Electronic cigarettes are portable battery-operated devices that are an alternative to tobacco cigarettes. The major benefit of electronic cigarettes is that they deliver only the nicotine, not the additives and tars of tobacco cigarettes. Traditional tobacco cigarettes have many toxic chemicals that are added in processing that are released from the burning of the tobacco. Since the substance that smokers crave is the nicotine, electronic cigarettes satisfy that need without delivering the unwanted by-products. The by-products are the carcinogens that make cigarette smoking a health hazard. Electronic cigarette vapor is only water, nicotine, flavor additives, and glycerin or propylene glycol.

When using electronic cigarettes, nothing is burned, eliminating the dangers of fire and holes in fabrics. There is not any tobacco smoke clinging to clothing, discoloring walls and furniture. The teeth are not subjected to the damage of chemical additives in tobacco smoke. The gums and mouth are healthier. The lungs are not inhaling tars and all the other by-products produced from burning tobacco. Burning tobacco produces up to 4000 chemicals, including arsenic, nitrogen dioxide, hydrocyanic acid, lead, and carbon monoxide. These are toxic and carcinogenic. We know that smoking tobacco accounts for many premature deaths, and countless chronic health problems, including emphysema, and other cardiac and pulmonary disorders. There is no second-hand smoke that can affect others around the smoker.

Electronic cigarettes can be used in any situation, even where smoking is banned. They are clean and safe. They also cost much less than tobacco cigarettes and are not taxed as cigarettes. One cartridge will deliver as much nicotine as fifteen or twenty traditional cigarettes, and many users report that they are using less than they did when they smoked tobacco.

Electronic cigarettes are a green alternative to tobacco cigarettes. There is little waste and virtually no packaging. They are reusable. Most models come in a variety of strengths; regular, light and ultra-light. The user can choose how much nicotine is delivered, and unlike traditional cigarettes that burn down, the electronic cigarette stays active only as long as the user continues to inhale. They are available in a number of flavors and some even provide nicotine-free cartridges for the ex-smoker who still desires the sensation of smoking.

The benefits of electronic cigarettes are health, financial and social. They are a safer alternative to tobacco cigarettes that is gaining popularity.

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