A new study from Tel Aviv University (published at American Friends Tel Aviv University and republished at Science Daily) shows why many Nicotine Replacement Therapies such as nicotine gum and patches are ineffective.  Not surprisingly to many e-smokers, the study found that the actual habit of smoking was the root of their urge to smoke, [...]

This is the follow up paper to the clinical trial done by Dr. Eissenberg on the electronic cigarette. This new research article was completed by Andrea R Vansickel, Caroline O. Cobb, Michael, F. Weaver, and Thomas E. Eissenberg. They evaluated the electronic cigarette for the amount of nicotine it delivered (16 to 18 mg/ml cartridges [...]

The information below on the electronic cigarette, chemical change, physical change, propylene glycol, glycerol, flavorings, water, nicotine and other components of e-liquid is given to pose questions, not answers. We encourage all to read the linked articles and testing to form their own opinions. The information was compiled from online sources. We encourage readers, especially [...]

“They are as effective at nicotine delivery as puffing on an unlit cigarette,” said Dr. Thomas Eissenberg, from the Virginia Commonwelth University’s Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies. This quote was from a CNN article titled “Study: ‘Electronic cigarettes’ don’t deliver”. This article was apparently released before the actual study was released. When available, we [...]

The testing on the American made Instead brand e-liquid is complete.  The testing was done by Alliance Technologies and performed on both the liquid and the vapor.  Below is a summary chart of the findings: The testing shows no detection of either Diethylene Glycol or Ethylene Glycol.  Diethylene Glycol or DEG was the compound the [...]

Testing done by ANALYZE Inc, a premier independent consulting laboratory has determined that the vapor produced from the electronic cigarettes they tested do not contain any detectable levels of carcinogenic TSNAs. They tested electronic cigarettes marketed by NJoy and found that “there is no evidence that carcinogenic TSNAs are present in the aerosol”. This is [...]

On October 1st, we had reported in our blog post Tobacco Kills. E-Cigarettes, Not Sure. So Smoke Tobacco, Siobhan DeLancey, Press Officer at FDA, stated: “There are no long-term studies on the health effects of just nicotine, minus the tobacco component. We know what smoking tobacco does to the body over the long term,” DeLancey [...]

One thing has become evidently clear: Most people, including the “scientifically based public health organizations”, do not understand the difference between combustion and vaporization. While we can completely understand a typical person would not, we are baffled as to why those with concerns about second hand smoke do not understand the fundamental basics between smoke [...]

Below is the summary of the Technical Review and Analysis of FDA Report: “Evaluation of e-cigarettes”. The review of the now infamous FDA report on electronic cigarettes was done by: Janci Chunn Lindsay, Ph.D. Exponent Health Sciences Toxicology and Mechanistic Biology Division 10850 Richmond Ave. Suite 175 Houston, TX 77042 July 30, 2009 It was [...]

I’ve heard about the blind following of main stream media for sometime, but until now I didn’t realize how deep it ran. It runs deep. Here are a few of the media head lines after the FDA press release on electronic cigarettes yesterday: * Electronic cigarettes unsafe, linked to cancer – NOT TRUE – no [...]

At 3pm, 7/22/09, the FDA made an announcement to media regarding the status of the electronic cigarette. The call was headed by Judy Leon of the FDA Office of Public Affairs. Due to the recent litigation between two electronic cigarette companies, Smoking Everywhere and nJoy, and the FDA, the FDA tested 18 cartridges from the [...]

Electronic Cigarettes have now been on the worldwide market for about 6 years and in relative full force on the US market for about 2 years. Many companies are popping up to sell the electronic cigarette to the many smokers in the US. Even though we have our own brand, Instead Electronic Cigarettes, we believe [...]

Our good friends at ecigarettedirect UK have teamed up with Tobacco Harm Reduction.org and would like for all ecig users to participate in an electronic cigarette online survey. About a 1/4 of the way down the page, you will be able to enter your email address. Once you have done this, you will be emailed [...]

Currently, the electronic cigarette remains unclassified.  The WHO (World Health Organization) has said on several occasions that the “electronic cigarette should not be marketed as a smoking cessation device”.  And all who use it know that it is not a tobacco cigarette.  So where should it fall? The device itself, consisting of a battery and [...]

It is always our intention to keep you as up to date on the testing of the electronic cigarette.  We want to make very clear INSTEAD Electronic Cigarettes does not promote these as a quit smoking device or that electronic cigarettes are 100% healthy.  They still (in most cases) contain nicotine.  It is a smoking [...]

e-Cigarettes are all about the nicotine while eliminating various harmful and often toxic substances that come with (or are added to) traditional tobacco. Here is a list of additives in traditional cigarettes: Acetanisole Acetic Acid Acetoin Acetophenone 6-Acetoxydihydrotheaspirane 2-Acetyl-3- Ethylpyrazine 2-Acetyl-5-Methylfuran Acetylpyrazine 2-Acetylpyridine 3-Acetylpyridine 2-Acetylthiazole Aconitic Acid dl-Alanine Alfalfa Extract Allspice Extract,Oleoresin, and Oil Allyl [...]

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: [...]