{"id":31616,"date":"2026-08-27T20:43:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=31616"},"modified":"2026-08-27T20:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:43:02","slug":"vaping-survivor-sounds-alarm-on-dangerous-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/vaping-survivor-sounds-alarm-on-dangerous-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Vaping survivor sounds alarm on dangerous practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-by Shamiah Grant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vaping survivor,\u00a0Devendra Jagmohan\u00a0recently sounded\u00a0the alarm on the\u00a0dangers of\u00a0vaping, warning that the habit poses severe\u00a0risks\u00a0after\u00a0personally\u00a0experiencing a health scare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vaping is a national concern in Guyana, that has prompted an inter-agency response from law enforcement to health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family medicine physician Dr.&nbsp;AmitrajPersaud&nbsp;recently warned that vapes include&nbsp;nicotine, metals, very small particles and&nbsp;flavouring&nbsp;chemicals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The World Health Organization&nbsp;has also&nbsp;warned&nbsp;that e-cigarette emissions contain toxic substances, including some linked to cancer, heart disease and lung problems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devendra Jagmohan, a 39-year-old construction worker, knows all too well the dangers of vaping.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He once&nbsp;relied on his physical health every day to earn a living. Now, severe respiratory constraints from vape use have forced him off the job site&nbsp;and onto the long road of recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201d<strong>Vaping end up swelling up my lungs and infect my whole body so\u00a0the vape make I cannot breathe about 5 to 6 months a lot every three to four days I use a whole vaper.<\/strong> <strong>How I used to be like a 100percent before I can\u2019t, you have to take your time I can\u2019t harass myself I can\u2019t be around smoke or be around cement dust or so<\/strong>,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jagmohan says the experience profoundly transformed his life and perspective, prompting him to urgently appeal to others to quit vaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vaping&nbsp;causes chronic respiratory and circulatory issues by impairing oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, eventually causing severe shortness of breath during routine daily activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of particular concern is the fact that vapes are often brightly colored, sweetly flavored and easy to carry\u2026 all aimed atappealing to young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-by Shamiah Grant Vaping survivor,\u00a0Devendra Jagmohan\u00a0recently sounded\u00a0the alarm on the\u00a0dangers of\u00a0vaping, warning that the habit poses severe\u00a0risks\u00a0after\u00a0personally\u00a0experiencing a health scare. 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