Firstly, Health. The E-Cigarette is vastly superior to other cigarettes because of the fact that they do not emit the vast number of harmful chemicals of which there are more than 4000 , but only approximately 43 are known to be carcinogenica (these cause cancer in humans). Some of these chemicals and a brief description of them are listed below;
Benzene (petrol additive)
A colourless cyclic hydrocarbon obtained from coal and petroleum, used as a solvent in fuel and in chemical manufacture - and contained in cigarette smoke. It is a known carcinogen and is associated with leukaemia.
Formaldehyde (embalming fluid)
A colourless liquid, highly poisonous, used to preserve dead bodies - also found in cigarette smoke. Known to cause cancer, respiratory, skin and gastrointestinal problems.
Ammonia (toilet cleaner)
Used as a flavouring, frees nicotine from tobacco turning it into a gas, found in dry cleaning fluids.
Acetone (nail polish remover)
Fragrant volatile liquid ketone, used as a solvent, for example, nail polish remover - found in cigarette smoke.
Tar
Particulate matter drawn into lungs when you inhale on a lighted cigarette. Once inhaled, smoke condenses and about 70 per cent of the tar in the smoke is deposited in the smoker's lungs.
Nicotine (insecticide/addictive drug)
One of the most addictive substances known to man, a powerful and fast-acting medical and non-medical poison. This is the chemical which causes addiction.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) (car exhaust fumes)
An odourless, tasteless and poisonous gas, rapidly fatal in large amounts - it's the same gas that comes out of car exhausts and is the main gas in cigarette smoke, formed when the cigarette is lit. Others you may recognize are :
Arsenic (rat poison), Hydrogen Cyanide (gas chamber poison)
source: Health Education Authority (UK) - Lifesaver
As mind blowing as it may seam remember these are only a few of the 4000 that are commonly used in normal regular cigarettes.
Second Cost. The first thing we should mention is that the E-Cigarette is not taxed in any country , some countries Tax Normal Cigarette's as much as 90% and in the US the states have their own State Tax's which range from South Carolina, $0.07c Per Pack all the way up to New Jersey, $2.57 Per Pack.
The actual initial purchase of the E-Cigarette may at first seem a little high , but when you think about the long term cost benefits of it you'll be pleasantly surprised. The initial cost of the E-cigarette is equal to the same amount of smoking as you would get from regular smokes, but from then on you'll only need to purchase the filter tips which equate to about , if we balance it out to the same as a regular packet of cigarettes its about $1.oo per pack. Now there is nowhere in the world that you could ever get that kind of value for money.
Third Versatilaty, The E-Cigarette is so versatile you can use this to smoke in places that have banned smoking like in places like Pubs and Taverns maybe even restaurants. Also in even more public places like bus and train station's and you may have heard that in New Zealand they have banned smoking in the workplace , but not the E-Cigarette it has not been banned in those places. And what about Planes smokers have always been trying to beat the system by lighting up in the Plane Toilets and setting off the alarms, but the Electric smoke does not even set off alarms because what it releases is not smoke it s a vapor which does not have the sames properties as cigarette smoke therefore it cant be detected. I"m not suggesting that you try but it could be possable that these devices may be allowed someday on Planes.
