The E Cigarette In The News
The e cigarette has been used in many parts of the world since 2003, and users are enthusiastic about these tobacco free and smokeless devices that taste and feel like a regular cigarette. Government regulatory agencies and scientists are just beginning to take these electronic smokes seriously.
It will be interesting to see what happens, as the tobacco industry may try to exert its considerable political muscle in opposition to the innovation. Years ago, the sugar industry delayed the introduction of early artificial sweeteners, but in the end consumer interest and demand opened things up.
A growing awareness of the health hazards inherent in burning anything, especially tobacco which contains many chemicals and produces others while turning to ash, is sparking the interest in an safer alternative. Health practitioners, government officials, scientists, insurance agencies, employers, and consumer advocates all point to the negative effects of smoking on health, the dangers to the unborn and to anyone exposed to second hand smoke, and the cost of health care to the large numbers who suffer ill effects.
At the end of an e cigarette is a LED light, which glows red when air is pulled through the device. Automatic cigarettes cause the atomizer to heat up when the air flows through, while manual ones have a power button which activates the heating unit and that the smoker presses while inhaling.
Consumer watchdogs like the US Food and Drug Administration are concerned about minors using these electric smoking tools, which may contain nicotine if the user chooses a liquid that contains this addictive health hazard. Supporters of the smokeless devices say that the additives in tobacco cigarettes and the after-effects of burning are the most negative aspects of regular smoking. They also point out that there is no second-hand smoke with an e cigarette.
Many claim that the electric cigarettes are safe to use, since they do not burn tobacco and have none of the tars and other harmful chemicals of regular cigarettes. A demonstration of blowing smoke through a tissue, with a resulting brown stain, and vapor, which leaves no trace, seems to support the claim that the e cigarettes are cleaner. Certainly there are no messy ash trays or butts with the electronic variety.
Some models look just like a regular filter cigarette, while others make no bones about being new and different, coming in bright colors, classic black, or gleaming stainless steel. LED lights on the ends mimic a glowing ember, and there is either a button to press while inhaling to activate the vapor action or a sensor to automatically trigger the heat when air is drawn into the device.
The e cigarette is causing a lot of excitement as people turn to it as a safer way to enjoy smoking, a way to perhaps kick the nicotine habit, a legal way to smoke on the job, or for the novelty and reduced cost.
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