subject: Electronic Cigarettes Are Popping Up Everywhere [print this page] Just a few short years ago hardly anyone had even heard of an electronic cigarette, but today you are apt to see someone using one in a lot of different places. Even though these devices have not yet gained FDA approval, that is not stopping them from being sold to tobacco smokers who firmly believe that they have found a better alternative. The e cigarette, as it is referred to by many users, is a battery operated device that vaporizes a nicotine liquid. It does not produce real smoke, has not tar and no tobacco. It is never burned so it is also non carcinogenic.
With so many people already using the product, it is not surprising they are beginning to be seen in places where smoking has been taboo for a number of years. Restaurants and bars in some areas are beginning to allow the e cigarette to be used because it does not produce annoying, smelly smoke that would bother their other customers. The one drawback is that since so many non smokers have never been exposed to the device, they still assume that an electric cigarette user is smoking and will likely complain.
Even though the device produces none of the hazardous effects of burning tobacco smoke, it is still likely to be a while longer before they will automatically be excepted everywhere. Non smokers will never accept this product being used in public places until it can be undeniably proved that it is harmless to bystanders. Testing is still being performed to determine this, even though some researchers already claim that the potential to harm anyone that is in close proximity to someone using the device is non existent.
Some more understanding non smokers really see no harm in anyone using the device since it does not produce toxic elements. It is important to gain overall approval that electric cigarette users not get high handed and remain respectful of non smokers until they have time to become accustomed to the device and feel at ease around it. If someone asks you to not use your e cigarette somewhere, it is probably a good idea not to just yet. Always ask for permission to use your e cigarette if you are going to attempt to use it anywhere smoking tobacco is banned. You might gain permission and you might not, but you should always ask. The last thing e cigarette users want non smokers to think is that they are having this device pushed down their throats before they have a real chance to understand what it is and how it works.
