e Cigarette Information About electronic cigarettes
e cigarette sales climb month on month in UK and Worldwide
e cigarettes or 'electronic cigarettes' are electrical devices that replicate normal cigarettes.
e cigarettes share the same physical sensation in terms of looks and style but do not have the detrimental health effects. They e cigarettes can even produce a mist similar to the smoke from normal cigarettes yet without any of the harmful effects of smoking. So no cancerous chemicals but still with the nicotine hit and the 'pleasure' of smoking.
electronic cigarettes are seen as the first step in a jealthier lifestyle for smokers and ultimately the right way to eventually give up smoking entirely.
Because e cigarettes are reusable it means smokers can also save a lot of money by switching to the electronic variety.
Expect to save around 90%. Although e cigarettes vary in price and kits vary. If you buy an average priced kit and use refill bottles to add drops to your cartridges instead of replacement cartridges each time, you will save around 90 per cent! compared to normal cigarettes and your health. For the average smoker this means you will save a figure in the four figure range annually!
- Tastes and feels like a real cigarette
- Can be used anywhere
- Releases harmless smoke
- Doesn't contain tobacco
- No bad smell and no need for ashtray
- No cancer causing chemicals
- Helps in quitting smoking
There are FOUR main components to an 'e-cigarette'.(see above image)
A/ The LED Cover which mimics the lighted end of a cigarette.
B/ The Battery, which is the power supply and is rechargeable and provides the main body of the e cigarette.
C/ The cartridge in turn connects to the 'atomizer'. This heats and vaporises the 'e-liquid'.
D/ The 'cartridge' which replaces the 'cigarette butt' and is used as the mouthpiece and normally houses the 'e liquid'.
What do the experts say?
- Boston University School of Public Health - "A 2010 report concluded that electronic cigarettes were safer than real cigarettes and may aid in breaking the habit of smoking. Researchers said that while further studies on electronic cigarettes were needed, "few, if any, chemicals at levels detected in electronic cigarettes raise serious health concerns." Electronic cigarettes were found to be "much safer" than traditional tobacco ones, and had a level of toxicity similar to existing nicotine replacements. In the report, the level of carcinogens in electronic cigarettes was found to be up to 1,000 times lower than regular cigarettes. It also said early evidence shows that electronic cigarettes may help people to stop smoking by simulating a tobacco cigarette.
- In an online survey from November 2009 among 303 smokers, it was found that e-cigarette substitution for tobacco cigarettes resulted in reduced perceived health problems, when compared to smoking conventional cigarettes (less cough, improved ability to exercise, improved sense of taste and smell.
- In favour to adopt "smokeless nicotine cigarettes" instead of the traditional "quit or die" approach believing this would save more lives. - UK Government Advisory Unit
- "For a smoker of cigarettes, the health hazards of continuing to smoke greatly outweigh any potential risks of using nicotine replacement therapy such as e cigarettes." - Cancer Reserach UK
How do I start using e cigarettes?
You are better off buying a small starter e cigarette kit.
This will save money in the long term and your kit will come with all the parts you need. E cigarette, cartidges, atomizer, charging unit, battery and e-liquid refills.
The best way is to refill and re-use your cartridges yourself refilling with e-liquid or -e-juice'.
