The following was taken from News 11 Daily;

Electronic cigarettes have recently grabbed the attention of countless tobacco users across the United States. Also known as a “E-Cigarette,” these groundbreaking devices are raising a lot of eyebrows. Are they really a healthier and cheaper alternative to traditional cigarettes? Creators say these devices are very different from the traditional cigarette, and tens of thousands of smokers have already made the switch with hopes the device will be better for their health. Can this clever looking contraption live up to all the hype? Is there any scientific evidence that electronic cigarettes truely are the #1 smoking alternative?

When we first inspected the electronic cigarette, it was easy to see that the device in fact does look and feel like a traditional cigarette. Creators and product users are claiming that you can now enjoy a healthier cigarette without the bad smells, second-hand smoke, or cancer causing chemicals. Plus they claim you can still get your nicotine fix. Sounds almost too good to be true right? That's what we thought as well. So we had our own Helen Wilson test these incredible claims. And the results, to say the least, were very shocking. Here are just a few of the benefits that electronic cigarette companies have been claiming on their websites:

No tar, tobacco, carbon monoxide, or ash
Get the same amount of nicotine as a regular cigarette
Each cartridge costs less than $2 and is equivalent to an entire pack of cigarettes
You can save over $1,000 each year
You won't "smell" like a smoker any longer
Different flavors are available
No more second-hand smoke
When Helen received her electronic cigarette trial kit, she passed the device around so everyone could take a closer look. Sure enough, the product looked and felt like a cigarette. The device was also very well made and seemed safe to use. When Helen took her first few drags on the device, we all stared in amazement. It looked like Helen was smoking in the office, but with one huge difference. There was no tobacco smell and no second-hand smoke. Just a harmless vapor.

We were also able to confirm the money savings claims. Each cartridge was equivalent to approximately 1 pack of cigarettes at a cost of only a couple of dollars each, meaning that smokers who smoke 1 pack per day can easily save over $1,000 per year. Since the device satisfied Helen's nicotine cravings, we knew that we had found a product that actually works.

We decided to research exactly what expert medical doctors and product users had to say about electronic cigarettes. The results were surprising. In fact, the United Health Organization concluded that "In the short time that electronic cigarettes have become popular, the number of people who have been able to quit smoking and stay cigarette free have risen by an estimated 300%. No other methodology has proven so successful in such a short period of time."


A New U.S. Health Trend?


Four very well known doctors, from the popular TV show “The Doctors”, have shared great insight with us on the topic of the electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette was featured as one of their top 10 key health trends for 2009.

“The greatest issue with cigarettes is the 500+ other ingredients added, not just the nicotine. Do we recommend this for non-smokers? Of course not, but for current smokers this is the most revolutionary device to date” - Dr. Travis Stork

None of the doctors on the show are smokers, so they used a female smoker, Beverly, as a case study. Beverly had struggled with smoking for 15 years. By day 2, this former "heavy smoker" had eliminated the use of regular cigarettes all together, and was pleased to report that she now only uses her electronic cigarette. She admits that the E-Cigarette is very satisfying and definitely recommends it to other smokers.



How Does The E-Cigarette Work?
Technology has enabled engineers to c

Everyone moves away from pain and towards pleasure; and smoking a regular cigarette - if we are brutally honest with ourselves does just that. Think about it - what are you doing when you are having a smoke? Having a cup of coffee :- a 5 minute break out the day, nipping out of the office :- a break from work, post-sex :- enjoying that warm glow, watching a DVD at home :- chilling on the sofa. You can see where i'm going with this; smoking - as well as having the addictive nicotine - is something we do to enhance pleasure - we associate smoking with doing nice things.

Not surprising then that it is hard to leave the fags, and watching all the TV adverts about quitting, and the celebrity agony of those few celebs being filmed giving up - it all re-enforces the pain of quitting.

But it doesn't have to be painful if you switch to Electronic Cigarettes. Because E.Cigs mimic regular cigarettes, you have the same physical sensations - the pleasure of deep inhalation, the warm vapour in your mouth, the vapour release to mimic the smoke, and still that same hand to mouth action. Plus you are still getting the nicotine, so no painful withdrawal symptoms. What you don't have is the pain of knowing you are inhaling carbon monoxide and thousand of chemicals.

The E.Cig goes with you - where ever you are - they are legal to use in pubs, clubs and at work. They don't leave an offensive smell; in fact the slight odour they do give is a very faint pleasant sweet one.

Switching to an Electronic Cigarette is not painful, it's a pleasure, and an easy one at that.

A poll conducted by R. Malcolm from the Royal London Hospital, shows that those who are trying to quit smoking prefer the Electronic cigarette as their stop smoking aid. More than half of the smokers polled chose the Electronic cigarette as the device or method that was most helpful to them while trying to kick the habit. Each of the participants in the study sampled four different quitting methods and more than half of them found the Electronic cigarette to be the ideal product among the ones tested to help them quit.

While the Electronic cigarette is not touted as a stop smoking aid in other parts of the world, it is the preference of those who use stop smoking aids who selected the device. It is the smokers who must use the various products on the market and their opinion is the only one that should count. As more people try to kick the habit or find a healthier way to smoke, the Electronic cigarette deserves a place among the other widely accepted products.

The Electronic cigarette offers smokers a chance to substitute their traditional cigarettes with a device that mimics the act of smoking while delivering nicotine to the system to stem nicotine cravings. Cravings are one of the problems that can derail a smoker’s effort to give up traditional tobacco products.

The device also helps smokers work through the psychological hold that smoking has on them. Smoking while doing a certain activity can be one of the hardest habits to break for an active smoker. Those habits have become a daily part of a smoker’s life that long after the nicotine cravings have passed, the psychological need remains intact. Driving, drinking coffee, after dinner or socializing in a club are some of the places and activities that encourage smokers to keep on smoking. The Electronic cigarette gives the smoker another option that allows them to participate in the activity without inhaling dangerous chemicals from a tobacco product.

Over time the smoker can learn to work on those behaviours while weaning from nicotine. The devices come with varying levels of nicotine cartridges and some contain no nicotine at all. This is helpful for those who have kicked the nicotine but not the psychological habit yet. It may take longer to be free of the hold that the act of smoking has on a smoker than it is to be free of nicotine addiction.

For those who are looking for a way to stop smoking, the only product that tackles the psychological aspect of quitting is the electronic cigarette. Nicotine gums, patches, lozenges etc. do not do anything other than deliver nicotine to the body.

The method of delivery is a matter of concern for a smoker as well. Inhaling nicotine allows the body to get an immediate dose of the nicotine in a way that a lozenge or gum cannot do. These are just a couple of the reasons that some smokers fail to quit.