Hey everyone, i’ve read every single report on e-cig made by FDA. Apparently, they are not safe and a number of toxic chemicals were found in analysis. Ok, we all know normal cigarettes contain over 4000 toxic chemicals leading to cancer… But are these e-cigs BETTER then normal cigarettes? (Disregarding nicotine addiction, if e-cig is not used for smoking cessation) Can anyone, please, objectively help me with this… because i am totally lost. I’ve been smoking for 3 years now. Almost 1 pack a day, but i can’t seem to quit.. maybe e-cig can help?
Thank you 
Yes, IMHO they are far better. And it’s not just my opinion, you read the FDA’s own report, didn’t you notice they found them to be far better as well?
Quote from the FDA Report: "Tobacco specific nitrosamines and tobacco specific impurities were detected in both products at very low levels." *1
Notice it says "very low levels". The levels detected were on the scale of parts per TRILLION and "detected" as "the published method is quite sensitive for the TSNAs (i.e. LOQ’s of approximately 40 pg/mL or 40 parts per trillion)".
It is interesting to note however, that the three TSNA’s tested for in the Nicotrol Inhaler were not at "detectable levels" but rather at very definable levels. Namely: Cotinine: .5%, Myosmine: .5%, Nicotyrine: .5%. It should also be noted these same impurities are found in the patch, the gum and many other nicotine replacement therapies that derive flavors or nicotine from tobacco.
To put it in perspective, if you add up the levels of all four of the carcinogens found, here is the comparison of their totals:
Electronic Cigarettes: 8.18 nanograms / gram (ng/g)
Nicotine Patch: 8.00 ng/ patch
Nicotine Gum: 2.00 ng/ piece
Marlboro Cigarette: Eleven thousand one hundred and ninety ng/g *3
So while the e-cigs did indeed contain carcinogens found in tobacco at "detectable" levels, they were far below the FDA approved device and on the scale of thousands of times lower than those in regular cigarettes.
How can that possibly not be better??
Add to that the fact that, unlike every stop smoking aid made by the big drug companies, there have been no known reports of any major side effect from any ecig user, other than perhaps a dry throat. The FDA has had a hot line for almost a year now for people to call in and tell them how evil the ecig is, what horrible side effects they suffered… and you know what?? The FDA still has yet to report ONE single person calling in.
As a matter of fact, a recent poll of smokers / non smokers and ecig users found something interesting:
Question 4 Are Electronic Cigarettes Dangerous?
16% said YES | 48% said NO | 36% said NOT SURE
Now this one is the most interesting so let’s break it down all the way:
* Non-Smokers: 32.6% yes | 15.1% no | 52.3% not sure
* Smokers: 10.9% yes | 24.8% no | 54.3% not sure
* E-cigarette users: 0% yes | 98.6% no | 1.1% not sure
* E-cig users who smoke: 0% | 89.5% | 10.5% not sure
Now this really came as no surprise that not one single vaper answered yes. It’s one of the things that is frustrating the anti smoking campaigns and the FDA; they can’t seem to find any e-cig users who claim any adverse health problems or side effects at all. This is indeed rare and unusual for them.
http://electroniccigarettespot.com/ecigarette-blog/e-cigarette-direct-survey-of-electronic-cigarette-users-on-anti-smoking-claims
While there may not be a billion dollar study to prove it, tens of thousands of people will tell you, me included, that electronic cigarettes helped them quit smoking far better than the patch and gum with their miserable less than 15% success rate. Worked for us, might work for you, who knows. Sadly, we can’t say it will.
You can do some research on the best brands here: http://electroniccigarettespot.com/electronic-cigarette-brands/brand-index
And I honestly wish you luck, no matter how you quit, it’s the best thing you can do.
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In theory e-cigs are better but since you are inhaling you are putting things into your body that are not normal. Cancer is a cell mutation caused or triggered by something not normal in the body. It is proven that regular cigarettes can cause cancer with all their toxins. It is too early to know which toxins in e-cigs will cause cancer but anytime you breath something you don’t need you run the risk of that one item or too much of that one item will cause a cell mutation that will lead to cancer. Personally I wouldn’t chance going to e-cig. I would go to a doctor and get something that would work for me to stop smoking. Then I would work on my own self-worth to make sure I am in control and don’t need cigarettes. I know it won’t be easy but there s already too much bad stuff going into our bodies as it is why add more potential risk?. I hope this helps and wish you all the best. Good luck
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Sandra,
Yes! e-cigs might help, might not, the only way to know it is trying. There’s no best way to quit. Also, everyone is different in the way they stop smoking.
