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[4leafclover]

Im not a smoker and I don't intend to smoke. But I hate how irresponsible people smoke in public. I love my lungs and I definitely do not want to become a second-hand smoker. When E-Cigarettes went out of the market, I got curious if it has the same effects of smoking tobacco? Anyone of you who tried it? Can you share more about this?

[vickieheully]

My mother-in-law used e-cigarettes to help her quit smoking. I am very proud of her! From what I understand, electronic cigarettes do contain small amounts of nicotine, but it is transferred via water vapor instead of carcinogen-containing smoke. The vapor is odorless and does not emit second hand smoke, therefore they are not harmful to those nearby.

[zararina]

I am not a smoker too and also hates the smell of its smoke.
I just read some details about e-cigarette online that it was more earth friendly since it does not emit smoke. And the amount of nicotine on it can be adjusted or controlled according to the preference of the smoker. So it can be used to little by little reduce the amount of nicotine intake.

[milano]

I have read that e-cigars just contain nicotine and water but that does not mean they are safe. I have heard some news recently of a man getting injured because his e-cigar exploded.

[4leafclover]

Thanks for your thoughts about E-cigarettes, if this is the case then why can't the government endorse this thing? How is E-cigars and Sisha (Hooka-hooka) differ from each other? Does the smoke produced by Sisha causes air pollution as well?

[milano]

4leafclover, on 02 April 2012 - 11:27 AM, said:

Thanks for your thoughts about E-cigarettes, if this is the case then why can't the government endorse this thing? How is E-cigars and Sisha (Hooka-hooka) differ from each other? Does the smoke produced by Sisha causes air pollution as well?

Sisha/hashish/etc they say is safer than cigars but i know that they still contribute to air pollution.

[agoodwriter]

I used to smoke, not now days i have E-Cigater. It's pretty useful, you can get rid of real tobacco and it's better for nature. Many of my friends has also been interested of buying E-cigs and i have been promoting those a lot :)

[4leafclover]

milano, on 06 April 2012 - 03:29 AM, said:

Sisha/hashish/etc they say is safer than cigars but i know that they still contribute to air pollution.

Does the kind of smoke produced from them can be dangerous to other people inhaling it and can it damage the ozone too?

[ItsTravisxD]

These E-cigarettes are great and all and are much better than normal cigars however the real issue is with smoking and nicotine.  I agree that by gradually lowering the amount of cigarettes is great but the root problem still lies and so this addiction to nicotine and smoking should be abolished completely in order for use to have a much cleaner and safer environment for future generations.

[JBMedia]

I've been on and off using e-cigarettes to try and help me quit with my addiction. It does not emit second hand smoke and by far is way healthier than actually smoking cigarettes, not only on the person themself, but also on the environment. It's definitely a good alternative and a great source to help cut back and eventually quit in my opinion.

[angeldrb]

I know of E-cigarettes because one of my roommates is selling them. They are healthier because there's a significantly lesser amount of nicotine and there's no tar. According to users of E-cigarettes, these are very helpful in quitting smoking because it can be done gradually and there are minimal withdrawal symptoms. They don't emit second hand smoke so the people and the environment also benefit from them.

[4leafclover]

I recently purchased an E-cigar online (not for me) but for an in-law who's smoking habits really annoys me. He said, he didn't expected it'll turn out the way how he enjoys smoking tobacco. I am really grateful he likes it so that there will be no more second-hand smoking in our house.  :) It is definitely smokeless so its definitely healthy for other people and the environment. I hope smokers will opt for this.

[Nanatracyann]

4leafclover, on 01 April 2012 - 09:40 AM, said:

Im not a smoker and I don't intend to smoke. But I hate how irresponsible people smoke in public. I love my lungs and I definitely do not want to become a second-hand smoker. When E-Cigarettes went out of the market, I got curious if it has the same effects of smoking tobacco? Anyone of you who tried it? Can you share more about this?

