The e-cigarette has been around since 2004, but it has only started making major headlines recently. Suppliers and consumers realize the major benefits of these gadgets and sales have skyrocketed. Although many consumers, physicians, and members of special interest groups have shown immense support for e-cigarettes, others have not and question the safety of the device and related products.
A recent study conducted by the Food and Drug Administration showed results that only confirmed the beliefs of e-cigarette opponents. Diethylene glycol, a compound found in antifreeze, was found in the liquid solution that the FDA tested. The media and skeptics immediately jumped on the wagon and slandered the e-cigarette, claiming that they knew e-cigarettes were bad news. Uh-oh. Does this spell the end for the popular smoking alternative?
What the media fails to tell people is that this chemical was found in only 1 out of the 18 liquids they tested, and the concentration level was only at 1%. What's more is that the same ingredient is also found in tobacco cigarettes but at a much higher concentration. Ironic?
You might hear about doctors advising against the use of e-cigarettes plenty of times, but you won't hear very much about the doctors and health experts that do encourage the use of e-cigarettes in smokers. It is obvious to see which one is the safer, healthier choice, and physicians encourage their smoking patients to use e-cigarettes to help them stop smoking.
You might hear plenty of flack from non-smokers about how "dumb" or "moronic" the e-cigarette is, but then again, they are not smokers and will not understand the psychological and physical addiction to cigarettes and why it is so difficult for millions of people all over the world to quit. With e-cigarettes, smokers can still get the feeling they crave from nicotine without compromising their health and the health of their loved ones.
The majority of smokers who have tried the e-cigarette have seen and reaped the benefits of e-cigarettes, and despite the fact that the FDA and health organizations have scared people into believing that the e-cigarette is a dangerous product, people can see behind the mask of lies. The support for e-cigarettes doesn't end with former smokers either. Even non-smokers are showing their support and saying that the e-cigarette is a revolutionary product that can significantly decrease the amount of lung cancer and smoke-related disease incidents.
You make the call yourself. Are e-cigarettes dangerous, or are those with special [financial] interests concerned about something bigger?
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