How Safe Are Electronic Cigarettes?
New products always raise suspicions and are viewed warily by general consumers and this has definitely been the case with the electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette as it is also known.
The electronic cigarette is sold as an alternative to regular cigarettes. It is intended as a low risk option for smokers wishing to kick their habit. Instead of smoking a normal cigarette which contains tar and other harmful chemicals, the smoker inhales nicotine vapour. However, the long term health effects of these cigarettes and the inhaling of nicotine vapour are currently unknown to medical professionals. Studies are currently on-going, however it is more than likely that it will be a number of years before any concrete results will be published.