Anyway, I suggest to read http://stopsmoking.eu.pn/
The site isn’t "elegant" but its contents is ok.
Hope this helps. Regards!
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Former smoker
I don’t know about which is chemically better, I think you’d know better than me since you read each FDA article and I haven’t. I personally find the electric cigarette to be better than regular cigarettes because of convenience. With an e-cig you can smoke inside and no second hand smoke bothers anyone. I like this especially on cold winter days, no need to get bundled up just to go out and have a cigarette. Or at the supermarket, it’s really easy to discreetly take a quick drag or two while shopping down an aisle.
References :
http://www.electric-cig.net/
Yes, IMHO they are far better. And it’s not just my opinion, you read the FDA’s own report, didn’t you notice they found them to be far better as well?
Quote from the FDA Report: "Tobacco specific nitrosamines and tobacco specific impurities were detected in both products at very low levels." *1
Notice it says "very low levels". The levels detected were on the scale of parts per TRILLION and "detected" as "the published method is quite sensitive for the TSNAs (i.e. LOQ’s of approximately 40 pg/mL or 40 parts per trillion)".
It is interesting to note however, that the three TSNA’s tested for in the Nicotrol Inhaler were not at "detectable levels" but rather at very definable levels. Namely: Cotinine: .5%, Myosmine: .5%, Nicotyrine: .5%. It should also be noted these same impurities are found in the patch, the gum and many other nicotine replacement therapies that derive flavors or nicotine from tobacco.
To put it in perspective, if you add up the levels of all four of the carcinogens found, here is the comparison of their totals:
Electronic Cigarettes: 8.18 nanograms / gram (ng/g)
Nicotine Patch: 8.00 ng/ patch
Nicotine Gum: 2.00 ng/ piece
Marlboro Cigarette: Eleven thousand one hundred and ninety ng/g *3
So while the e-cigs did indeed contain carcinogens found in tobacco at "detectable" levels, they were far below the FDA approved device and on the scale of thousands of times lower than those in regular cigarettes.
How can that possibly not be better??
Add to that the fact that, unlike every stop smoking aid made by the big drug companies, there have been no known reports of any major side effect from any ecig user, other than perhaps a dry throat. The FDA has had a hot line for almost a year now for people to call in and tell them how evil the ecig is, what horrible side effects they suffered… and you know what?? The FDA still has yet to report ONE single person calling in.
As a matter of fact, a recent poll of smokers / non smokers and ecig users found something interesting:
Question 4 Are Electronic Cigarettes Dangerous?
16% said YES | 48% said NO | 36% said NOT SURE
Now this one is the most interesting so let’s break it down all the way:
* Non-Smokers: 32.6% yes | 15.1% no | 52.3% not sure
* Smokers: 10.9% yes | 24.8% no | 54.3% not sure
* E-cigarette users: 0% yes | 98.6% no | 1.1% not sure
* E-cig users who smoke: 0% | 89.5% | 10.5% not sure
Now this really came as no surprise that not one single vaper answered yes. It’s one of the things that is frustrating the anti smoking campaigns and the FDA; they can’t seem to find any e-cig users who claim any adverse health problems or side effects at all. This is indeed rare and unusual for them.
http://electroniccigarettespot.com/ecigarette-blog/e-cigarette-direct-survey-of-electronic-cigarette-users-on-anti-smoking-claims
While there may not be a billion dollar study to prove it, tens of thousands of people will tell you, me included, that electronic cigarettes helped them quit smoking far better than the patch and gum with their miserable less than 15% success rate. Worked for us, might work for you, who knows. Sadly, we can’t say it will.
You can do some research on the best brands here: http://electroniccigarettespot.com/electronic-cigarette-brands/brand-index
And I honestly wish you luck, no matter how you quit, it’s the best thing you can do.
References :
http://electroniccigarettespot.com/ecigarette-blog/are-e-cigarettes-really-safer-my-response-to-the-monitor