The Electronic Cigarette–Blessing Or Curse?

Fitness Portable Science — 16 September 2009

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An electronic cigarette? Man, now I’ve seen a gadget for just about every possible occasion. But in this case, maybe it’d do some good.

We all know that there’s a raftload of chemicals in cigarette smoke. It smells horrible, stains teeth and destroys lungs. But what if there were a cigarette that delivered nicotine but without the smoke? Enter the electronic cigarette to do just that.

See, you may not know this, but nicotine is actually found in things like potatoes and eggplant and tomatoes, basically any plant in the nightshade family. So it becomes possible to distill nicotine outside of tobacco and instead put it into a slow-delivery system like the electronic cigarette. There’s no smoke, no stink, just nicotine going directly into a smoker’s bloodstream without the problems associated with smoking.

They cost about two hundred bucks each, but considering that a pack of smokes go for at least five bucks these days, it’s not so hard to see where this could get a lot of people off cigarettes for good.

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stevea

Randall Fox

With all the negative press lately, it’s nice to see someone actually point out the positive side of e-cigs. There hasn’t been any significant research yet, so we don’t know the long-term health effects, but common sense says that a comparison to regular cigarettes makes these seem much less dangerous. And you can get them for a LOT less than $200. Check out LibertyEcig.com for some really good deals.
Treece

Thanks for this! I switched to e-cigs in March after a 30-year, pack-a-day cigarette habit, and I’m simply amazed by the device.

I don’t sell them, so I won’t say where to buy one, but yeah, you can find them much cheaper than $200. There are e-cig forums out there to help smokers who want to know more. :o)
John

I’d say that the electronic cigarette is one of the best technology’s out there. Definitely helps smokers.
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http://Crown7 Smokey

I purchased one from Crown7-it is by far the best purchase I ever made.
ChrisSugar

$200 bucks? I got my Mini Essentials starter kit for $27.95 for a quality product from FreshSmoking[.]com. The positive effects are numerous.

I smoked for more than 10 years and now I’ve completely stopped smoking normal cigarettes and made the switch to electronic ones. I can breathe easier, no longer cough and no longer have a gross coated throat.

FreshSmoking will treat you right, their customer service is great and I got my order in 2 days! Stop coughing and wasting money on cigarettes, check them out.
michael

Hey Steven, I didn’t know there was nicoting in Potatos LOL… but I have been researching Electronic Cigarettes recently, and have started using one of those blu cigs. I can tell you I am pretty impressed. I think that in a few years they will have a very good product for the masses. They are not quite ready for it just yet, but give it some time… we will all be smoking one of these.
Flitzanu

very nice. quick and to the point, and accurate with notions that people ignore or don’t note.

yes, nicotine is in many things that we consume on a daily basis, not just tobacco.

if i’m not mistaken…nicotine can be made synthetically as well.

actually, you don’t even have to use nicotine in it. maybe you’ve smoked for 30 years and just want an alternative to tobacco cigarettes, or a supplement to them.

if there’s a device to give us the same type of satisfaction as smoking a tobacco cigarette, and at an ALARMINGLY lower risk to our health….seems the government and health care would really love that idea right??

right?

just hit your friendly search engine and look for ecig related forums, there’s an abundance of information out there to help anyone get started.

excellent post, GadgetReview, kudos to you for doing some actual research :)
http://www.vape-star.com Tony

$200! Check http://www.vape-star.com, $59.95!
stevea

Tony–nice find!

Randall–I make no bones about the fact that cigarettes likely killed my grandfather and made his last years a living hell. Of course, he probably had more of them than he would have had he not quit earlier on. I’m enthused about anything that’ll help a smoker quit, because I’ve seen how tough it is.
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A MAN DAT SHITS WATS UP I FUYKIN LOVE DAT SHIT MAN KEEP IT GOIN THROUGHOUT DA NATION ITS GOOD 4 US ALL…BUT MAKE SUM NEWPORTS MY brother
Bobtow

I just bought a kit from Chinavasion with enough refills for six month, for a friend, for about $90. including the shipping. The kit was delivered here in Canada, from China, in five days. I mailed a package to a town 150 miles from here, and it took 12 days. ecigarettes should be advertized be our governments as a smoking, alternative!
http://www.ecigator.com/ Electronic Cigarette

It is real good for people like, who wants to quit smoking but cant, nicotine control, and with so many flavors, i can choose one of my own choice.