Monday, 2 January 2012

More secure and healthy way of smoking: Electronic Cigarettes

By Anarul Haque


Have you ever wanted to quit but just can't find the will to do so? Have you tried alternatives but nothing seems to work at all? Are you a chain smoker?

Smoking, once ingrained in human body, is like a slowly developing disease that kills you from the inside. The side effects usually remain dormant especially while you're still young but day by day when you become older the complications will bring about a wide range of health issues that usually manifest themselves. Now-a-days due to advanced medical and technology there are now some tried and tested options to partially reduce the constant hacking smoker's cough.

We may include some alternatives to smoking such as meditation, yoga, cardio exercises, healthy diet, nicotine patches, consultation, family support and herbal options from spiritual, physical or psychological exercises. A smoking alternative that seems to be gaining popularity these days are electronic cigarettes.

Electronic cigarettes, electrical in nature, are designed mainly to simulate the act of tobacco smoking. It works by producing an inhalable mist that feels and appears like the usual tobacco smoke. Most brands even offer flavored sticks that come with the real nicotine stuff albeit reduced content. Some designs even come with the close-to-the-real-thing look so buyers would not feel uncomfortable purchasing or even smoking one in public as it may lessen that manly image that young males so often desperately try to portray.

E-cigarettes or electronic cigarettes are basically used as a smoking cessation device. It is simply a gadget that makes you feel you're smoking, when you're actually not with a few modifications thrown in for good measure. Is it confusing? To explain this further, let's try to take a look at what makes smoking so addictive.

The human body has this amazing ability to adapt to both external and internal stimulus. If we train our body to do something every day, we'll get used to practice in eventually forming a habit. In line with this fact, cigarette smoking is a habit forming behavior mainly due to its dependence on nicotine. We know that nicotine is an addictive drug that causes changes in the brain which, with prolonged exposure, makes the user want to use it again and again. Nicotine dependence is really too hard to get rid of because of unpleasant withdrawal symptoms associated with all addictive drugs.

E-cigarettes in general, attempts to suppress this dependence on nicotine by letting the user experience the same sensation as with real tobacco cigarettes, but with decreased composition of this addictive drug. The trick is to slowly minimize nicotine intake so the body can adapt slowly until it reverts back to its nicotine free state. Recent studies have shown that e-cigarettes have shown remarkable potential in alleviating the dreaded withdrawal symptoms while letting smokers still enjoy their daily puffs. Although this option may not necessarily be the best fit for everyone, it's good to note that we're coming up with new ways to ensure a healthier and a smoke-free future.




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