The Electronic Cigarette Blog

There are some ECigarette retailers out there that talk as if they are the cure all for quitting smoking claiming that it can be done “Anytime, Anywhere”. Sadly this just isn’t the case. If you’re a regular smoker and have ever tried to quit without success, heck, even with success then you know how hard it is to kick the habit. The withdrawal symptoms can get to be so unbearable that the potential quitter feels no choice but to start smoking again just so they will feel “normal.” If you’re trying to quit don’t lose hope. Most people aren’t able to quit on the first try, or even the second, third, fourth, etc… To understand why outrageous claims such as these are being made, one must understand what electronic cigarettes actually are.

Electronic Cigarettes are an alternative to tobacco.

You’ve probably seen ads about “Healthy” electronic cigarettes. It’s wrong to call them healthy because no form of putting smoke in your lungs is healthy. “Healthier” (than tobacco cigarettes) might be a better word to describe the ECigarette and by now most people are aware that there are thousands of harmful chemicals and carcinogens in cigarettes. ECigarettes could be considered healthier in the sense that they don’t contain these cancer causing chemicals. They instead use a Propylene Glycol vapor to deliver the nicotine to the lungs.

Propylene glycol is a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) food additive that is widely used in

• Food and tobacco products,

• Pharmaceuticals, and

• Cosmetics.

Source: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/egpg/propylene_glycol.html

So why do people say ECigarettes can help you quit?

Electronic Cigarettes offer something tobacco cigarettes can’t: The ability for the consumer to choose the amount of nicotine in their cigarette. You can buy an ECigarette cartridge that has a high nicotine count as well as medium, low, and even one that has no nicotine at all. Hypothetically speaking, if one were trying to quit smoking they could buy an ECigarette kit and wean themselves from high nicotine gradually down to none and possibly have an easier time quitting.

ECigarettes also carry the added benefit of not having to be lit by flame. How many times have you lit a cigarette only to take a few puffs and throw it away? Electronic cigarette smokers enjoy the luxury of being able to take a couple puffs here and there without having to worry about throwing away money. Yes, you could cut the butt off early and put it back in the pack but we all know how awful that makes everything smell.

The Bottom Line

is that ECigs are still in their infancy and it’s just too early to tell if they really will help people quit for good due to lack of scientific testing. That being said, ECigarettes have been very well received in forum and blog communities around the web. Many people have reported making the switch to ECigarettes and found themselves smoking less and not having that sluggish run down feeling that comes with smoking cigarettes.