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It can be hard to separate fact from myth when considering electronic cigarette products. This popular new product is not a smoking cessation program. E-cigarettes are designed as an alternative smoking experience that provides a nicotine delivery system in a safer, healthier manner.

With an LED light at the tip that flares when the smoker takes a puff, the e-cigarette provides a realistic smoking experience. Inhaling vapor is not complete the same experience as inhaling smoke from burning tobacco but it provides the nicotine the smoker craves and a flavor of his choosing.

An e-cigarette starter kits most often contains two battery components and an atomizer as well as a charger. The user keeps one battery charging while using the second. The two batteries may be identical or one may be sized as a “regular” and the second may be “extra long”.

The atomizer may be refillable with liquid nicotine solution which is dripped on a small removable sponge or may be designed with cartridges that are simply replaced when depleted. The cartridge system is preferable for many e-smokers as there is a new atomizer with each cartridge change.

The sale of e-cigarettes in the U.S. is legal. Lies spread by big tobacco and big pharma have questioned the legality in an attempt to stop this new competitor. A few other countries have banned the sale of e-cigs until they are studied and proven to be a safe alternative to tobacco. Some U.S. tobacco stores sell the best e-cigarette brands and a wide variety of styles and brands are available online from reputable manufacturers.

Because you can lay down and pick up your e-cigarette whenever you please, you may find you smoke less electronically. When you light a standard cigarette it is assumed you will smoke it till its gone even though your need for nicotine may be gone after a few puffs.

The electronic cigarette is a simple product to use. The battery activates the atomizer when the e-smoker takes a draw on the mouthpiece. The little red LED light at the tip flares brighter and vapor mist is immediately produced to deliver flavor and nicotine to the smoker. One cartridge of a two part design with replaceable cartridges is equal to one pack of tobacco smokes.

The sale of e-cigarettes is legal in the U.S. though tobacco lobbyists have their best to ban the alternative products. Although studies are still under way there is no question that use of electronic smokes does not exposure users to the health risks of tobacco. It is easy to purchase and compare e-cigarettes online and increasingly the best brands are being sold in tobacco stores, too.

Burning tobacco released over 4000 chemicals and carcinogens in the smoke that is inhaled by the user. The smoking habit is caused by addiction to nicotine and that one chemical can be inhaled through a safer vapor with electronic cigarettes. With about 20 ingredients, clearly this is a healthier option for smokers than coating their throat and lungs with toxins and tar.