I thought the E-Cigarettes were a horrible thing, to encourage people to still smoke! I love the idea that when I go into a restaurant I can enjoy my meal without someone puffing away horrible chemicals at me! I think E-Cigarettes should also be banned in public places! I would prefer to live, and not die because of someone being selfish...

[dconklin]

Nanatracyann, on 10 April 2012 - 01:42 PM, said:

I thought the E-Cigarettes were a horrible thing, to encourage people to still smoke! I love the idea that when I go into a restaurant I can enjoy my meal without someone puffing away horrible chemicals at me! I think E-Cigarettes should also be banned in public places! I would prefer to live, and not die because of someone being selfish...

I don't really see anything wrong with E-cigs in public.  Most of the people I know that used them said they were literally just like a steam going in and nothing coming out.  A lot of them are actually not filled with chemicals, at least this has been from my experience with them.  This is why they are allowed in public places, no threat to anybody.

[angeldrb]

Nanatracyann, on 10 April 2012 - 01:42 PM, said:

I thought the E-Cigarettes were a horrible thing, to encourage people to still smoke! I love the idea that when I go into a restaurant I can enjoy my meal without someone puffing away horrible chemicals at me! I think E-Cigarettes should also be banned in public places! I would prefer to live, and not die because of someone being selfish...

E-cigarettes are practically smokeless. There's a significantly lesser amount of chemicals in them. And if the restaurant allows smoking inside their premises, please find another one. Restaurants should be non-smoking areas. :)

[SpiroFlo]

milano, on 02 April 2012 - 07:57 AM, said:

I have read that e-cigars just contain nicotine and water but that does not mean they are safe. I have heard some news recently of a man getting injured because his e-cigar exploded.

Yeah, I just blogged on that recently. Rare, but scary:

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For those of you who need one more reason to keep smoking, CBS News reported that, an “electronic cigarette blew up in a Florida man’s face, leaving him in a hospital with severe burns, missing his front teeth and a chunk of his tongue.” Although the brand was not identified, investigators suspect a faulty battery was to blame. So far this appears to be an isolated incident, so don’t expect to see warning labels on e-cigarettes just yet.

“The best analogy is like it was trying to hold a bottle rocket in your mouth when it went off,” said Joseph Parker, division chief for the North Bay Fire Department. “The battery flew out of the tube and set the closet on fire.”

[clewand550]

I bought some e-cigarettes for my nephew a few years ago to help him try to quit smoking.  It is safer for your lungs from what I understand.  They don't have the obnoxious horrible smoke smell like cigarettes and cigars have.  I can actually stand being by an e-cigarette but can't by a regular cigarette or cigar.  You do have to want to quit though for it to work.  It didn't work for my nephew but I don't think that he really wanted to quit.

[aspen]

Firstly I don't smoke and wonder why people smoke something that can be used as a pesticide. Nicotine.
I recently caught up with a friend who was using  one of those E-cigarettes. He swore by them and  said that it was reducing his urge to smoke. He was endeavouring to reduce the amount of nicotine in his system by limiting it himself. He still had  something in  his fingers and was still blowing something from his mouth which he found soothing. He believed the government should put it on our health scheme and make it only available from pharmacies making it cheaper and only available by prescription. Apparently in New Zealand they have already done so. A point about NZ is, that country has put in place for the year 2025, the  realistic tobacco end game plan by when they would have eradicated smoking altogether.

[MyDigitalpoint]

When I was a teenager and tried to smoke just following what my classmates did, I found that tobacco smoke destroys the sense of taste and after that first failed attempt I never tried again.

This is why I don't understand what is the pleasure or urge to smoking, hence I don't consider e-cigarettes a good option.

[meowcow]

I have tried this! It's actually pretty fun and it doesn't smell bad at all, it doesn't even smell like anything at all. I tried it just out of curiosity, there are lots of different flavors of it. I think this is a great invention, I'm glad that smokers now have an alternative like this and maybe it will help them quit.