I would like to know what doctors think about the electronic cigarette..i have recently quit smoking and i use the e cig when i am having a hard time.?

2-edged sword!: If e-cigarettes really help you quit, well, it's a bit like methadone--one narcotic for another, but acceptable if it ends up well. Many e-cigs still supply nicotine, so it's a bit like nicorette--still bad, but less so, and ok if it ends up with the desired result. But the idea of simulating smoking to stop smoking seems a bit disingenuous, and if you use the nicotine-containing ones, more so!

Unknown risk/benefit: Wonderful you quit smoking! many say, 'i can quit, it's staying quit that's hard'. Medications that have only nicotine (gum, lozenge, patch) are safe and effective ways to stop and stay off. Info on e-cigs is not clear. Fda has warnings - so use with caution. Use http://www.Smokefree.Gov for free help. Fda info: http://www.Fda.Gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm225210.Htm.

Still toxic: E-cigarettes are not "safe." if you do a google search, you will see that there is evidence that, while you are not harming your lungs as much as with regular cigarettes, there are still adverse effects. Included are airway resistance (ability to breathe), which happens immediately upon use, also toxic & carcinogenic chemicals are still inhaled (such as formaldehyde and propylene glycol).

Congratulations: I am extremely pleased that you were able to stop. The only redeeming feature of the e-cig is that it does help people like you eventually quit. Keep up the good work.

E-cigarettes.: Technically speaking, we don't really know the safety of those electronic cigarettes in the long term. But what they do help with is removing your emotional and mental attachment to actual cigarettes, which could ultimately help you quit everything. As well, there seem to be fewer ingredients in them; there are 42 carcinogens in cigarettes.