So im browsing the web for current health events and i see a pop up add which is advertisding a new produce called the E-cigarette. Appenently, this product has been out since 2002, but recent advances have claimed to made the E-cigarette an "incerdibly neat and effective smoking replacement". This product looks, feels, and generally works like a real cigarette; however produces no actual smoke or carcinogenic effects. It does not use tobacco and does not require a lighter to activate. because it does not contain tobacco, it is not restricted by USA smoking laws (therefore it is legal to use indoors). The E-cigarette does provide the user with nicotine (which can be regulated to either a high or low level. It also produces a thick smoke-like vapor that is made by a small in line vaporizer (turning liquid contained inside the cigarette into a atomized smoke mist).
Honestly, to me this seems too good to be true. Really a cigarette that does not produce harmful second hand smoke, with no carcinogens, and doesnt need a lighter? I am not a smoker, nor do I have children who I need to worry about being exposed to second hand smoke, but for some reason I still feel a bit skeptical about the true health "benefits" of this product.
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I agree with your assumption. I find it really hard to believe that this product does not harm you in any way. The company that created this cigarette should try for something that will help people to stop smoking any kind of cigarette at all!
ReplyDeleteI've heard of this product before but I've never heard of a smoker mentioning it as a means to quit smoking. Or as an alternative at that. I agree with you, it really seems to good to be true and I feel like there's something else much more harmful coming out of something that, for lack of a better word, is a "mechanical" cigarette. Good topic! I'd like to see if there's any research out there on these things.
ReplyDeleteI actually have a friend that has this E-Cigarette and it's kind of funny. It looks like a real cigarette but it takes cartriages and it does produce a vapor. There is no smell to the vapor that comes out of your mouth once you inhale and I feel that it is a lot better for you than real cigarettes. I mean, nicotine is a drug and that's what hooks people to cigarettes so I guess if you're not taking in all of those additional harmful chemicals, it's a better alternative especially for people who are trying to ween off cigarettes in general. Good topic none the less John
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