The question that everybody wants to know the answer to is whether electronic cigarettes are really healthier to use and safer for your lungs than normal cigarettes. It has been known for a long time that cigarettes are not good for your health and if smoked frequently, increase your chances for lung cancer. This is why in recent years people have developed the electronic cigarette. Apparently the newly marketed product is supposed to be better for your lungs and health. It is said that electronic cigarettes, also known as "e-cigs," are not that much healthier than the traditional cigarette. But, they have found valid information stating that e-cigs still contain chemicals in them, even though the companies themselves claim they are chemical free. Electronic cigarettes still contain nicotine, are not regulated so kids can buy them in many places, and they still have dangerous chemicals and toxins in them.
Electronic cigarettes were said to be "pure nicotine." But according to the scientific tests done by the University of California, the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, there were ten chemicals found in the vapor of the E-cig: acetaldehyde (C2H4O), benzene (C6H6), cadmium (cd), formaldehyde (CH2O), isoprene(C5H8), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), nicotine, n-nitrosonornicotine(C9H11N3O), and toluene. Also noted was that there are other ultrafine particles in the vapor that likely have cardiovascular effects.
When the electronic cigarettes first came out, they were said to be a "harmless water vapor," but the FDA states otherwise. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tested these e-cigs and has found that they contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such as diethylene glycol (C4H10O3), an ingredient used in antifreeze. That chemical is associated with cancer and other health risks. How is it that a company can tell you that electronic cigarettes are harmless when the FDA found traces of a chemical used in antifreeze? And while it may contain less chemicals than a traditional cigarette, the number is still not zero and therefore is not harmless but any means.
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