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Electronic Cigarettes Promise Acceptable Tobacco Usage Electronic cigarettes entered the lucrative, but ill-famed US tobacco market as the much-awaited solution to a safer alternative to smoking addiction. Their unusual and non-traditional cigarette-look notwithstanding, they have arrived surrounded with an excited buzz about health-friendlier vapours, total elimination of second-hand effects and the promise of making tobacco usage non-intrusive and socially acceptable. The potential benefits of the new products seemed to be overwhelming. In online marketing campaigns, chat rooms and soon enough in elegantly designed booths in malls around America, the were featured as safer, sleeker, more exciting and high-tech, potentially cheaper than tobacco cigarettes. The multiple different messages along with the proliferation of various models whose design emphasized different aspects of the product created some confusion and raised uncomfortable questions about whether e-cigarettes are really a great tobacco substitute, a geeky gadget or a dangerous fraud. How Do Electronic Cigarettes Work? Electronic cigarettes are admittedly somewhat cumbersome to use. They are composed of multiple parts, an odd concept for cigarettes. The components - two or three depending on the design of the brand - need maintenance. The battery, which makes the cigarette 'run', is the bulkiest component and needs frequent charging. The cartridge includes the liquid that users inhale after it is vaporized by the atomizer. The cartridge needs to be periodically replaced or refilled as it runs out of its liquid contents. Together, these odd components produce the smoking experience which in many ways is more akin to the use of inhalers than to the traditional tobacco smoking experience. Users still puff on the e-cigarette just like on the original one. They can still get their nicotine fix. However, without smoke, stink, tar and obnoxiously toxic gases, they inhale gentler, cleaner, potentially flavoured vapour. They do not really smoke any more, but 'vape'. Surprisingly, the 'vaping' experience is satisfying to many traditional cigarette smokers. Do they dare hope that it is healthier, too? The 'Health' Promise If vaping electronic cigarettes were indeed healthier or less harmful, that would certainly make a compelling case for their adoption despite their non-conventional construction. After all, millions of smokers light up their ordinary tobacco cigarettes every day, fully aware that each puff may put them a few days closer to their painful death from lung cancer or another related ailment In addition to having been shocked by hundreds of graphic images of the devastating impact of tobacco smoking, the majority of smokers feel profoundly guilty and embarrassed about an addiction that has been shown to harm others. Smoking has increasingly become a socially unacceptable habit. However, the addiction is too powerful for many. The promise of an alternative satisfying the cravings of the addition without damaging their and their environment's well-being is very appealing. No Data to Support Health Claim Actually, e-cigarettes may be healthier, or at least less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. However, nobody can tell just yet with authority and evidence. The lack of smoke, the lack of gases, and the elimination of the up to 4,000 supplemental chemicals rolled into tobacco cigarettes seem helpful. Nevertheless, there are no test results. No significant controlled experiments have been run and there is no scientifically credible data available to prove the hypothesis. In the US, the FDA sought to establish electronic cigarettes, once marketed as nicotine replacement products, as drugs in a quest to test their overall impact. A court decision denying them oversight over e-cigarettes deprived them of this opportunity. With the decision and surrounding debate, it became clear, though, that e-cigarettes are not suitable for nicotine replacement therapies. Experts Question E-Cigarette Ingredients In the absence of documented test results to prove e-cigarettes' safety , some experts also point to the propylene glycol, one of the main components of the e-liquid that may be potentially harmful. Others are concerned about the uncertainty around the actual ingredients of the liquid and raise alarms over the fact that the unregulated e-cigarettes are still mainly manufactured in China where they were invented in 2003. No protocols and standards exist as of yet to ensure the safety of the product. No requirements have been specified to enforce minimum quality standards. Finally, the continued presence of nicotine '" which is an optional ingredient, but is preferred by most users '" also questions the extent of harm reduction. Nicotine is a proven carcinogenic. Its consumption in any quantity is a significant health hazard. Moreover, it is highly addicting, with some studies comparing it to heroin in this regard. Electronic cigarettes contain nicotine in unverified and untested amounts. There were alarming, unconfirmed stories about supposedly nicotine-free e-cigarettes that actually contained the substance A Threat or a Saviour Many health organizations such as the American Heart Association perceive electronic cigarettes as a major threat. The product threatens to undermine the results of decades of anti-nicotine campaigns by deluding smokers with the promise of no-harm nicotine consumption. Other advocacy groups feel uncomfortable with the new cigarettes' conspicuous flavours '" cherry, chocolate '" and their heavily promoted 'coolness' factor. Their main concern is the potential impact on children. Some professional groups, including the American