Friday, August 20, 2010

E-Cigarette: Safe Smoking Alternative Or Health Hazard

By Harrison Fontaine

Since information of the harmful effects of cigarette smoking was first revealed to the public in the 1960's, smokers have been searching for a healthy alternative to tobacco cigarettes. During recent years, a new product has moved into the industry known as the e-cigarette that is planning to become the next generation "healthy" substitute for smoking cigarettes. The issue today is whether or not the e-cigarette may be the newest from a list of failed attempts to make smoking less harmful or will it be a genuine, healthier substitute for smoking cigarettes?

Everybody knows tobacco products are a considerable risk in the progression of the top 3 reasons for death in America. The three are carcinoma of the lung, vascular disorders which include cerebro vascular events and also heart attacks. The cigarette companies tried to reject and cover-up the medical facts of the health hazards regarding cigarette smoking by participating in a marketing campaign of doubt and confusion. However, their efforts ultimately were unsuccessful.

Many cigarette companies marketed light, low tar and also filtered tobacco cigarettes claiming they were a healthier replacement for regular tobacco. Never the less, it's now better-known that such cigarettes aren't less of a health hazard versus regular tobacco. Nonetheless, the advertising and marketing methods ended up being successful and now 90% of tobacco cigarettes purchased are filtered with many cigarette smokers even thinking they're doing some thing beneficial for their health by simply changing to the filtered cigarette.

An additional smoking option publicized as less of a health risk are Asian herbal cigarettes. They are primarily marketed in Asia where the amount of cigarette smokers has been gradually rising since the middle of the 80's. In this case once again, we see a smoke and mirrors technique of making buyers believe that tobacco can somehow be made healthier. These products raise serious concerns that they're going to keep consumers using tobacco under the artificial hope that they are at a lower danger of adverse health consequences by using them.

The most recent solution in the market of safe smoking alternatives is the smokeless cigarette. It's a battery run, cigarette-shaped gadget that gives a nicotine water vapor when inhaled. The purpose of the e-cigarette is to supply cigarette smokers with his or her nicotine fix without the presence of smoke. The concept of the e cigarette is sound as they are merely a nicotine delivery technique. They function just like nicotine gum or the nicotine patch by means of giving simply nicotine for the smoker without having any of the toxins related to tobacco cigarettes. This extremely distinctive kind of nicotine delivery reportedly performs a lot better than other types of NRT (nicotine replacement therapy) as it addresses the psychological tactile addiction involved with smoking cigarettes.

The tactile element of tobacco dependency is the cigarette smokers feeling that they need to be doing some thing utilizing their hands and mouth. Tactile addiction is normally extremely strong which is a substantial barrier to those wishing to quit smoking. The e cigarette seems to defeat tactile addiction by providing the smoker the sensation of holding a tobacco cigarette and also breathing in smoke. Users of the smokeless cigarette report the opportunity to hang on to and breathe in through the e cigarette is precisely what makes them so attractive.

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