Bertrand Dautzenberg is a French professor specializing in pulmonary diseases at La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. Professor Dautzenberg works closely with AFNOR to establish ingredient standards for e-liquids in Europe. And today, he shares his views on vaping with us.
The Vaping Post: It's 2017 now, what progress has vaping made in 2016, professor?
Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg: Hardware research has progressed significantly. We now have atomizers that don’t leak, “smart products” that avoid dry hits, high-power products that are accessible to everyone. Some of the power is useful to the vaper, the rest is lost to the environment, and this may be a new issue to discuss in the near future.
Nowadays, we have an effective way to absorb nicotine and there are many studies that prove the effectiveness of switching from smoking to vaping. Vaping gives you the feeling of smoking without the harmful effects of smoking, it also helps you manage your weight and has a positive effect on your blood pressure. Unfortunately, sometimes there are misguided studies that cast a heavy shadow on vaping. In France, the media still has a certain understanding, but in the US and Germany, research results are constantly being presented without any explanation. However, I have seen positive changes taking place in Germany and Greece.
The Vaping Post: So what do you expect in 2017, professor?
Professor Bertrand Dautzenberg: I already have plans for 2020. I am confident that by 2020, all the questions about vaping will be answered. We know what is in the e-liquid , we know what substances are in the vape smoke when released into the environment. But we still do not know the effects after five to ten years of use. Finally, regarding the theory that “Vaping leads to smoking”, at least in countries like France, vaping has helped reduce the number of minors who smoke.
This article was published on Vapingpost by Jérôme Harlay and translated by The Vape Club.