Association of Public Health Physician support e-cigarettes, as they believe that their proliferation will significantly reduce the damages caused by second-hand smoking. Many share this hope. Families of smokers are also willing to give the new cigarettes the benefit of doubt. As a minimum, they are willing to accept e-cigarettes as the lesser of two evils. Secretly they hope that soon these new high-tech sticks will be given a bill of acceptance, at least. The Race to Build the Market and Improved Products While the health debate rages on and is expected to continue for years to come, more and more smokers embrace electronic cigarettes worldwide. As consumers start experimenting with the product, manufacturers and markets are racing to expand the market. They have tremendous opportunities ahead of them, but many challenges remain, irrespective of the health debate. The product has come a long way since its initial design in 2003 by a Chinese pharmacist. It has gotten smaller, more 'real' cigarette-like. It now comes with stronger, longer-lasting batteries. The atomizer's performance has been improved providing for a more satisfying puffing experience. Still, there are numerous legitimate complaints about reliability, usability and quality. Batteries tend to fail before their due date. Some models have leaking cartridges. In many models the vapour remains weak leading to the inefficient use of expensive battery life. Quest for Longer Battery Life, Longer Cartridge Life, Better Vapour Some manufacturers focus see the key to improved quality in better batteries as the need for frequent recharges and battery failures are considered major product flaws by many users. One of the leading brands, Green Smoke is on the cutting edge of continuously improving their battery design to keep batteries running for up to 35 hours on a single re-charge. Green Smoke and SmokeTip are also working on superior atomizer designs as the ultimate user experience is eventually defined by the atomizer's ability to create rich and strong vapours. Vaping capability has been the one area of the product in general that has evolved the most to the bigger satisfaction of consumers. With more efficient vaping comes the need to more powerful e-liquid cartridges. The Safe Cig brand focuses on longer lasting, safe cartridges to eliminate the need for frequent '" and pricey '" refills. Cartridge safety requires leakage protection, as well, which was a challenge for many of the early e-cigarette models. The Appeal of Hip Designs and the Allure of Flavours Other brands choose to compete on unique and exciting designs such as CigartiTM's funky, fully personalized capsules or SomeStik's exclusive, luxury designer models. Cirrus3 lightweight realistic cigarettes appeals to the traditionalists. VaporNinne's Nebula challenges the industry by not pretending to be a cigarette at all and playing on users' enthusiasm for sleekly designed electronic gadgets. Relative to traditional tobacco products, e-cigarettes allow for the delivery of richer flavours through the manipulation of the e-liquid. Marketers are ready to exploit this advantage. They experiment with flavours such as cherry, vanilla and chocolate. While the addition of flavours appeals to certain segments such as young or female users, it may also undermine the product's 'tobacco' image. Some competitors, like Premium Electronic Cigarettes, focus on leveraging the flavour delivery capability to re-create the most authentic tobacco taste. Costs Are a Selling Point, As Well Undeniably, the 'start-up' costs of e-cigarettes are higher than of tobacco cigarettes due to the necessary initial investment in a starter pack that can range from just under $30 to $90. However, in the long run e-cigarettes are cheaper as their cartridges are more cost-efficient. Blu Cig's refill cartridges are priced at $25 dollars and provide the equivalent of almost two cartoons of old-fashioned cigarettes. While the on-going costs of cartridge refills are indeed lower for most e-cigarettes brands when compared to the price of traditional cigarettes, the cost benefit cannot be clearly established as many users are forced to purchase new replacement parts for their e-cigarettes. This means that consumers keep incurring the original 'start-up' costs multiple times which makes the vaping potentially a lot more expensive than traditional smoking. As manufacturers continue to improve the reliability of the technology and push the capacity of the devices, consumers expect to spend less on components and to finalize realize the promised e-cigarette cost advantage. Do Electronic Cigarettes Work As a Product? It is simply too early to tell whether any of the current marketers or even the product itself will have the staying power and a new mass product with clearly recognizable brands will emerge. The lingering doubts around the true health impact limit producers' ability to make a breakthrough in the market. The still immature technology and cumbersome re-charge and re-fill requirements frustrate users and slow adoption. Yet, there is a growing fan base with converts rushing to sites such as E-Cigarettes Forum to exchange tips and sing praises of the new, cleaner vaping experience that is tar- and smoke-free and leaves no bad breath or stains on teeth. As e-cigarettes continue to evolve and address legitimate and existing usability problems, the number of adopters is almost certain to grow. Until someone comes out with a new Smartphone app that perfectly mimics the condemned smoking experience with no harmful side effects at all, e-cigarettes will remain the safer and better alternative to life-threatening and socially stigmatized tobacco cigarettes. |
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