subject: Tobacco Smokers Are Finding A Better Source Of Nicotine With The Electronic Cigarette [print this page] There are two main elements that make a person addicted to smoking tobacco cigarettes. The first one is the nicotine that makes the smoker feel good. The second part of the smoking equation is the habit of holding a cigarette and inhaling the smoke. The nicotine is only half of the habit. The holding of a cigarette and the inhaling would not be a big issue if what the smoker inhaled from the tobacco was not so deadly. It is thought by many researchers that the nicotine on its own is not that harmful.
However, the toxic smoke that is produced by burning tobacco and the tar that comes from it is deadly to a smoker. The huge numbers of hazardous chemicals that are in tobacco cigarettes are deadly to smokers as well. When you remove the toxic smoke, tar and the deadly chemicals, the smoking act should not be nearly as harmful. This is exactly what has been done with the electronic cigarette. There is no toxic smoke, not tar and none of the deadly chemicals like benzene, arsenic, formaldehyde and so many others that are found in tobacco.
When someone uses an e cigarette, they inhale a vapor that is made up of water, nicotine and a substance called propylene glycol. Propylene glycol is an approved FDA substance as a food addictive. An e cigarette user can use this device knowing that they are not partaking of three of the most deadly aspects of smoking tobacco. Of course, they are still addicted to and are using nicotine, but when compared with what they were partaking of while smoking tobacco, it seems a lot less significant than before.
Testing is still being conducted on the electronic cigarette to determine its over all safety. Some believe that it could still have some harmful affects, while others believe that when it is compared closely to tobacco smoking, there is no comparison at all. In the meantime, many tobacco smokers have already switched to the e cigarette and have been amazed at how well it imitates smoking an actual tobacco cigarette. They like the way it tastes and the sensation they get that feels so much like real smoke when they inhale. There has surely been some that have tried the product that did not like it, but reviews for the most part have been favorable. Smokers have long been looking for a better alternative to smoking tobacco and by most appearances they seem to have found it in the electronic cigarette.
