| Are Safety Factors Of E-Cigs A Valid Concern Or A Political Agenda? |
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Debate about the safety of electronic cigarettes has continued since the product was first sold. Much of the information tossed about is factually incorrect but that hasn't stopped big tobacco and big pharma from spreading the rumors.
Debate about the safety of electronic cigarettes has continued since the product was first sold. Much of the information tossed about is factually incorrect but that hasn't stopped big tobacco and big pharma from spreading the rumors. In response to the heated debate, electronic cigarette suppliers recently formed a trade association to provide factual information about e-cigs to the buying public. Tobacco companies want to eliminate competition from electronic cigarettes and have followed an agenda of issuing warnings about e-cig dangers that have no basis in fact. The FDA conducted a very limited test of a few hand chosen e-cigarettes and then pronounced the products were not safe because trace amounts of a dangerous chemical were found in some of the products tested. No tests were conducted on tobacco to determine whether the same substance occurred in standard cigarettes nor was any followup testing done of a larger sample of electronic products to replicate the original results. Consumers who wonder if electronic cigarettes are safe should consider that e-cigs contain 20 ingredients while tobacco cigarettes have 599 ingredients. When smoking tobacco you inhale more than 4000 chemical compounds. Claims are made that the additives in tobacco have been proven safe as food additives by the FDA. That is true as far as it goes. Those additives have not been tested for safety when burned and inhaled. Burning changes the chemical elements of some ingredients. Poor nicotine is guilty by association with tobacco. Tobacco smoke is thought to lower the immune system in some smokers leaving them open to more colds and infections. We know for a fact that smoking tobacco causes cancers of the mouth, throat and lungs and increases risk of heart disease in smokers. These health problems are directly attributed to the tars and noxious gases of burning cigarettes inhaled by the smoker. When separated from tobacco, studies show nicotine itself does not promote cancer in healthy tissue. Long term use of nicotine has not presented any evidence of detrimental health effects. Nicotine is the property that addicts us to tobacco products. Nicotine is why we smoke but is not considered a risk to health. You can buy nicotine stop smoking patches and gums at your local Walmart. Initially, the patches were only available with a doctor's prescription but years of wide usage with negligible side effects resulted in nicotine replacement products being freely available.. The best e-cigs deliver a measured dose of nicotine to the e-smoker. Nicotine is provided in a safe form that soothes the smoker's craving without the risks of smoking tobacco. The Royal College of Physicians stated they do not suspect adverse health effects will result from the long term use of nicotine. DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice. Mary Kay Rivers has become a true expert in the field of electronic cigarettes. Her articles about electronic cigarettes and how they work and on choosing the best electronic cigarette have become well-known. |