ANALOG CIGARETTES  – VS -  ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES

What is the difference between analogs (real cigarettes) and e-cigs (electronic cigarettes)?

What’s in a Real Cigarette

The main ingredient in cigarettes is tobacco. There are also over 600 other ingredients / chemicals to make up 1 cigarette. 51 of them are known to be carcinogenic. A carcinogen is something that causes cancer.

Chemicals in cigarettes and cigarette smoke are known to cause not only cancer but also other serious health problems. For example, emphysema (COPD).  Many of the chemicals are poisonous.

FACT: If a person ATE one pack of cigarettes, he/she would die.

The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco caused 100 million deaths over the course of the 20th century. The death toll is projected to reach more than 8 million by 2030 if current trends continue.

Familiar Chemicals in Cigarettes

Three of the most widely known chemicals are: nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide.

Nicotine is highly poisonous in its purest form.

Tar is the oily material which remains after tobacco passes through the filter. When a smoker inhales, a lot of the tar sticks to and blackens the lungs.

Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas. A smoker inhales this gas which is also found in the exhaust of a car. This gas interferes with our respiratory (breathing) and circulatory (heart, arteries, and veins) systems.

What is An Electric Cigarette?

An electric cigarette is a battery operated device that is designed to simulate smoking.  A fluid, called e-liquid or e-juice, is heated in a chamber to produce a smoke like vapor.  Note that there is no smoke, but only vapor.  This liquid contains propylene glycol, flavorings, and often times nicotine.

An electric cigarette consists of 2 or 3 parts, depending on the model you buy.

The cartridge – Contains the E-liquid / E-Juice – The flavoring of your choice (there are hundreds of flavors to choose from)
The atomizer unit – Heats the liquid to create vapor.
The battery unit – Powers the atomizer.

The electronic cigarette allows smokers to sit in restaurants and bars alongside of non-smokers without clashing because E-cigarettes do not contain tobacco nor do they require an open flame. The smoke-like puff upon exhale of an electronic cigarette consists of a harmless, odorless water vapor that disappears within seconds. 

Electronic cigarettes are available through various retailers both in various brick and mortar stores and online. The models vary from brand to brand but the electronic cigarettes all function alike. In addition, E-cigarettes contain none of the carcinogens expelled by smoking a real cigarette, which is coming to be known as an “analog” cigarette.

The nicotine is available in varying milligrams usually from 0mg – 26mg much like the various nicotine patches and gum products available over-the-counter to adults who are trying to quit smoking or as a way to help a smoker get through a long flight where smoking of tobacco-filled cigarettes is not allowed. Most electronic cigarette users manage to quit smoking even though the electronic cigarette cannot claim to be a cessation device due to questionable reasons asserted by the FDA.

 

 

 

 

What is in the liquid (known as e-liquid or e-juice)

The three main ingredients that are in liquid form are: a base of Propylene Glycol or Vegetable Glycerin, Nicotine and Artificial Flavorings. Different flavorings may contain different ingredients, such as menthol, fruit acids, water and alcohol.

Price of Cigarettes V’s E-Cigs

The costs between analogs/tobacco cigarettes and the electronic counterpart are amazing after the initial cost of a starter kit consisting of 2 rechargeable batteries, 1 to 2 atomizers, USB or AC charger for batteries, and usually a pack of 5 cartridges pre-filled with liquid vapor and nicotine. A user manual is included with each kit purchased including information about the e-cigarette, battery life, cartridge life, cleaning instructions, and more.

Traditional Cigarette VS Electronic Cigarette – Flavor

Electronic cigarettes will never provide an exact flavor match to any famous analog cigarette brand, as it does not contain real tobacco or the 600 other analog ingredients but a simulated flavoring. E-cigs do, however; provide a huge range of flavors that can be used in them. Flavors range from famous tobacco brands, to fruit, chocolate, candy, cream desserts, coffee flavors and many more. Mixing flavors to create new ones has also become increasingly popular in the world of Vaping.

Overall Comparison

We have heard a lot of negative comments about electronic cigarettes. Here is the truth; stopping smoking is the best thing for your health. We are not promoting nicotine use, however; smokers far and wide want to quit and simply can’t, now they have another alternative to analog cigarettes. This is not a smoking cessation device, but take a look at the comparisons and make the decision on electronic cigarettes vs. analog cigarettes for yourself.