E-Cigs – The Hottest Smoking Sensation
October 27, 2009 by Admin
Filed under Stop Smoking General
You may not have heard of electronic cigarettes. Also called e-cigarettes, their basic purchase price seems pretty high, till you realize how much less they cost than cigarettes to last for a similar period of time. Electronic cigarettes look exactly like tobacco cigarettes, with a LED tip that glows during your inhale and the production of a smoke-like vapor. However, they aren’t a source of air pollution the same way as a regular cigarette, and aren’t banned in no smoking areas. There are lots of folks all over opting to stop their addiction to traditional cigarettes and making the switch to these inventive electronic alternatives.
This form of smoking was invented in 2004 by a Chinese company and has just recently come state-side. Steadily increasing sales volumes have indicated more folks understanding the electronic cigarettes potential as a healthier option. Exact numbers are hard to pin down, but in just 12 months|2008] one of the earliest distributors reported over three hundred thousand sold! Further, e-cigarettes have received mention in 2008s Top 10 Health Trends. There is no question they are getting more popular, but the matter on every smoker’s mind is, are they truly safer than plain old tobacco cigs?
eCigs do not contain tobacco but do have the same physical appearance of a traditional cigarette ” a 100 wide to be precise. The rechargeable lithium battery does make the unit weigh [a bit more|a bit heavier|noticeably heavier] but otherwise they could easily be mistaken for a tobacco cigarette. They contain only two main ingredients ” nicotine and propylene glycol (PG). You have probably been using PG for several years in some or most of your personal care products. PG is also the main ingredient in the fluid used in smoke machines. A sensor in the battery of the e-cig notices when a user pulls air through the unit and turns on the red LED tip, simulating a flare. This then also kicks on the heating coil, referred to as the atomizer, and vaporizes the PG/nicotine cartridge. The result is a nicotine-filled vapor which impressively mimics real smoke. Even the most seasoned smokers agree the total experience is as similar to a tobacco cigarette as possible.
Cartridges usually are available in 4 strengths – high, medium, low and 0. A “high” cartridge has approximately the same amount of nicotine per pull as standard strength cigarettes, but you get an impressive amount out of it – approximately three hundred puffs, compared to fifteen. The electronic cigarette is ready to go when you need it, and by choosing the right cartridge, you allow yourself to monitor your nicotine intake. Cartridges fluctuate in price, but can be as inexpensive as a dollar each. The e-cig is inclined to deliver lower nicotine levels than normal smoking, which is positive from some perspectives, and negative from others.
Unlike traditional cigarettes, the e-cig includes zero cancer agents; the health risk is closer related to that of the nicotine patch, not nearly to that of smoking. 2nd hand smoke is also much less of a difficulty, since these e-cig don’t give off carcinogens or carbon monoxide through burning. They only let off vaporized propylene glycol, which can seem like smoke, but isn’t deadly in the same way.
Currently, there isn’t any systematic proof with or against electronic cigarettes helping you kick the smoking habit for good, but some have already indicated they were able to scale back their nicotine intake and achieve freedom from the habit. The tapering strength of nicotine in your cartridges can help you focus on kicking the drug habit before the smoking habit, but it still requires personal focus to make progress. Smokers who do not wish to quit smoking the e-cigarette will still be able to reap the benefit of a healthier, cleaner smoking option. They are indisputably less costly, there is no discoloring of teeth, you can use them inside, your clothes don’t smell like smoke, there is no risk to others around you, and virtually the entire list of unhealthy consequences of smoking are done away with.
Find out today why over three-hundred thousand users have already made the switch. Never before has there been such a product with such obvious potential. If someone you love is addicted to nicotine, consider sending this article to them to show your concern. There are few things on this earth as dangerous as a burning cigarette. If nothing else, start for the healthier alternative, today.
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