The difference is whats inside! Instead of over 500 harmful chemicals contained in ci******es, the "e-cig" is mainly water v***r and nicotene. Smoking laws are getting more strict every year. Even if you are not trying to quit smoking it is still a convenient way to feed the need for a cigarette when you are in a place that smoking is prohibited. No more standing outside, opening the window in you
r car, bad odor, or ashes flying around. Nicotene has not been proven to be the harmful chemical in ci******es although it is the most addictive. Here are some facts about regular ci******es:
1. About 10 million ci******es are sold every minute and ironically someone dies every eight second in this world from smoking related diseases.
2. The addiction to smoking has about 50% chance of killing the addict which is almost three times more than playing the game of Russian roulette.
3. To***co Smoking is a mood altering drug that has killed about 200 million people world wide including 500,000 Americans each year.
4. Cigarette Smoking costs about $400 billion each year.
5. Smoking leads to killing of about 4 million persons every year, this number is expected to rise to 10 million by 2030.
6. Cigarette Smoking is the main reason for preventable deaths in the whole world, out of which women accounts for 39 % of smoking related deaths.
7. Cigarette Smoking is responsible for about 40% of the heart diseases and about 25% of the cancer related deaths.
8. It has been reported that about 3000 persons die due to the second hand smoke in the US every year. The second hand smoke has been classified as a carcinogen since 1992.
9. It is a dangerous fact that there are residues of cigarette smoke in about 90% of the non smoker’s blood.
10. Cigarette smoking causes infertility in women if taken more than half pack a day. ( All facts taken from www.ways-to-quit-smoking.com)
And just to name a few, here are some of those harmful ingredients in ci******es we mentioned earlier...
Ammonia: Household cleaner. Arsenic: Used in rat poisons. Benzene: Used in making dyes, synthetic rubber. Butane: Gas; used in lighter fluid. Carbon monoxide: Poisonous gas. Cadmium: Used in batteries. Cyanide: Lethal poison. DDT: A banned insecticide. Ethyl Furoate: Causes liver damage in animals. Lead: Poisonous in high doses. Formaldehyde: Used to preserve dead specimens. Methoprene: Insecticide. Maltitol: Sweetener for diabetics. Napthalene: Ingredient in mothballs. Methyl isocyanate: Its accidental release killed 2000 people in Bhopal, India, in 1984. Polonium: Cancer-causing radioactive element. Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-shocking-ingredients-in-ci******es.html
