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Dear Readers! I started this blog when my daughter was in the NICU. She had ventriculitis. Her CSF report grew E.coli. But, she was injected Teicoplanin directly into her brain. The doctors made two errors here:
- Teicoplanin is for gram-positive bacteria only. It does not treat E.coli.
- Teicoplanin is not for intraventricular use. The manufacturer strongly discourage injecting Teicoplanin into the brain.
My daughter bled into the brain. She lived for another two years and ultimately died.
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Having said that, e-cigs are less harmful than cigarettes. They have been used to reduce cigarette cravings and as an aid to quit smoking.
Although e-cigarettes are not FDA approved, studies are still being conducted to find their effectiveness in smoking cessation.
A recent study published in the NEJM (New England journal of medicine) compared the efficacy of e-cigs with nicotine replacement as an aid to smoking cessation2.
The study concluded that after one year of intervention, the abstinence rate was 18% in the e-cigarettes group vs 9% in the nicotine replacement group.
Furthermore, the majority of the patients in the e-cigs group were compliant with the therapy than those on nicotine replacement therapy.
Overall, throat irritation was more common in the e-cigs group while the incidence of a cough and phlegm production was reduced.
The authors concluded that e-cigs are better at smoking cessation than nicotine replacement therapy.
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Although, e-cigs may be a good aid to smoking cessation the effect is probably a short–term.
In the letter to the editor of NEJM, the author states “We fear that the creation of a generation of nicotine-addicted teenagers will lead to a resurgence in the use of combustible tobacco in the decades to come.
Even if these adolescents do not switch to regular cigarettes, the creation of a large cohort of nicotine-addicted adults has consequences beyond the adverse physiological effects of nicotine”3.
He also stated that since nicotine is a gateway to addiction and is as addictive as heroin, more and more teenagers will become drug users.
Buspirone is an alternative to E-Cigarettes in individuals who are strongly considering smoking cessation.
Recently, more case reports of serious lung diseases and respiratory failure resulting in deaths have been reported with the use of these vaping techniques.
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