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The Advantages of the Electronic Cigarette

Electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes, are battery-operated devices designed to be used just like conventional cigarettes. Their operation is based on the atomization of a liquid solution of nicotine that gives users the feeling of smoking an ordinary cigarette. Despite the fact that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautious about the harmful effects of such devices on users' health, e-cigarettes have a series of advantages compared to their conventional counterparts.

  1. A Healthier Alternative

    • Because electronic cigarettes contain only nicotine and a number of taste-enhancing substances, the effects on a smoker's health are less serious. Arsenic, tar, acetone, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and other carcinogenic substances are in ordinary cigarettes. In addition, with the electronic cigarette you don't have to worry about yellow teeth and fingers.

    Benefits for Passive Smokers

    • Smoke emitted by an electronic cigarette is only a vapor that quickly vanishes into thin air, leaving no odor and dangerous substances. Passive smoking is impossible when using these types of cigarettes, allowing you to smoke socially without worrying about the effects on your friends' and relatives' -- especially kids' -- health. Furthermore, you avoid the clouds of smoke conventional cigarettes leave, which can ruin a social occasion's atmosphere.

    Safe to Use and Store

    • You need no lighters to smoke an e-cigarette, and the device is suitable to just place into your pocket after you use it. No ashtrays are needed, either, because smoking devices are not burned, leaving ashes behind. Electronic cigarettes don't have actual flames, only a red light that turns on at every puff. This means there is no danger of starting a fire by accident.

    Lower Cost

    • Electronic cigarettes are less costly than their conventional counterparts in the long run, as shown in the electronic cigarette price comparison by the E-Cigarette Shop. In addition, tax on tobacco does not apply for e-cigarettes, which means potential increases on conventional cigarettes' price don't affect users of e-cigarettes. Lighters, matches and lighter fluid smokers need to purchase regularly are useless to e-cigarettes users; the only thing they need to replace is the cartridge.

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