean Humo De Tercera Mano?

Los cigarrillos electrónicos, o e-cigarettes, no queman una hoja como el tabaco o la marihuana. En vez de ello, los cigarrillos electrónicos calientan un líquido que contiene una mezcla de sustancias químicas. La mezcla a menudo incluye nicotina que se produce a partir de hojas de tabaco. Este fluido calentado crea un vapor de aerosol que se parece al humo del cigarrillo. Los usuarios de cigarrillos electrónicos exhalan grandes cantidades de vapor. El vapor de los cigarrillos electrónicos se deposita en las superficies interiores , al igual que el humo de tercera mano del tabacco o de la marihuana. De la investigación sobre el humo de tercera mano de los productos de tabaco, sabemos que la nicotina depositada en las superficies del hogar reacciona para producir compuestos cancerígenos llamados nitrosaminas específicas del tabaco. Una reacción similar podría ocurrir con la nicotina de los vapores de los cigarrillos electrónicos.

Actualizado: Noviembre 2019

Fuentes:

Goniewicz ML, Lee L. Electronic cigarettes are a source of thirdhand exposure to nicotine. Nicotine Tob Res. 2015; 17(2):256-258. Published online 2014 August 30.

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