Friday 23 August 2013

E-Cigarettes vs. Real Cigarettes

The major difference between the two types is straight forward. Real cigarettes burn tobacco meanwhile electronic cigarettes use battery propelled heat to vaporize propylene glycol or varying amounts of nicotine that is present in the cartridge. Without any real smoke, the vapor is inhaled by the user. 

The American Food and Drug Administration had threatened to ban the sale of e-cigs half a dozen anti-smoking groups have fiercely opposed them. The main concern is the safety of e-cigs and how it is being sold to children. Lobbyists who represent tobacco companies have pressed the FDA to take action against the e-cigs companies, because they fear threat to their own profits. 

Nicotine liquid is dangerous to the skin, and there are uncertainties about the long term use of propylene glycol as well. Regulators fear that not much research has been carried out to know the contents of the vapor and its effects. There is a lack of health warnings on the packaging. Environmentalists are concerned that insufficient precautions to dispose of e-cigs can cause environmental risk of nicotine contamination. 

Marketing of e-cigs has faced a lot of heat. Nicotine addiction among the younger generation may increase and kids are attracted to buy electronic cigarette. Since e-cigs come in different flavors like chocolate, cherry and fruit, this may tempt some of the adolescents to try it for the first time. They are shaped and look like a normal cigarette. So this increases the appeal of smoking. They can be easily purchased online so minors can easily misuse them.

Brazil, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Thailand have all banned e-cigs. E-cigs have not been fully assessed by the FDA for their usefulness or safety. But some lab tests were conducted after which it was found that the quality control processes are inadequate. Carcinogen levels in e-cigs are 1000 times lower than in real cigarettes. However, since full research hasn’t yet been conducted into e-cigs, therefore it cannot be claimed that they are one hundred percent safe as their manufacturing companies do.

Friday 21 June 2013

Electronic Cigarettes and its benefits to the consumers

Although smokers are aware of the harmful effects of smoking they find it really difficult to quit smoking, even if they desire to do so. Electronic cigarettes are the latest means that can be used in place of the harmful nicotine filled tobacco cigarette. Nicotine, tobacco, tar hampers both the smokers and passive smokers body and alter their quality of life.

Electronic cigarette provides the same experience of smoking tobacco cigarettes with health benefits. It offers the same look, feel and experience of a conventional cigarette without its negative aspects. With the help of steamlite e-cigarette a smoker can enjoy the smoking experience without getting exposed to the burning of tar and tobacco. It is user friendly, easy to use, comparatively cheaper than usual cigarette. An electronic cigarette contains a smart chip controller along with a nicotine cartridge and build-in lithium battery that vaporizes liquid nicotine similar as the usual cigarette smoke. This gives the smokers the feel of nicotine they carve for.

Tobacco is the leading cause of not only various dreadful diseases like cancer, respiratory problems and cardiovascular diseases, heart diseases, stroke aortic aneurysm, hip fractures, cataracts, asthma and pneumonia but also takes away life. Conventional cigarettes do come with serious risk and harmful substances. Smokers taking regular tobacco cigarette are also prone to various problems like tumors in larynx, throat, hypertension, diabetes.

  
Electronic cigarette are powerful devices that are not to be considered as a
smoking cessation tool but as one of the best alternative to conventional cigarette. Smokers can both smoke inside and outside with worrying about the loved ones and neighbors.

Selecting proper electronic cigarette is also important as it ensures a positive vapour experience and offers a friendly and smokefree life with various economic advantages like not polluting the environment and harming life of other people. The product must be safe and effective in use.