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Edited by Recon Number 54:
3/6/2013 8:22:09 PM
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Cigarettes -vs- eCigs
Yes, I know. Smoking is bad, mmmmkay.
I understand that inhaling the particulate smoke of ANY burning substance is putting chemicals, and particles into your lungs.
I also understand that the moment anyone makes a smoking topic there are two likely distractions:
1) It's just bad, people who do it are bad, and I love telling people that I am smarter than they are.
2) Smoke weed instead, it cures everything and I love telling people that I am smarter than they are.
Please don't derail this in either of those two directions. I don't need to hear #1 and I will ban for #2 (you don't want to test me).
My question is this.
I know of a lot of people who DO smoke cigarettes. I used to myself, a long time ago and I was able to quit. But I am seeing more and more people using e-cigarettes (or "vaping" which I guess is the hipster term for it).
I am pretty up to date on the physics, medical aspects, health risks, consequences etc. for cigarette smoking. However, I am not as well-versed or up-to-speed on vaping. From what I can tell, it is an atomizer that uses a liquid (of varying compositions and flavors) and the vapor is inhaled.
Does anyone have any first or secondhand knowledge of this? Anyone smoke e-cigs? What are the positives, negatives, differences, etc.
If you have reviews, data, links, I would appreciate it. But I would not appreciate this topic falling victim to distractions 1 OR 2.
Thanks in advance.
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2 RepliesUpdate: My wife has made the change from standard cigarettes to e-cigs (which I am treating as a positive step and on the road to her quitting). Based on the research that I've done so far, the elimination of her inhaling the particulate smoke and additional chemical additives in cigarettes is a profound improvement. Also, it appears that she has the ability to meter (and decrease over time) the amount of nicotine in the e-cigarettes (similar to the "step down" dosages of nicotine patches). Though my research on nicotine itself (when put aside from the other known carcinogens in tobacco smoke) is that it is a "mixed bag" of stimulant, addictive, beneficial and harmful effects. I can say that things certainly smell better without ashtrays or smoke around. Does anyone else have any personal or second-hand (pardon the pun) experience with "vaping" or e-cigarettes in general? I am still eager and interested to learn more.
