Archive for August 25th, 2007

Safety of an Electronic Cigarette

The question of exactly how safe or unsafe an e-cigarette is, is still being answered.  However, a German professor by the name of Dr. Bernd Mayer has put together some information.  If you can speak German, then enjoy his paper on electronic cigarette safety.  If not, then here is a rough translation of his observations: [...]

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How the e-Cigarette Works

Unlike nicotine gum or the nicotine patch, the e-cigarette actually functions much like a regular cigarette. However rather than burning and smoking, it vaporizes. Instead of smoking it is e-smoking. The nicotine is still delivered to the lungs, but in vapor form, rather than smoke which contains carcinogens and tar. E-Smoke is actually not smoking [...]

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