Thursday, August 19, 2010

Electronic Cigs-Emergency Room

Do not smoke electronic cigs.  If you put an open flame to a battery, you are asking for a trip to the ER.

Vaping and smoking are NOT the same thing.

Vaporizing is using a heating element to bring a plant or liquid to a temperature that releases the active ingredients.  The active compounds boil and release into a vapor.

Smoking produces irritating, toxic, carcinogenic gasses through means of combustion.  Tobacco cigarettes also release tar and large amounts of carbon monoxide into your lungs.

The damage to ones health is GREATLY reduced when using electronic cigs to get a dose of nicotine. 

Vaping happens at much lower temperatures.  The risk of fires is almost non existent.

The risk for second hand vapor is very low as well.  I still believe we should not vape in eating establishments or bars.  It's just rude to blow a vape cloud into somebody's face that does not vape.  Be considerate.

Electronic cigs are not healthy devices since they deliver nicotine to your body that could raise your blood pressure.  They are however, a WAY better alternative to smoking cigarettes. 

Overcoming the addiction to nicotine is one of the hardest things to do in this world.  It gnaws away at your brain and wears you down.  Going without nicotine cold turkey is insane.  I've done it a few times.  You feel like you are either going to explode or at very minimum, rip somebody's head off.

Tobacco cigarettes are full of poison.  It's time to make a change to something much safer.  Don't let the FDA scare you.  The government's most steady stream of income is from tobacco based products.  They are scared they won't be able to tax electronic cigs the same way.

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