The Electronic Cigarette Blog

We’ve been receiving a lot of questions about whether or not it is safe to smoke electronic cigarettes during pregnancy. We are by no means experts on expectant mothers and pregnancy but the answer to this question is an obvious “NO.” Anything a pregnant woman ingests into her body travels to the baby via the umbilical cord including the chemicals found in cigarettes and electronic cigarettes. As you know, nicotine is an extremely powerful and addictive chemical. If an unborn child is exposed to nicotine it stands the chance to experience withdrawal symptoms after being born as well as a multitude of other problems. The chances of birth defects and other complications are increased if the expectant mother drinks, smokes, or ingests other toxic chemicals during pregnancy. Pregnant mothers who smoke even run the risk of losing their baby.

Under No Circumstances Should You Smoke Electronic or Any Cigarettes While Pregnant or Nursing

If you are a pregnant mother who is currently struggling with quitting smoking we encourage you to read this informative article from the American Lung Association. It is full of great information on what you can do to avoid smoking during pregnancy.

http://breathehealthy.org/images/uploads/SmokingandPregnantWomen.pdf

Mothering.com has a comprehensive list of other things to avoid while pregnant as well:

http://www.mothering.com/pregnancy-birth/what-avoid-while-you-are-pregnant

Good luck and remember to always think about your baby’s best interests so they can live a happy and healthy life!

Electronic Cigarettes are a hot topic all over the internet. Video sites, blogs, and forums are full of people who have made the switch to electronic cigarettes and say they will never switch back to the old “analog” cigarettes.

So why do people love them so much?

Here are just a few reasons to consider switching to electronic cigarettes:

You can smoke electronic cigarettes without bothering non-smokers around you.  This is because…

Electronic cigarettes don’t produce the strong  odor that tobacco cigarettes do. They produce a smoke-like vapor that dissipates  quickly.

You can smoke electronic cigarettes indoors and at some bars and restaurants. Obviously not every single bar and restaurant will allow this, but as people learn about ECigarettes they gain more public acceptance. Although some may allow it, smoking your electronic cigarette on a plane may not be a good idea. Be sure to ask your airline company if they allow electronic cigarettes on board.

Electronic Cigarettes are reusable.

Electronic Cigarettes typically come with a rechargeable battery that can be charged many times over. Some as many as 300 times!

Nicotine cartridges are less expensive than buying a pack of cigarettes at the store.

A pack of cigarettes costs around $7.  Compare this to a 5-pack of nicotine cartridges that costs $9.99.  Each cartridge is roughly equivalent to 12-15 cigarettes

Electronic Cigarettes don’t have the tar and other known cancer causing carcinogens typically found in tobacco cigarettes.

You can buy all sorts of different flavored nicotine cartridges and liquids to further customize the electronic cigarette experience.

If you are interested in purchasing an electronic cigarette visit http://www.eciginc.com for more details.

This is a legitimate question that we get a lot.  Since there is so much evidence that points to electronic cigarettes being safer than tobacco cigarettes many non-smokers want to know if they can safely take part in the ECigarette revolution.

Here are the facts: Both tobacco cigarettes and electronic cigarettes contain the famous chemical known as nicotine. Nicotine is said to be just as addictive as heroin or crack. This is one of the reasons so many people have a hard time quitting smoking.

Nicotine is Nicotine

While electronic cigarettes can have varying degrees of nicotine, the bottom line is that they still have it.  And just like the nicotine in tobacco cigarettes, it is extremely addictive.  It doesn’t take much at all to get hooked and electronic cigarettes are no different.  They were designed as a cleaner alternative for people who are already currently smoking tobacco cigarettes. Teenagers and non-smokers thinking about trying electronic cigarettes should definitely stay away.

No reason to start

If you’ve gone this far without smoking there’s no reason to start now. Instead of smoking cigarettes (electronic or otherwise) you should take a jog around the block a couple times or start an exercise regime. These are healthy activities that most regular smokers would have a difficult time doing.

So to all of you non-smokers out there: Keep not smoking, you are the envy of all who are trying to kick the habit!

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.