I write to you today as not only a citizen of the United States of America, but as a long time adult smoker of FDA approved
tobacco cigarettes. Recently I have been educated on what is known as the Electronic Cigarette, a much more safe tobacco smoking alternative. During my research of this product I have come across hundreds, if not thousands, of Americans that have started using these products with great success. They have been able to quit smoking tobacco cigarettes, and in turn have been able to enjoy their electronic cigarettes without most of the concerns. Those concerns I will address step by step that you may get a much broader idea of the benefits of electronic cigarettes, compared to traditional tobacco cigarettes.
Concerns:
1.) Second hand smoke.
- With Electronic Cigarettes there is no second hand smoke. As a matter of fact, there is no smoke at all. Only vapor. A vapor consisting of nearly 20 ingredients, all of which have been approved by the FDA, including nicotine. With electronic cigarettes the smoker does not risk polluting the air, subjecting their children, loved ones, and strangers on the streets, to the second hand smoke emitted by tobacco cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes are healthier for the environment and to those around the user.
2.) Combustible Tobacco
- With electronic cigarettes there is no combustible tobacco. Eliminating the fire hazard of traditional tobacco cigarettes will also save lives. No more risk of fire in homes and automobiles. Cigarettes are the culprit of millions of dollars in fire damage in this country each year. That is money we can all save when using electronic cigarettes. There is no risk of fire damage.
3.) Stimulating the Economy.
- With electronic cigarettes the average user will spend roughly $500.00 a year to feed their addiction. With the average tobacco smoker smoking one pack of cigarettes a day, at the cost of $6.00 a pack, switching to electronic cigarettes will same the smoker an estimated $1684.00 per year. How does this help the economy? With the money that people will save on electronic cigarettes they will be more inclined to spend that savings elsewhere, on numerous different products and services in our country. Saving money on cigarettes will also help people get out of debt. The money smokers will save will give them an extra cash flow, helping them pay off their credit cards and other various debt they may have, which in turn will also help stimulate the economy.
4.) Smoker health.
- With the use of electronic cigarettes the smoker is not subjected to many of the harmful chemicals, known as carcinogens, that are found in traditional tobacco cigarettes. In fact most, if not all, of the ingredients found in electronic cigarettes have already been approved by the FDA and are used in the production of tobacco cigarettes. The major difference in those ingredients is tobacco cigarettes contain many poisonous ingredients, such as the following:
Ammonia: Household cleaner
Angelica root extract: Known to cause cancer in animals
Arsenic: Used in rat poisons
Benzene: Used in making dyes, synthetic rubber
Butane: Gas; used in lighter fluid
Carbon monoxide: Poisonous gas
Cadmium: Used in
batteries
Cyanide: Deadly poison
DDT: A banned insecticide
Ethyl Furoate: Causes liver damage in animals
Lead: Poisonous in high doses
Formaldehiyde: Used to preserve dead specimens
Methoprene: Insecticide
Megastigmatrienone: Chemical naturally found in grapefruit
juice
Maltitol: Sweetener for diabetics
Napthalene: Ingredient in mothballs
Methyl isocyanate: Its accidental release killed 2000 people in Bhopal, India in 1984
Polonium: Cancer-causing radioactive element.
None of these chemicals are found in electronic cigarettes. The ingredients used in electronic cigarettes are Propylene Glycol, which is FDA approved and used as a solvent in many pharmaceuticals, including oral, injectable and topical formulations. Notably, diazepam, which is insoluble in water, uses propylene glycol as its solvent in its clinical, injectable form. Nicotine, which, again, is already FDA approved and is proven safe to humans in small doses, such as those found in electronic cigarettes. And flavorings, also already approved by the FDA. As you can see electronic cigarettes are not safe, by any means, but electronic cigarettes are far and away safer than tobacco cigarettes in many ways.
The wealth of information that is provided to smokers on electronic cigarettes has proven time and time again that electronic cigarettes are a much safer alternative to tobacco cigarettes for everyone. Not just the smoker, but those around the smoker in their homes, in public, and everywhere in between will benefit from the approval of electronic cigarettes. They are safe in terms of fire hazard and second hand smoke to those subjected, and they are a much safer alternative to traditional tobacco cigarettes for the smoker.
