About Safety Of Electronic Cigarettes

There have been reports in the U.S by the National Institute on Drug Abuse that 90 percent of cancer of the lung has been caused by smoking cigarettes and that nicotine is just as addictive as heroin and cocaine. The tar found in cigarette tobacco raises the smokers' risks of suffering from cancer and emphysema and at the same time the carbon monoxide could cause a cardiovascular disease.

The electronic cigarettes which resemble tobacco cigarettes have nicotine and not tobacco thus give the illusion that they are a safer option as compared to traditional cigarettes. The cigarette controlled by a battery it has pure nicotine which is taken n via a cartridge. The safety of these cigarettes has been an issue of controversy and little research has been done in relation to electronic cigarettes. This is a cause of debate and there are ongoing studies which are being done so as to ascertain of this. The good thing about it as per a lot of studies is that electronic cigarettes are good for the environment.

Difficult to Inhale the nicotine

Studies from University of California were undertaken whereby the researchers used smoking machines record the amount of suction needed to take in nicotine from electronic cigarettes. There were tests of at least 5 brands and according to the research they were all hard to suction except for Liberty Stix and they needed a lot of energy to suction than regular cigarettes.

It was also discovered by the researchers that he aerosol density decreased after suctioning the first ten puffs, needing a stronger suction to produce aerosol. The conclusion was that users of electronic cigarettes could need to use a number of cartridges and puff a lot more get the amount nicotine they desire.

How Nicotine is delivered

According to a conclusion by Dr. Thomas Eissenberg, a researcher from the Virginia Commonwealth University, electronic cigarettes and regular cigarettes have the same effectiveness in nicotine delivery. He came to this finding after studying and analyzing the heart rate and the level of nicotine of smokes after taking in regular cigarettes and electronic cigarettes.

Marketing electronic cigarettes to the youth

In 2009 the FDA made a public announcement that electronic cigarettes might have dangerous chemicals and that the makes had not shown evidence of their safety.  However, they are sold to the youth and are being advertised as safe compared to regular cigarettes and that they can act as substitutes. This misinformation could lead to dire consequences on their health