Electronic Cigarette Health Issues

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Technology and health are inseparable things in the modern world. People now use an arsenal of technological advancements in facing evolving health care needs. Even cigarettes are now receiving the same interest to address the growing concern of health professionals in a campaign against lifestyle-related diseases - and so the advent of the electronic cigarette.

An electronic cigarette is a "product of tomorrow". It is the latest innovation as a healthy alternative to traditional tobacco smoking. It uses state of the art micro-technology that mimics the same pleasure experienced by users without the harmful chemicals and risk of acquiring cancer, thus making it safe to use. Its cartridge is composed mainly of water, nicotine, propylene glycol and flavor. It has an LED which indicates use and imitates the glow of an actual burning tobacco that is powered by a rechargeable lithium battery with a body like that of a real cigarette. The electronic cigarette looks, feels and tastes exactly as a real cigarette.

However, despite the claims of major companies about the safety ...
... of an electronic cigarette, many are still skeptical on the issue. In July 22, 2009, The Food and Drug Administration revealed that half of nineteen varieties of electronic cigarettes contained nitrosamines (the carcinogen found in traditional cigarettes) and much more had diethylene glycol (an ingredient in antifreeze that is poisonous) in a released analysis of products manufactured by Njoy Cigarettes of Scottsdale, Arizona and Florida’s Smoking Everywhere.

The product had become very controversial and many critics are throwing rocks on the "healthy puff". Many countries and associations are now campaigning to either regulate the product or remove them from the market right away. Many smoking cessation experts appeal that an electronic cigarette enhances nicotine’s addictive attributes as it hastens the chemical’s travel to the brain when directly introduced into the lungs. Also, they are very much appealing to the young where they may learn smoking an actual cigarette from using the product. Lastly, experts argue that an electronic cigarette does nothing to suspend the hand-to-mouth behavior thus not ending the addiction.

Despite of the so-called "benefits" of smoking an electronic cigarette, it is still note worthy to remember that they do contain toxic ingredients as it is proven now. But most importantly, electronic cigarettes have nothing to do with smoking cessation or help a person in attaining a healthier lifestyle.