Things no one told you about electronic cigarettes
While many ex smokers will tell you all the best about electronic cigarettes and how they help them quit smoking, you still need to know that no method is 100% effective and risk free. Electronic cigarettes are among the top methods for quitting, but is inhaling a chemical vapor as harmless as it seems or are you just changing one bad habit for another? You’ve probably heard all about the benefits of e-smoking: no second hand smoke, saving money, smoking in places where regular smoking is banned etc. but lets stop and focus on the downsides of this method just to take a look at the other side of the medal.
The World Health Organization stated that no studies yet show that the electronic cigarettes are a safe and effective therapy for quitting smoking. The effects of electronic cigarette vapor and second hand vapor are yet to be determined. For example, Canada has issued an advisory against this method in 2009. Despite of what most people think, some electronic cigarettes do contain moderate to high levels of nicotine and pose the same threat as the conventional ones when it comes to developing nicotine addiction or nicotine poisoning. Some of the chemicals used in electronic cigarettes vapor could pose a serious health threat, but until a mass clinical study is conducted, there is no way of telling for sure.
The fact that e-cigarettes aren’t FDA approved makes it risky to purchase these product online because they haven’t been tested. FDA chose to do so after finding some cancer risk related chemicals in a couple of different electronic cigarettes manufacturers’ products. There is no certain way of telling which brands are more safe, and the only thing to rely on are user reviews that can’t tell you anything about the potential risks of inhaling dangerous chemicals.
Liquid nicotine risks mean that there is a greater chance for nicotine poisoning due to the fact that e-cigarette consumers can accidentally swallow or inhale large amounts of nicotine. This is definitely a serious issue when compared to traditional cigarettes that pose a relatively low threat for nicotine poisoning.
Some say that the stories of electronic cigarettes exploding in your face are an urban legend, but the 2012 case of a Florida man proves them wrong. After the battery exploded while he was smoking, it left him with severe mouth and teeth damage, and having to worry about your e-cig exploding in your mouth is certainly not a pleasant thing.
One of the things that bothers electronic cigarettes the most is the somewhat false advertisement that claims the e-cigarettes have the same taste as the regular ones, which is probably the number one reason for so many disappointed users. The electronic version tastes nothing like the traditional one, and if the vendors were a bit more sincere, they would prevent the ads from backfiring on them. With many different flavors, electronic cigarettes can taste great and even better than the real thing, it’s just that it’s the taste of tobacco people are expecting when switching to the electronic alternative.
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