Want to Quit Smoking? Try an Electronic Cigarette

There are a lot of things in this world that cause cancer, but no cause has been so extensively researched as smoking cigarettes. According the the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 87% of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, and is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Smoking is also a major cause of heart disease, bronchitis, emphysema, and stroke. There are myriad products and programs available to smokers trying to kick the habit, including nicotine patches, nicotine gum, and other alternatives. However, none of these have a high rate of success. The latest product, available on Amazon.com for under $100, is an Electronic Cigarette (also known as an E-Cig), which simulates the act of smoking and delivers an adjustable amount of nicotine. These imitation cigarettes may be the answer that millions of smokers worldwide are looking for.

Smokers know that their habit is not good for them. They also know that it causes harm to people around them. They have seen commercials that list the harmful health effects and show lucid pictures of the lungs of smokers, and they can still remember the clip of Debbie smoking a cigarette through a hole in her neck. Most of them have also realized after graduating from high school that smoking cigarettes does not make them look cool. However, they continue to smoke. The ACS states that, "Although 70% of smokers want to quit and 35% attempt to quit each year, less than 5% succeed." They attribute this high rate of relapse to the strong nicotine addiction that smokers face.

Smoking an E-Cig has significant advantages over nicotine patches or nicotine gum.

First, the hit of nicotine is immediate. Rather than the delayed effect of patches and gum, the smoker's nicotine urge is satisfied instantaneously. This reduces the chances of a relapse, as smokers do not have to wait for the effect to kick in.

Second, E-Cigs give users the satisfaction of actually smoking a cigarette. They have the taste and feel of a real cigarette, without most of the harmful effects associated with smoking one. Most smokers, in addition to a nicotine addiction, have a strong habit formed around the act of smoking something. Now they can smoke an E-Cig in the same way that they smoke a cigarette, only they are inhaling vaporized nicotine instead of tobacco. When the smoker inhales, a battery-powered atomizer turns a small amount of liquid nicotine into vapor, which enters the smokers lungs. An LED light glows at the end of the E-Cig, contributing to the authentic appearance of the act, and signifying that the device is in use. E-Cigs are available in numerous flavors, including standard tobacco, menthol, and vanilla, as well as brand name imitations like Camel and Marlboro.

Once users have switched to only smoking E-Cigs, they can gradually reduce the nicotine content in each cartridge. The highest level of nicotine content, 16mg, delivers the same amount of nicotine per hit as a cigarette. From there, users can reduce the nicotine concentration to 11mg, 6mg, and eventually purchase cartridges that are nicotine free, while still satisfying their urge to smoke. The vapor exhaled from E-Cigs is odorless, and does not contain the carcinogens present in the second-hand smoke of normal cigarettes. In addition, if you purchase from a China wholesaler, Electronic Cigarettes will cost you less than smoking an equivalent amount of cigarettes.

For those who have so far been unable to quit smoking, E-Cigs could literally be a lifesaver.