The Future of Smoking: How Electronic Cigarettes Work
Just about anyone who smokes or knows someone who smokes will probably be aware of how damaging it can be to someone’s health. That, combined with the expense and the fact that more see it as not being ‘cool’ could see them soon become a thing of the past, but could something much less harmful take the place of old-fashioned cigarettes?
Hard to quit
Anyone who’s fully aware of the damage smoking does to their long-term health will find that quitting is one of the hardest things to do. The nicotine contained in cigarettes helps to make them super-addictive, and without it, quitting would be a breeze. To the relief of many would-be quitters, an alternative to smoking has become more advanced than ever.
The electronic cigarette, first invented in 1963 by Herbert A. Gilbert and developed in 2003 by Hon Lik, a Chinese pharmacist, has become one of the most vital accessories available for anyone battling the harmful habit that is smoking. The technology involved in electronic cigarettes from sites like ecigarettedirect.co.uk is pretty sophisticated.
Just like real ones
How electronic cigarettes work is that they use a small amount of nicotine that can be adjusted over time and rather than emitting smoke, a small water vapour is released that replicates the sensation of smoke. Meanwhile, the end of the ‘cigarette’ lights up as it’s being ‘smoked’.
Most electronic cigarettes comprise of:
- A battery that’s often rechargeable from mains electricity.
- An e-liquid cartridge, like the Aspire tanks, usually filled with propylene glycol – a chemical used in inhalers.
- Cartomizer – the part where you put your mouth and ‘smoke’.
What separates electronic cigarettes from their older equivalents is that they don’t contain the harmful chemicals which, among other things, cause illnesses like bronchitis and asthma and in extreme cases, cancer.
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