It is time to cast light upon electronic cigarettes and find out the full truth about them. In short, electronic cigarettes don’t have the ability to help quit smoking. Because e-cig is a simple substitute for regular cigarette or in other words one dangerous substitute for another the same dangerous device.

WHO is concerned about the fact that e-cigarettes are promoted as the device to help people stop smoking, while till present there are no evidences proving this fact.

Some of WHO concerns about electronic-cigarettes:

• These cigarettes are produced in a completely different manner than traditional means used to help quit smoking, such as nicotine patches and gum alternatives.
• Manufactured in various flavors as strawberry, chocolate, and even coffee. This may attract non-smokers and children to purchase e-cigs only for their flavor.

For example in Hong Kong is imposed a fine in amount of $100,000 HK upon possession of an e-cigarette or a sentence to two-year jail. E-cigarettes were not approved by the FDA, because they consider them a dangerous method to stop smoking due to liquids used in them and the last but not the least the unrealizable hopes it gives to consumers.

Also a big concern is related to battery, because e-cigs are dependent on it and may present problems to heavy smokers, as when e-cig runs out of battery power, it becomes ineffective. In comparison with natural therapies such as vitamins and hypnosis.

Nicotine that is contained in e-cigarettes is still a drug, whatever makers of these cigarettes state. E-cigarettes were even prohibited in Australia, because of fear that these cigarettes may extend the nicotine addiction.

E- Cigarettes besides nicotine also contain the following ingredients:

• Propene Glycol, which may be the reason of gastrointestinal irritation.
• Tobacco essence, which only makes people more addicted to cigarettes.
• Tetramethylpyrazine, which proved to cause brain damage from long-term exposure.

That is why try to avoid e-cigarettes, as they will not help you quit smoking. If you are still thinking to buy it, read the following points.

• E-cigarettes have never been approved by the FDA for use as a substitute for nicotine.
• E-cigarettes producers do not present any documentary proof given by the FDA that their products are reliable form of tobacco cessation.
• It is not known exactly how e-cigs are supposed to help people stop smoking.

While E-Cigarettes manufacturers state that they produce 100% innocuous, non-toxic flavor, you may observe that for some reason e-cig looks like a traditional cigarette and even produces the same toxic and harmful substances. This probably should be the most evident indicator for potential consumers.

Now it depends on you, to choose e-cigarettes as a method of tobacco cessation or not.

By Sara Norton, Staff Writer. Copyright © 2010 Cigarette-Store.org. All rights reserved.