How Safe Is The Electronic Cigarette?

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Are there risks in using the electronic cigarette? Of course there are! But it’s not as risky as smoking traditional cigarettes – far from it. Electronic cigarettes have been around for several years. Major kinks have been ironed out and the danger is mainly in the nicotine content which promotes addiction. On this, you have all the control because you can choose a lower nicotine intensity for your electronic cigarette.

On the other hand, you get no exposure to tobacco, tar, and other ingredients that can cause illness and life-threatening diseases. There is also no more smoke to contend with which is a major factor why cigarettes are banned in many places. Since there is no burning, there can be no fire or threat of an unattended burning cigarette causing damage to life and property.

This brings us to the risk factor. On major issue that has cropped up is the fact that electronic cigarettes are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration or FDA. This is an issue that’s fraught with lobbying and inferior brands as well as companies passing out barely acceptable e-cigs in the hopes of cashing in on a growing globally accepted concept.

The truth is FDA is testing electronic cigarettes. Their objective is to find out whether or not electronic cigarettes are really as safe as claimed to be. The results of the initial tests show that there have been cases of harmful ingredients in inferior brands like tobacco specific nitrosamines and diethylene glycol. They are also concerned with the concept of changes in the nicotine dosage and the fact that children may get exposed to them too early. Countries like Brazil and Australia have banned electronic cigarettes until they have enough evidence to support the safety claims. They haven’t permanently closed their doors but have decided to take their time in testing the products.

Other countries like the United States, parts of Asia and the UK have put some restrictions on the sale of electronic cigarettes but have no intention of banning the device. Thus far, after several years, no one has gotten sick or died from using the electronic cigarette. This in itself speaks volumes compared to the hundreds who are dying daily from a smoking habit. The latest 2011 figures on death caused by traditional cigarettes is 4 million a year, and this figure is expected to increase every year.

You can expect that heavy lobbying is being done by tobacco companies who fear a drastic cut in their revenues. People will shift to electronic cigarettes once they see that they can enjoy a better life while not having to give up their nicotine habit.

Doctors and those in the medical profession have publicly endorsed shifting to electronic cigarettes because it offers less risk.

The one proven risk with the electronic cigarette is assuming that it will help you quit your addiction to nicotine. It is possible to help you using this device but it was never meant to be a “quit smoking” device. The danger lies in false confidence that you are ingesting less nicotine into your body without decreasing the nicotine content in the e-cig cartridge. The only way you can quit your addiction is when you decide with every fiber of your body to stop. Electronic cigarettes can help you by letting your body slowly adjust from a high nicotine content to 0 mg nicotine in your e-cig. But there have to be determination and work. The electronic cigarette is not a magical device.

Also, one must buy the best electronic cigarette starter kit one can afford. Buying inferior or unknown brands can be risky. Read up on feedback and reviews to get a general idea of which brands of electronic cigarettes are reliable and professionally made.