subject: Smoking Without The Smoke [print this page] Smoking cigarettes is a very addicting habit that it is difficult to shun or do away with once you have already been addicted to it. Unfortunately, cigarette smoking"s" addictive component is the least of your problems; there are other hasards which you should be concerned of. The nicotine level of cigarettes is the addicting part and the harmful part. Harmful because when it reacts with other chemicals present in the cigarette could produce harmful effects to the body. Smoking in general produces different types of illnesses this is why there are Surgeon General Warnings which are printed at the back of the cigarette packs. More than the chemicals being inhaled by the smoker one of the main problem that should be addressed is the smoke produced from lighting the cigarette. Not only because of the fact that the smoke produced and inhaled by the smoker would cause illnesses but also the smoke could affect those people around the smoker.
Second Hand Smoker
One of the most dangerous types of being a smoker is not being a smoker but being around people during the time when they smoke. Inhaling the smoke produced by the cigarettes while being used by smokers is one of the leading causes of lung diseases. Being a second hand smoker is the most unfortunate way to acquire a disease because such people are indirectly affected but the consequences are great. This is why it is important that smokers be very considerate with the people around them. If you are a smoker you wouldn"t want the people close to your heart to be afflicted with an illness that you have caused because you smoked in the presence of your family member.
The Solution
It is no secret that smokers are addicted to smoking because of the chemical, particularly nicotine content of the cigarette. This is the main reason why many smokers could not easily give up lighting a cigarette. If you love the people around you however, you will do anything to make sure that they do not get affected. The dilemma of course is how you satisfy your cravings without harming the people around you. Well, fortunately there is an alternative to cigarette smoking, this is by using the electronic cigarette. An electronic cigarette is a device that delivers the feel of smoking, without having to be lighted. It does not produce any smoke but it gives you vapor that contains the nicotine as well as the flavor which makes it also safe when smoked in a public place or in the presence of other people.
