E-cigarettes: Healthy Habit or New Hazard?

by Author on August 24, 2010

2 E cigarettes: Healthy Habit or New Hazard?With their glowing amber tips, and flavored nicotine-infused mists, electronic cigarettes are becoming popular alternatives to smoking traditional cigarettes in China and elsewhere. (Feb. 27)

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faygo22 August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

the electronic …
the electronic cigarettes do not have tobacco. tobacco is a plant and that cant be built into some that is electronic it is not a burning substance it is a vapor that can be refilled with even water to smoke but the vapor instead is replaced with nicotine flavoring which gives you that same feeling you have when you smoke a reg cig. also i get 5 cartridges for only $15 and each of those cartridges have up to a pack in them so i get 5 packs for 15 bucks. i pay $9 p pack

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tinkledoomhammer August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

I think that they …
I think that they are referring to the start-up price, and/or they are only referring to the crappy suppliers that advertise on the radio.

A $70 kit usually only comes with enough fluid to last about as long as a $5 pack of analogs.

I don’t think that they realize that a 2 pack a day addiction can be satisfied with about $1-2 a day with ecigs.

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samdu August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@phynxjayz

What …
@phynxjayz

What about them is bad for you?

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samdu August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@LastPlaceWinner


@LastPlaceWinner

There IS no tobacco in an e-cigarette.

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LastPlaceWinner August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

I can see where …
I can see where this could be bad because of the tobacco, but there isn’t tar and other stuff like in real cigarettes, and the doses of tobacco can be lowered so the body adjusts to less and less amounts of tobacco, eventually breaking the habit, and in the long run, it will be cheaper instead of sometimes 3 dollars a day for a pack.

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Camal99 August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@tatomuck18

$12 …
@tatomuck18

$12 a pack in one of the most expensive cities in the world, and $16 a pack in Australia.
E-cigs have been around for quite awhile now with no documented major health concerns as far as I can find. Weigh that up against those who have benefited from switching to e-cigs and it would make removing asbestos materials seem totally frivolous.
One day governments will realise that they can save more money by accepting e-cigs as a viable alternative to their tobacco tax addiction.

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razeurfist August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

ecigs are made to …
ecigs are made to give people the oral fixation and the nicotine hit.

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JFKSecigarettes August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

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tatomuck18 August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

a pack of …
a pack of cigarettes here in NY is at least $12 a pack!

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DylanThomas1993 August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@BushPilot444 True …
@BushPilot444 True dat dude. E cigs are about 70% cheaper, atleast now they are anyway.

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Phoenixsavant August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

I have asthma and …
I have asthma and when I started using the ecig I ended up in the E.R. with a really bad asthma attack.

The doctor there says that the ecig is NOT why I had such a bad asthma attack and that YES THEY ARE GREAT FOR QUITTING! In fact, she has seen several patients who had used one to quit nicotine entirely, and her husband did too!

The breathing trouble I had passed in a few days and was because I had asthma and had been smoking a pack a day for about 10 years.

THESE ARE SAFE!!!

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shadowsun20 August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

DAMN I WANT ONE OF …
I WANT ONE OF THOSE

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phynxjayz August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@BushPilot444 I …
@BushPilot444 I wouldn’t say a healthy alternative because they are not good for you but they are a better choice way less harmful than traditional cigarettes.

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prepared2do August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

They may not be …
They may not be safer (even though there is no second hand smoke) then real cancer causing cigarettes but it is cheaper and with the government tax on cigarettes the U.S. government will lose money. We wouldn’t want that now would we. Get you hooked, give a few expensive alternatives that rarely work and keep us from sound alternatives while the FDA continues to market pills only come to find out years later the damage it done to something else in your body. Look to our history people Rebel.

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animebsd August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@BushPilot444 AMEN …
@BushPilot444 AMEN TO THAT

i luv e cigs so much cheaper

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glidershower August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

Cigarretes are 10 …
Cigarretes are 10 bucks on Chicago. To a normal smoker there, that means 15-20 packs per month, $150/$200 bucks a month.

At not-a-really-long term, you can see e-cigs are WAY cheaper than normal cigs.

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zodcolville August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@jrmhrpr Not really …
@jrmhrpr Not really. It is not the nicotine that causes health issues, it is other things found in tobacco such as tar as well as additives which go into traditional cigarettes during manufacturing in order to maximize the number of cigarettes they get from the tobacco.

The nicotine is what makes cigarettes addictive, but nicotine is not what causes cancer and other lung problems.

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TheEvillBliZz August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

Lol man i smoke …
Lol man i smoke e-cigaret Joey510 for almost 5 months , and i spent like 25-30E / month , and when i was smoking normal i was spending 100-120E/month , so it isn’t more expensive , and its more healthier……..
AND NICOTINE CREATES DEPENDENCY NOT BAD THINGS LIKE CANCER!!!!!

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yzman321 August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

far more expensive? …
far more expensive? hhahahahahaahah these people make me laugh , do your research before making your yourself look stupid like you just did .

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rehdogg August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@phuckery4you1958 …
@phuckery4you1958 Agreed that guy must work for the government and feel that they will lose revenue.

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royaltreasurecasino August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

Have been using …
Have been using this 4 months and havent bought a pack since. Checkout blog at FreeTimeCigarette.blogspot.com and Facebook Group. Amazing part is no second hand smoke and no smell.

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PerrishThemAll August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

Fuck the FDA
the FDA

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murphy0847 August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

@jrmhrpr nicotine …
@jrmhrpr nicotine is the addictive part the tar and carbon monoxide and arsenic are the things people are afraid of…

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jrmhrpr August 24, 2010 at 11:51 am

How can it be safe …
How can it be safe when it has nicotine in the vapor? Isn’t nicotine what everyone is afraid of?

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