Trying to quit smoking and advised to use electronic cigarettes?
Also known as a personal vaporizer, electronic cigarettes are a battery-powered device that provide inhaled doses of nicotine. E-cigarettes are being advertised as being much safer than regular cigarettes and I have even seen them being sold in so called “health stores”. The theory is that you can avoid all the harmful effect of traditional cigarettes but still get your “fix” of nicotine. Sounds like a really good idea but the truth is that the FDA in America has come to the conclusion that e-cigarettes are just as bad, if not worse than traditional cigarettes. In addition to this, the companies that produce or import them, have admitted that, although they are pretty sure there are no ingredients in e-cigs that can cause cancer, it is a new product and they are not sure of the side effects at this stage. According to the FDA electronic cigarettes tested by them contained chemical compounds such as diethylene glycol, a chemical found in anti-freeze, which is why they banned the import of them.
 Insurance companies... have worked out that on average every cigarette you smoke reduces your life expectancy by 10.7 minutes; a packet by over 3½ hours. 
Author of "Stop Smoking in 28 Days or Less!"
Because of the relatively recent introduction of this technology electronic cigarette legislation and public health investigations are currently pending in many countries. Many countries have, however, decided to either:
So with all this controversy you can see that the health effects of using electronic cigarettes are currently unknown. Several studies regarding the long-term health effects of inhaling nicotine vapor are currently in progress, though it will be many years before the results are known. There are many other ways to quit smoking and you need to find the one that suits you. For more facts about smoking look at this page. Smoking a normal cigarette is definitely a way of
robbing your system of vitamins
so please read all about this subject.
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Remember that quitting a tobacco product (pipes, cigars, snuff and chewing tobacco are just as dangerous as cigarettes) can reverse the effects of smoking within weeks. |
E-cigarettes saved my life!
John Phoenix from the United States writes.....
There are many websites out there that tear down e-cigarettes with out-right lies and never bother to do any fact checking. |
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