You have probably heard about electric cigarettes but are not too informed about it. Electronic cigarettes are known in various terms. They are also called e-cigarettes, e-cigs or electric cigarettes. Some also call them smokeless, steam or fake cigarettes. They originated in China where they were made available to the public in May 2004. Since then, its popularity extended to other parts of the world including Europe, Australia and United States.
There is actually a lot of difference between traditional cigarettes and electronic ones but what sets the two apart is their nicotine content and how they are provided to the smoker. With traditional cigarettes, a smoker has to light the cigarette to have it burning so the smoker can directly inhale the smoke which contains nicotine. On the other hand, the nicotine in fake cigarettes is in liquid form found in a cartridge. The device is powered by rechargeable battery that heats up the liquid nicotine turning it into vapor which is then inhaled by the smoker to get his nicotine fix.
Another distinguishable difference between the two is their substances. As you well know, traditional cigarettes contain more than 4,000 toxic chemicals and most of them are cancerous. As a matter of fact, there are 19 active ingredients in a typical cigarette that are carcinogens like acrolein, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, cyanide and nitrosamines. Whereas there is no tobacco in fake cigarettes and its main component is only nicotine which is even at a safe level. So in essence, if traditional cigarettes can cause a regular smoker to develop lung cancer, electronic cigarettes will not make you have it. In fact, electric cigarettes are recommended to people who want to quit smoking. With smokeless cigarettes, you can choose your nicotine level so you can gradually lessen your nicotine consumption without having to experience withdrawal syndrome.
Also, if traditional cigarettes are addictive, fake cigarettes help you eliminate that addiction by allowing you to keep the habit without damaging your body. Since the components in smokeless cigarettes are not addictive, you will just notice that even if you are continually smoking with this tool, you no longer crave for nicotine or even the habit of smoking.
Aside from risk reduction, electronic cigarettes are also much cheaper compared to traditional cigarettes. A cartridge only costs $2-$4 and it is equivalent to 30 cigarettes or 1 and ½ packs. A pack of typical cigarette averagely costs 10 dollars. So imagine the amount of money you save if you use fake cigarettes instead of the real ones.
Lastly, another notable difference of electronic cigarettes from traditional ones is the harm they do to the people surrounding them. Second hand smoking causes more harm than the actual act of smoking cigarettes. Cigarette smoke can also leave stench on the person’s clothing even if he merely stood beside a person who smoked cigarettes. All this negative effects to bystanders are not found with electronic cigarettes mainly because it only emits water-based vapor which is not in any way harmful to him or the people surrounding him.