Are there dangers in smoking E-Cigarettes? What Are They
Commercials Claim Harmless Water Vapor
The dangers of e-cigarettes (also called ecig or electronic cigarette)are often downplayed in their advertisements, since they say you are only getting water vapor and nicotine in the simulated smoke, and some manufacturers use flavors instead of nicotine. However, studies by the FDA indicate that dietthylene glycol and Tobacco-Specific NitroStamines (TSNAs) were present in some ecig cartridges. These chemicals may not have positive effects on a person's health. Furthermore, the amount of nicotine delivered were not always consistent, which could lead to high doses of nicotine if people were to smoke several e-cig cartridges at once, or if one cartridge contained a very high dose of nicotine, which can indeed be fatal in very high doses. Under any circumstances, the use of nicotine can lead to addiction, so the supplemental danger of electronic cigarettes is that the user will need to supplement that addiction with actual cigarettes or tobacco. As a smoking cessation aid, electronic cigarettes are also not approved by the World Health Organization or Health Canada.
Notes and special information
Special note: If you're trying to look cool with e-cigarettes, it won't work. Try getting some skills instead.