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E Cigarette Or Tobacco Cigarette - Which Is Better?
Posted on June 20th, 2009 No comments
Tobacco cigarettes were accepted by people and society just a few decades ago, but after medical research was conducted it was found that they do more harm than good. Similarly, the electronic cigarette gained much fame and controversy from the day they were made available to the market. But the question remains: which one is better, the electronic cigarette or the tobacco cigarette?Traditional cigarettes consist of two parts: paper and a tobacco concoction. The dried tobacco leaves are rolled up with thin paper, and then it can be smoked by someone. The electronic cigarette consists of three parts: the battery, the atomizer, and the mouthpiece. The battery makes the e cigarette functional, the atomizer is the small device used to heat up the liquid solution or e liquid, and the mouthpiece contains the cartridge that holds the liquid solution.
Tobacco in a cigarette by itself probably would not be so bad, but the fact that other ingredients are combined with it is bad. A single cigarette can contain over 4,000 chemicals, 43 of which are cancer-causing agents, and include tar, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and a huge list of other chemicals that you would otherwise not ingest. On the other hand, the liquid solution used in an e cigarette contains about 10 to 20 ingredients. The majority of the solution is comprised of propylene glycol, and the other ingredients can include vinegar, natural and artificial flavoring, and a couple of other ingredients. The only ingredient you should be weary about is nicotine, which can be lethal if ingested in huge doses, but that could also be found in tobacco cigarettes.
Due to the harmful side effects of secondhand smoke, smoking a tobacco cigarette in all public buildings has been banned. Smoking outside of a building? Probably not allowed either, depending on state laws. The e cigarette, as of this time, can be smoked anywhere because there is no dangerous secondhand smoke emitted from the device when you exhale. The smoke-like mist you see coming from the end of the e cigarette is just an odorless vapor that doesn’t contain nicotine or any of the chemicals the “smoker” just inhaled.
The clear winner here is the e cigarette, and as beneficial as these devices are, it seems that certain interest groups and even the own FDA have been cautioning against them a little too much. Because it is contains nicotine, it is being classified as a drug delivery system and additional research will have to be conducted to see the dangers posed by these e cigarettes, if any. Perhaps it is not in the interest of individuals that the FDA is concerned with but the interest of those who help to line their pockets. Just speculation.
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Hope And Help For Chain Smokers In An Electronic Device
Posted on June 20th, 2009 No commentsOver 1 billion people worldwide smoke tobacco cigarettes. It is estimated that over 5 trillion cigarettes are smoked in a single year, and that’s not even counting other tobacco products, such as cigars, pipes, and chewing tobacco. The result of tobacco cigarette use has been devastating as many are afflicted with illnesses that stay with them for the rest of their lives. Heart and lung disease, respiratory disease, and strokes are just a few of the many major side effects associated with smoking tobacco cigarettes. Wheezing, shortness of breath, and teeth discoloration are some of the minor ailments.
For those who have been smoking for over a couple of decades or even a couple of years, it might seem that all hope is lost. They might have tried to quit several times and have failed at every attempt. Nicotine patches and gum could have been used to help assist them in quitting, but those failed, too. Perhaps quitting cold turkey seemed to work at first, but temptation got to the best of them.
It is especially difficult for those who do not have the support of family and friends to help them quit. Emotional support is crucial and so is the absence of smoking participated in by loved ones at gatherings and parties. There is nothing more difficult than someone who has gone a few days without a smoke and is craving one, only to watch a relative or friend light one up in front of them. Even the smell of smoke alone or seeing a complete stranger smoke a cigarette is enough to turn the most strong-willed person into a cigarette searching frenzy.
Luckily, there is one more solution, and chain smokers who desire more than anything to quit their smoking habit can find comfort in a fairly new electronic device that is available in most countries in the world. That device is called the electronic cigarette, or as the industry calls the “e cigarette”. This device mimics a traditional tobacco cigarette in almost every way, minus the dangers. It, for the most part, looks like a cigarette and acts like one.
All the person has to do is inhale the liquid solution, which is comprised of nicotine (or no nicotine) and flavor, that is inside the e cigarette’s cartridge. The user, or “vaper”, gets the same feeling they do when using a traditional tobacco cigarette, but without the hundreds of additives. In addition, using an e cigarette around others is safe because the vapor is not smoke and is odorless. It does not contain over 4,000 chemicals that can include cancer-causing agents, tar, and toxins that a typical tobacco cigarette contains.
So all hope is not lost. Whether the addiction to cigarettes is physical or mental, the e cigarette combats both and has the great potential to help any chain smoker stop smoking.
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It’s Easy To See Why The E Cigarette Is The Smarter Choice
Posted on June 20th, 2009 No commentsAlthough this particular device was created in China in 2004, it has only now started to circulating rapidly throughout the American market, and it has literally become an overnight sensation. Hundreds of shipments are coming into the United States everyday, and sales are moving like wildfire. If you have not yet heard about the electronic cigarette, then you will soon.
The electronic cigarette might sound odd to you. In fact, it kind of sounds like a toy prank that you can pick up at your local novelty shop at the mall. However, its odd name, most commonly referred to as the e cigarette, is anything but odd. It offers people a new way to smoke, which is actually called “vape”, without the harmful side effects associated with smoking tobacco cigarettes.
The e cigarette is just a few inches long and is shaped into a long cylindrical tube. It is usually white but also comes in black colors and the tip of the e cigarette, which is usually brown in color on a traditional tobacco cigarette, is also brown. In fact, it looks identical to a tobacco cigarette except for the fact that most e cigarettes are made from a different material, most often a durable, hard plastic. The e cigarette usually has three components: the atomizer, which is the burning element, the mouthpiece, which contains the refill cartridge and the liquid solution, and the battery.
The battery can be charged with a wall plug or attached to your car charger, and a single charge can go a long way. The liquid solution found inside the refill cartridge in the mouthpiece usually has 10 to 20 ingredients. The main ingredient is propylene glycol or vegetable glycerin in the non-propylene glycol formulas. The other ingredients can include distilled water, vinegar, and natural and artificial flavors. Some popular liquid solution, or e liquid, flavors are tobacco, menthol, chocolate, strawberry, and peach, but there are many, many more.
The initial investment of an e cigarette can be a little pricey. Depending on the model and brand, a starter kit, which will include the parts of the e cigarette plus extra e liquid, can cost anywhere from $60 to $150. In the long run, however, the savings with an e cigarette can be seen because each refill cartridge is the equivalent of 12 to 25 tobacco cigarettes, and a typical 5 pack of refills can cost anywhere from $10 to $20. Vapers are also given the option to use e liquid rather than discard their cartridges to purchase more refills. About 5 to 6 drops of e liquid are dropped into the current cartridge, which is also good for eliminating waste.
The e cigarette may look and act like a tobacco cigarette, but it’s easy to see why the e cigarette is the smarter choice. It does not contain tar or any of the chemicals, toxins, and cancer-causing agents found in tobacco cigarettes, and, as of now, it can be vaped in public because only an odorless, colorless vapor is emitted from the e cigarette. There is no risk of secondhand smoke to your family, friends, or even strangers who happen to pass by when you’re smoking in public.




