Call Poison Control to speak to an expert 1-800-222-1222 Your toddler ate pills from grandma's purse You drank a cleaner, not soda You took the dog's medicine Don't guess what you should do.It's free and confidential.Use the webPOISONCONTROL® online tool For unintentionally swallowed substances When to call Poison Control instead of using this tool Call 911 right away if the individual collapses, has a seizure, has trouble breathing, or can’t be awakened.Be prepared for a poison emergency.Download the webPOISONCONTROL® app.E-CIGARETTES are as bad for your heart as smoking, a new study shows.The findings last night sparked warnings from leading experts that the devices may be ‘far more dangerous than people realise’.More than two million Brits use e-cigarettes.The research found that they cause ‘similar’ damage to your heart’s most vital artery - the aorta - as regular cigarettes.Last night Professor Peter Weissberg, Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation and one of Britain’s most senior doctors, said: “The findings show that e-cigarettes have a similar effect to normal cigarettes on the stiffness of the main blood vessel in the body.” He said the discovery was ‘important’ and warned it ‘shows that e-cigarettes cannot be assumed to be risk free’.

The research was revealed at the world’s biggest heart conference in Rome.It comes amid growing controversy over the safety of e-cigarettes.Public health chiefs in England last year officially endorsed e-cigarettes - claiming they were 95 per cent safer than regular cigarettes.And GPs in the UK will soon be able prescribe them alongside nicotine patches and gum to help people quit.But it later emerged that Public Health England’s claims relied on a study conducted by scientists in the pay of the e-cigarette industry.And there is growing evidence that chemicals released by the devices cause long-term harm including lung damage, heart complications, cancer and stillbirth in pregnant women.Now researchers at the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology have warned that Public Health England’s recommendation of e-cigarettes to Brits was premature.They added that they would not encourage the use of the devices.The study involved a group of adults with an average age of 30.

Their hearts were monitored while they vaped, and also when they smoked regular cigarettes.Researchers found a typical vaping session had a ‘similar’ impact on the stiffness of the aorta - the main artery into the heart - as smoking.e cigarette kanger reviewThe study concluded: “Electronic cigarette smoking over 30 minutes induces an unfavourable effect on aortic stiffness similar to tobacco cigarette smoking.ecigarette lagnieu“Given the prognostic role of aortic stiffness on cardiovascular disease risk, electronic cigarette smoking may still be considered a hazardous smoking method.” Lead researcher Professor Charalambos Vlachopoulos, of the University of Athens Medical School, said: “We measured aortic stiffness.juul e cigarette

If the aorta is stiff you multiply your risk of dying, either from heart diseases or from other causes.” The negative effects shown from a 30-minute session vaping were similar to those from five minutes’ smoking a cigarette, the study found.e cigarette muretResearchers said comparing 30 minutes vaping to five minutes cigarette smoking was the most accurate way to compare the two because it ‘mimics the common pattern’ of vaping and smoking and also means nicotine delivery is evenly matched.e cigarette mere greenThis is because nicotine delivery rate from e-cigarettes ‘is far lower and slower’ than regular cigarettes, the researchers said.e cigarette nearProfessor Vlachopoulos said: “The aorta is like a balloon next to the heart.

The more stiff the balloon is, the more difficult for the heart to pump.“It’s the most powerful biomarker we have for estimating cardiovascular risk.” E-cig users warned they are as well smoking normal fags as vaporizers can cause cancer too The experiments, which involved 24 adults, only compared the short-term effects of e-cigarettes and smoking.The cardiologist said the long-term risks of vaping remain unknown - but that he would not recommend their use.Professor Vlachopoulos slammed Public Health England’s controversial stance on e-cigarettes.He said: “I wouldn’t recommend them now as a method to give up smoking.“I think the UK has rushed into adopting this method.It is very strong view that the UK is taking on the issue - all the other countries and regulatory bodies have not accepted that - the idea that they are 95 per cent more safe.“I think that the UK has rushed into adopting this method.Unless its well explored and well standardised it cannot be used as a smoking cessation method."

Official figures from the Office of National Statistics show a record 2.2million Brits regularly used e-cigarettes in 2015.Professor Peter Weissberg, Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, said: “We know an increasing number of people are turning to e-cigarettes to help them quit.“This important study tries to determine if e-cigarette smoking has any harmful effects on our blood vessels.“The findings show that e-cigarettes have a similar effect to normal cigarettes on the stiffness of the main blood vessel in the body.” He added: “Although the study was not designed to show whether e-cigarettes can cause long term damage to our blood vessels, it shows that e-cigarettes cannot be assumed to be risk free.“Much more research is needed to establish the safety of long term use of these devices.” However, Deborah Arnott, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health, a group who have repeatedly backed the use of e-cigarettes, disagreed with the British Heart Foundation’s take on the study.