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!

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!