Vapor Smoking Vs. Real Cigarettes

About The Traditional Tobacco Cigarette

The Makeup of Real Cigarettes:

The smoke from a tobacco cigarette emits over 4,000 chemicals when it is being smoked, 43 of which are known to be carcinogenic compounds along with around 400 other toxins.

  • Acetone – ingredient in nail polish remover
  • Methanol – used as rocket fuel
  • Naphthylamine – a carcinogenic
  • Pyrene – a carcinogenic
  • Naphthalene – moth repellent
  • Cadmium – used in batteries, a carcinogenic
  • Carbon monoxide – poisonous gas
  • Vinyl Chloride – used in plastic materials
  • Cyanhydric acid – was used in gas chambers
  • Ammonia – detergent
  • Arsenic – lethal poison
  • Dibenzacridine – a carcinogenic
  • Polonium 210 – a radioactive element
  • DDT – insecticide
  • Formaldehyde – used as an embalming fluid
Tobacco use most commonly leads to diseases affecting the heart and lungs, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and mouth, and pancreatic cancer. Overall life expectancy is also reduced in regular smokers, with estimates ranging from 10 to 17.9 years fewer than nonsmokers. About two thirds of male smokers will die of illness due to smoking. The association of smoking with lung cancer is strongest, both in the public perception and etiologically. People who have smoked tobacco at some point have about a one in ten chance of developing lung cancer during their lifetime. If one looks at men who continue to smoke tobacco, the risk increases to one in six. Historically, lung cancer was considered to be a rare disease prior to World War I and was perceived as something most physicians would never see during their career. With the postwar rise in popularity of cigarette smoking came a virtual epidemic of lung cancer.

The health risks of smoking are not uniform across all smokers. Risks vary according to amount of tobacco smoked, with those who smoke more at greater risk. Light smoking is still a health risk. Likewise, smoking “light” cigarettes does not reduce the risks.

Electronic Cigarettes or “E-Cigs”

Are small electronic devices that consist of a battery and a heating element. When used the small heating element boils up a small amount of liquid to create a vapour, this vapour is then inhaled by the user. For a smoker inhaling this vapour is very closer to the feeling got when inhaling the smoke from a tobacco cigarette.This liquid and in turn the vapour have three main ingredients: nicotine, propylene glycol and flavoring, which can taste like a traditional cigarette, or can come in an array of other flavors.

The three ingredients found in the E cigarette are also found in a traditional cigarette, but are known to not be carcinogenic and are approved by the FDA.

No matter what decision you make regarding the usage of electronic cigarettes, knowing the advantages and disadvantages of e-cigs before you make the shift will ultimately help you have more of a fulfilling experience.

Click here to try out your first electronic cigarette.

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