Your Electronic Cigarette Questions and Misconceptions Cleared Up Once and For All
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There is an equal amount of excitement and confusion surrounding the electronic cigarette’s burst onto the U.S. Market in the past 12 months. In truth, they have just begun to generate media attention, and the beginnings of a frenzy, in the last 30-60 days. Let’s attempt to clear up some of those misconceptions and lingering questions about the e-cigarette.
The electronic cigarette was developed in China in 2004 and was designed by the Runyan corporation. It was designed to replace tobacco cigarettes and cigars because, in spite of globally-spreading smoking bans, many smokers just find it too hard to quit entirely. There are numerous nicotine replacement products on the market, such as gum and patches, but these in no way replicate the smoking experience which has been proven to be a part of the addictive ritual of smoking. The electronic cigarette is revolutionary such that it’s goal is to both deliver nicotine to the user and to replicate the experience of smoking a conventional tobacco cigarette.
The electronic cigarette, or e-cig, in most cases looks just like a conventional cigarette and is composed of a heating element or atomizer, a mouthpiece that contains a nicotine cartridge, a battery and an LED at the tip of the device. The way e-cigs work is that they contain an airflow meter that is triggered when the user inhales on the device. This activates the circuits and sends the nicotine to the users through a short burst of vapor that is inhaled. The LED at the tip lights up showing that the battery is working and also making the device appear similar to a lit cigarette. The vapor that is exhaled might look like smoke but it is really just a water, propylene glycol based vapor that is harmless and odorless.
E-cigarettes come in many shapes, colors and flavors. There are the models that look like traditional cigarettes and also some that are made to look like fountain pens. Flavors are endless, from Camel and Marlboro to Mint and Chocolate, with new flavors being released constantly. The cartridges can also be obtained with different levels of nicotine in them should you want to decrease you intake or even eliminate it entirely.
There is a lot of controversy and confusion with regards to the legality and safety of electronic cigarettes and the media does not seem to be sorting the facts out for us very well. E-Cigarettes ARE available for sale in the United States but they are NOT approved or endorsed by the FDA. E-Cigarettes CAN be sold as “Alternatives” to traditional tobacco cigarettes but they’re NOT approved as “Smoking Cessation” devices. E-cigarettes have NOT been declared to be unsafe by any US or European health organization and in fact part of Europe have even deemed the e-cigareete to be a public-friendly device.
Aside from the over 4000 harmful chemicals found in a tobacco cigarette that you will no longer be ingesting, there are several other benefits to switching to e-cigarettes. How about being able to get around those annoying smoking bans? Amazingly, you can smoke e-cigarettes in most restaurants, bars, airports, malls, workplaces, you name it. There is no flame or smoke, therefore the smoking ban does not apply. Have you noticed all of the new tobacco taxes in the last few months? How could you not? Electronic cigarettes are in reality much less expensive to smoke than tobacco cigarettes. Aside from the initial moderate investment in the starter kit, you’ll save a ton of money by switching. It just keeps getting better.
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