Electronic cigarettes have been available on the market for a couple of years and during that time have steadily increased their market share when compared to the more traditional tobacco products, but recently the United States’ FDA (Food and Drug Administration) have been trying to outlaw sales of the product stating that they are not only unsafe to use, they are also dangerous to people’s health.
But is it a case that the FDA are actually biased in favour of the American tobacco and pharmaceutical industries? Both of these mega industries have spoken out against electronic cigarettes, but the very obvious reason for this is the fact that they can see the product having an adverse affect on their own products as it starts to eat into their market share as people become more and more aware of the dangers of smoking real tobacco.
A recent South African study actually found that over forty-five percent of smokers who used the eCigarette device managed to quit their real tobacco addiction with two months, whereas this number was only five percent with those using a nicotine gum to help them quit. Obviously the main thing is whether these people stay off the tobacco for the long term, but results so far have been more than encouraging. The survey that was carried out in South Africa also found that six percent of smokers managed to quit their habit within two weeks, forty-five percent within two months, and more than half of those surveyed revealed that they felt improved energy levels as well as noticing an improvement in their overall appearance.
Doctors that were involved in this case study revealed that they felt the Electronic cigarettes could potentially be an aid in the fight of trying to overcome both the physical and mental effects of smoking tobacco, with one of these doctors actually quoted as saying:
…”an e-cigarette is the most effective treatment method on the market for quitting tobacco smoking”…
Although there have been many studies carried out in the past into the effects of E-Cigarettes, pharmaceutical and tobacco companies, with their limitless resources are hell-bent on proving that this and all other studies carried out on the subject do not actually prove that the devices are safe for use or whether they should be used in trying to kick the habit.