Electronic Tobacco As A Safe Alternative

The Electronic Cigarette, sometimes called an electric cigarette is becoming a very popular tobacco smoking alternative. An electronic cigarette smoker can still get a dose of nicotine without combustion and without the over 4,000 chemicals in tobacco smoke. One cannot say that electronic cigarettes are a safe alternative to tobacco cigarettes as studies on electronic cigarettes are yet to be done – but the word “on the street” is positive. Instead of hot, harsh smoke, nicotine is delivered in a cooler mist – consisting of mostly water vapor and nicotine. Electronic cigarettes don’t smell! They can be used in most places that ban tobacco cigarettes and they are much cheaper in the long run, than traditional tobacco cigarettes.

While some have claimed that electronic cigarettes have helped them quit smoking, It’s hard for me to see the electronic cigarette as a quit-smoking device. It’s the same problem one has with nicotine gum or patches. How can you get off nicotine with something that contains nicotine? I also am not discouraging anyone from quitting if that’s what they want to do – I recommend going cold turkey, if you can go three days without you can do it – I quit for five years that way – several times. What works for one may not work for another.

So it stands to reason that the electronic cigarette is more for people who enjoy smoking and/or have trouble quitting, but would rather not partake of the other 4,000 chemicals in tobacco or deal with the other problems associated with smoking tobacco.