Ever since the public became aware about the dangers of smoking a few
decades ago, many people have found quitting the tobacco habit hard.
Companies have been innovating and manufacturing smoking cessation
products for many years now. From nicotine patches to gum, nicotine
addicts have been using them to quit their habit.
Electronic Cigarette
Electronic
cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes and electric cigarettes)are the
newest product on the market. They are designed to look and feel like
real cigarettes, even down to emitting artificial smoke however they do
not actually contain any tobacco. Users inhale nicotine vapour which
looks like smoke without any of the carcinogens found in tobacco smoke
which are harmful to the smoker and others around him.
The
Electronic cigarette consists of a nicotine cartridge containing liquid
nicotine. When a user inhales, a tiny battery powered atomizer turns a
small amount of liquid nicotine into vapour. Inhaling nicotine vapour
gives the user a nicotine hit in seconds rather than minutes with
patches or gum. When the user inhales, a small LED light at the tip of
the electronic cigarette glows orange to simulate a real cigarette.
The
nicotine cartridges themselves come in various strengths. Most of the
major brands, such as the Gamucci electronic cigarette have full
strength, half strength and minimal strength. This is designed for
people who want to quit smoking. As they get used to using the
electronic cigarette, they can gradually reduce the strength they use
until they quit.
Electronic Cigarette
The main advantages electronic cigarettes have over
nicotine patches or gum is firstly, users have the nicotine hit much
quicker and secondly, because a big reason why smokers fail to quit
suing patches and gum is because they still miss the act of inhaling
smoke from a cylindrical object. The electronic cigarette emulates that
even down to the smoke.
The electronic cigarette is also
beneficial from a financial perspective. A set of five nicotine
cartridges costs around £8 and is equivalent to 500 cigarettes. Although
the initial investment of an electronic cigarette kit of £50 may seem
steep at first, users save money in the long run.
As with many
popular products, there have been a great number of cheap Chinese
imitations flooding the market. They are usually half the price of a
branded electronic cigarette and look like the real thing as well. It is
inadvisable to use these because they have not been subject to the same
rigorous testing the official electronic cigarettes have and can
potentially be highly damaging to the user's health.
As
electronic cigarettes become more and more popular, they are
increasingly used to smoke in pubs and clubs with a smoking ban.
Electronic cigarettes seem to be the next thing and may soon replace
real cigarettes in clubs.
Electronic Cigarette