Lately, several people I know have bought electronic cigarettes, mostly in attempt to still "smoke" while giving up tobacco cigarettes. There are variations on the theme, but the basic concept is that an e-cig contains a battery, which heats up a "atomizer." which turns liquid, usually containing nicotine, into a steam that can be inhaled just like tobacco smoke. Unlike cigarette smoke, the e-cig vapor doesn't contain all the gunk and nasties created by burning tobacco, such as tar, reactions between the thousands of chemicals in the tobacco, and smoke that sticks all its unpleasantness on every person, animal and thing it touches. The exhaled vape lingers for a few seconds, and then dissipates in water vapor.
I'm one of the people who's tried them... (for the record, two packs Pall Mall Red 100s for a long time) I couldn't be happier. I've had mine for a week. During the first two days, I continued to smoke tobacco, but then real cigs seemed pointless. For the last five days, it's been strictly e-cigs. It's been a super-easy quit... e-cigs are more fun than tobacco cigarettes.
Has anybody else tried these things?
BACKGROUND
There's a large and powerful collection of organizations trying for outright ban the sale of these devices, led by the FDA (whose efforts for a total ban have recently failed in 3-0 decision by the DC court of Appeals). Arguments range from safety issues to those who think e-cig makers are just trying to skirt no-smoking bans in public places, to groups who are pretty sure it's just all an attempt by evil to entice young kids is buying them as a gateway to Newports.
On the other side, there are doctors like Michal Siegle. According to his profile, "Dr. Siegel is a Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health. He has 25 years of experience in the field of tobacco control. He previously spent two years working at the Office on Smoking and Health at CDC, where he conducted research on secondhand smoke and cigarette advertising. He has published nearly 70 papers related to tobacco. He testified in the landmark Engle lawsuit against the tobacco companies, which resulted in an unprecedented $145 billion verdict against the industry. He teaches social and behavioral sciences, mass communication and public health, and public health advocacy in the Masters of Public Health program."
Dr. Siegle is an anti-tobacco zealot who's embraced e-cigs, and who says that he has taken zero contributions from anyone with a horse in the race. His main idea is "harm-reduction." That is, e-cigs might not the healthiest things around, but they are tons safer than tobacco cigarettes. He writes extensively about such issues in his blog, "The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary ...Providing the whole story behind tobacco news." http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/ [obligatory spam warning: there isn't any. Not an ad to be found.]
Making things even more complicated are attempts by shady hucksters to sell "free" trials of e-cigs -- for which you'll be charged full price after 10 days, plus locked in a monthly contract to buy overpriced liquid cartridges. Fortunately, the internet is filled small companies who sell good products at good prices in a honest way. It doesn't take long to find them (and I have zero financial interest).
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