Electronic Cigarettes As Cigarette Alternative – Is It Safe?

by adward on November 28, 2011

The selling point for electronic cigarettes is that they are a safer tobacco cigarette alternative.But in reality, is it really a safe alternative?

We can look at it objectively to determine if this is indeed a good smoking alternative.

First, the disadvantage of tobacco cigarettes is the health risks it puts on both the smokers and the people around them. The most harmful aspect is the 4,000 toxic chemicals that are inhaled when tobacco is burnt.It’s the actual smoke that is causing respiratory disease and lung cancer It is not nicotine that is the cause of these health problems.With electronic smoking, these toxic chemicals are not produced because there is no burning or smoke so there will be no damage to the lungs.

So the next concern is nicotine which electronic cigarettes deliver.How risky is nicotine to our health?At the moment, more studies need to be done on the effects of nicotine as there are no conclusive results.But whatever, it’s obvious that delivering nicotine without real smoke is going to be much safer.

Recently, the FDA said that traces of carcinogens where found in a sample of electronic cigarette nicotine liquid.However, these carcinogens are also found in nicotine delivery alternatives like the patch and gum (which are both approved by the FDA).Also many types of foods like peanut butter contain trace levels of carcinogens.It’s important to keep in mind that the amount of a particular carcinogen is an important factor in it’s toxicity. As these carcinogens in the electronic cigarette vapor is small, it doesn’tappear to be dangerous.There is also no evidence that these carcinogens are even translated into the actual electronic cigarette vapor that is inhaled.

So are electronic cigarettes safe?We need more studies to be done and we can assume that they are not 100% safe.But when you compare it to the real smoke from tobacco cigarettes, this is no comparison.What is proven is that tobacco smoking is highly dangerous.It is also costly and is not inconvenient to others who have to put up with the smoke.Electronic cigarettes are a tobacco cigarette alternative that is safer and will probably save lives. So if given a choice between the two, I think it is obvious which one is the way to go.And keep in mind that the electronic cigarette can also be used to help a smoker reduce the nicotine as well in stages that is not so painful as simply quitting smoking.

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Can Electronic Cigarettes Help You Quit Smoking?

by adward on September 28, 2011

Is it possible to use electronic cigarettes to quit smoking? Yes, my father did that.

Electronic cigarettes are an alternative way to smoke nicotine without the harmful tar. So it is easy to reason that if you can control the amount of nicotine just like in using nicotine gum or patches, you would be able to eventually quit smoking.

Electronic cigarettes work using cartridges which contain different amounts of nicotine. So you can slowly reduce the nicotine intake but using different cartridges. It’s important to note that even a cartridge with a “high” nicotine level still delivers considerably less nicotine per inhale than a traditional cigarette.

People like to ask the question of how many smokers have managed to quit smoking with the use of the electronic cigarette. It is hard to estimate as there are no statistics done. However, if you ask around those in the forums on this topic, you will realize that many people have achieved this.

Do your research and educate yourself on the facts. Then you will be well equipped to make and intelligent adult decision if this is something that can help you quit smoking.

Here’s the bottom line: No device, even one as promising as the e-cigarette, is going to be a “silver bullet” that can make a smoker quit overnight. If you wish to be successful in quitting, you need to have aplan and then to take action based on it. If a person truly wants to quit then the electronic cigarette may prove to be a very helpful tool in realizing that goal.

Perhaps the reason why many smokers fail to quit smoking is because they crave the emotional satisfaction from having a good smoke and they don’t really want to quit. For this group, electronic smoking can be a much healthier alternative… hopefully one that will keep them alive a lot longer.

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FDA To Regulate Electronic Cigarettes As Tobacco Products

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For a while now, users of electronic cigarettes, suppliers and health advocates who support the electronic cigarette technology, cannot understand why the FDA had been so determined to classify the electronic cigarette as a new drug rather than regulating it as a tobacco product. However, recently, in a press release posted on the FDA’s website, [...]

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Finding A Cigarette Alternative – What Are The Benefits of An Electronic Cigarette?

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Tobacco cigarettes can cause much harm to our health and this has resulted in the negative view of conventional cigarettes. However, people still like to be able to enjoy a good smoke, so there is the need for a cigarette alternative. This has been found in the electronic cigarette. In fact, electronic smoking is quickly [...]

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Electronic Cigarettes Are Here To Stay

March 2, 2011

Smoking has always been a favorite pastime for many people but these days, enjoying smoking is not easy as many public places have banned smokers in view of the health hazards. It is getting harder to enjoy a cigarette smoke especially with all the health risks as well. However, there is a cigarette alternative. There [...]

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How To Choose An Electronic Cigarette

February 28, 2011

What is the best electronic cigarette?The fact is that most ecigarette models basically work the same way. In a nutshell, a battery powers an atomizer which vaporizes a nicotine/water solution that is inhaled by the user. The main differences are in overall quality/dependability as well as special/extra features that may appeal to you depending on [...]

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Letter From American Association of Public Health Physicians to FDA regarding Electronic Cigarettes

June 7, 2010

The American Association of Public Health Physicians wrote a letter to FDA Director,  FDA Center for Tobacco Products, Lawrence Deyton covering many points which show that they are not supportive of many of the actions of the FDA regarding the issue of the Electronic Cigarette. Here are some points covered: 1.         FDA should rapidly reduce [...]

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