Question 1

how safe electronic cigarettes are?

Accepted Answer

Depends: There are many different brands on the market now; assuming they are only water and nicotine as advertised then they are very safe and certainly safer than tobacco leaf.  With most of these you can wean the nicotine down gradually and get off of them as well.

Question 2

how safe are electronic cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Why ask?: The non-nicotine e-cigarettes use water vapor to simulate smoking, but why "simulate" at all? Try sugarless gum or sugarless stick suckers if you must have the oral fixation. The e-cigarettes that provide nicotine at least do not have the tar and carbon monoxide, but the nicotine is still a potent vasoconstrictor and metabolic drug. Just say no to cigarettes and tobacco of any kind! please!

Question 3

are electronic cigarettes safe for health?

Accepted Answer

Not really: They may be better than regular smoking , but some contain non healthy ingredients as  well. Speak to your doctor and show him the brand that you might intend to use and get his opinion as well.

Question 4

are electronic cigarettes good for my health?

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Better than tobacco: I wouldn't say that electronic cigarettes are "good" for your health, but electronic cigarettes do not contain the carcinogens that tobacco smoke have.  So, it is definitely better for your health than smoking tobacco.

Question 5

what are your thoughts on electronic cigarettes?

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FLAVOR = HEALTH RISK: Health risk is in the liquid.  How much safer are tobacco flavored liquids?  Probably some but you are still inhaling tobacco.  Non-tobacco flavors are PROBABLY safer but it’s one thing to eat strawberries, it’s quite another to inhale them.  We do not know the long-term effects of inhaling strawberries.  The safest liquids are flavorless.  Experienced "Vapers" make their own liquids to be sure.

Question 6

are electronic cigarettes safer than regular cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Probably - Addictive: Yes, they are promoted as safer because of lack of many oxidation byproducts produced by burning tobacco ; this is true. They supply nicotine to keep the addition going but the industry has not performed any clinical trials to evaluate the pros ; cons. Thus the conclusion, through presumably reasonable, is presumptive, not tested, without known reliability ; largely exempted by dshea act 1994.

Question 7

do you know the benefits of using electronic cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Quitting smoking: These are helpful only as an aid to quitting tobacco smoking. If you're a non-smoker, anyone offering you an e-cig isn't your friend. They are trying to enslave you to nicotine addiction.

Question 8

can you tell me, are electronic cigarettes better than normal or risk free?

Accepted Answer

No: Evidence that they are any better may have chemicals in them that are worse.

Question 9

what are the differences between electronic cigarettes and smokeless cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Vapor vs Smoke: Electronic Cigarettes ARE Smokeless.   They create vapor from liquid on heated coils NOT smoke from incomplete combustion.   You can control and minimize the number of toxic substances in vapor but NOT in smoke.  Cigarette smoke has 4000+ compounds.  Vapor from ecigarettes or APVs using flavorless nicotine liquid has only 2 compounds -- vegetable glycerin and nicotine.

Question 10

hi are electronic cigarettes dangerous? i guess less dangerous then reall cigarettes?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but...: Electronic cigarettes eliminate tobacco from the equation which does make them "safer" theoretically.  Remember that they still burn nicotine which is an addictive stimulant and is associated with heart disease and death.  The "reduced risks" are not completely clear at this point but both regular and electronic cigarettes are bad for your health.

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