Everyone knows how dangerous cigarette smoking is. You can’t even look at a pack of cigarettes without being warned about the health problems associated with smoking. However, the addiction to nicotine is a powerful one that is not easily kicked. If you are not ready to quit, but you are concerned about your health, electronic cigarettes may give be a good compromise.
E-cigs are a remarkable invention. Inside these little machines, liquid nicotine is dripped onto a vaporizer and the resulting vapor is what the smoker inhales. They look and feel like a traditional cigarette, but they don’t expose you to any of the health hazards associated with tobacco smoke.
Traditional cigarettes are made of tobacco which contains tar and a whole host of other chemicals, none of these are present in e-cigarettes. Because you are not inhaling tobacco smoke, only water vapor, you will not experience any of the side effects normally associated with smoking. No wheezing, no coughing, no risk of lung cancer.
Your health is not the only reason to stop smoking traditional cigarettes. Tobacco smoke will also leave ugly yellow stains on your fingers and teeth. It also has a very distinctive odor that many people find offensive. There is no smoke with an electronic cigarette, so using them will not have any of these side effects either.
These little machines also make it safer for the people you care about to spend time with you. There is no second hand smoke. The only thing that is given off by an e-cig is a little bit of vapor.
Electronic cigarettes do have some health issues associated with them. Perhaps the largest of these is the fact that liquid nicotine is a powerful poison that is readily absorbed through the skin. If you are not very careful with the liquid, you may accidentally over dose on nicotine which can be fatal. Because of the dangers associated with liquid nicotine, you might want to think long and hard before you bring it into a home with children.
If you are concerned about the damage you are doing to your health by smoking but you are not ready or able to quit the habit, electronic cigarettes my be the perfect solution for you. They also have the added advantage of allowing you to use them publicly. As a smoker, you are aware that lighting up in public often makes you the receiver of evil glances and in some places may even get you a fine. E-cigs emit no second hand smoke and as such create no potential threat to those around you. Safer for you, those closest to you, and anyone else nearby, e-cigs may be the perfect smoker’s choice.
You must log in to post a comment.