Smokeless Cigarettes
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Smokeless Cigarettes ArticlesSmokeless CigarettesSafer Cigarette Smokers Cough Smoking and Lung Cancer Quit Smoking Stop Smoking Help Smoking Statistics Are Smokeless Cigarettes Safer Cigarettes?Smokeless cigarettes do not contain tobacco and do not produce the compounds related to burning tobacco. And, it's the burning of tobacco and paper that produce the vast majority of the over 4,000 chemical compounds in tobacco smoke. Many of these are toxic compounds that have raised worldwide health concerns. 43 of the chemical compounds in tobacco smoke are cancer-causing (carcinogenic). Smokeless cigarettes are intended to deliver nicotine, the substance the smoker's body requires to feel normal again. The nicotine from smokeless cigarettes is carried to the lungs in a vapor form. A battery powered heater produces the vapor as you inhale. These "electronic" or e-cigarettes have no need for burning tobacco or the harmful chemical compounds associated with the combustion process. A recent report by the Boston University School of Public Health indicates that 16 laboratory studies of the vapor emissions of electronic cigarettes indicated carcinogenic levels to be up to 1000 times lower than in tobacco cigarettes. The authors of the study indicated that this level is "comparable in toxicity to conventional nicotine replacement products." The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) claims not to know much about what is in smokeless cigarettes. However, Professor Michael Siegel of the Boston University School of Public Health, a co-author of the report, indicated that "the truth is, we know a lot more about what is in electronic cigarettes than regular cigarettes." Surprisingly, while seeming to advertise and collect money to help fight cancer and many other tobacco related diseases, the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Lung Association and other groups have called for a ban of smokeless cigarettes. Professor Siegel indicated that "taking these [electronic cigarette] products off the market would force thousands of users to return to cigarette smoking. Why would the FDA and the anti-smoking groups want to take an action that is going to seriously harm the public's health?" Not only that, but what is the motive for these organizations to attempt to remove safer competitive products that challenge the financial interests of large tobacco companies? These are good questions. Isn't it time you tried smokeless cigarettes and eliminated the many harmful effects of regular smoking? Electronic Cigarettes NewsYahoo! Search: electronic Cigarettes Yahoo! Search: electronic Cigarettes |
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My name is Andrea and I've been smoking real cigarettes since junior high school. It all started as a dare. My first cigarette tasted awful and I coughed a lot. But, after my friends stopped laughing I smoked another.