It's no secret that there are some obvious differences in the safety of electronic cigarettes as reported by the media when compared to the facts presented by distributors of the product. So who's right? Would you believe both of them? If we break the argument of both sides down to the nuts and bolts of the disagreement, we will see that they are both correct and are actually comparing apples to oranges.
See if you can decipher the problem by looking at the claims of each side. The media will report saying, "Electronic cigarettes are not FDA Approved and may pose certain health risks to its users." Distributors on the other hand state, "E-cigarettes are 99.9% safer than traditional tobacco cigarettes." Did you catch it?
This is simply a conflict of interest. The media will report on electronic cigarettes to the general public and assume a non-smoking standard. Distributors of the e-cig deal with smokers who are looking for a safer alternative and will consider anything less dangerous than a tobacco cigarette as safer. So which side should carry more of the weight?
Why are electronic cigarettes so blatantly safer than tobacco? In a word, combustion. When tobacco ignites, that is where the 3,000 to 4,000 harmful chemicals come from. It's not really the plant's fault. You could smoke anything - lettuce, broccoli, maple leaves - and create most of those same chemicals through the same simple combustion process.
Now consider what eliminating the flame from smoking would do. Not only are you removing the chemical plant but you're also removing the creation of the cancer causing agents (carcinogens). When you pit this against the fact that there is only one unproven health risk in electronic cigarettes, the scales seem to tip to favor the argument by the distributors, doesn't it?
While the media continues to report their "non-FDA approved" hoopla, smokers are taking well to this new alternative as the internet continues to get flooded with positive reviews from electronic cigarette users. Thousands of people have reported drastic improvements in their senses of taste and smell as well as their overall health after making the move away from tobacco products.
The media seems to be biased against them as much as distributors seem to be bias for them, but it is ultimately up to the smoker to decide how serious they are about a smoke-free alternative that may hold the key to helping them kick the smoking habit.
About the Author:
Jamie Harris says, "Not every electronic cigarette is created equal. Find the most effective smoking alternative on the market at TheSafeCig.com."
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