E Cigarette – Why E Cigarettes? www.v2cigs.com An electronic cigarette is a device where a battery and a heating element, an atomizer, is used to vaporize a nicotine-containing liquid to vapor to inhale. can you use it to quit smoking? Electric cigarettes are intended as an alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes. They are not designed to treat nicotine addiction, but in a safe way to consume nicotine. Experts agree, however, that switching to the electric cigarette, is a healthier alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes. You can however reduce your nicotine intake to zero by using only nicotine-free cartridges. Whats in the cartridge? Mostly it consists of propylene glycol (a non-toxic base fluid), nicotine, glycerin and flavors and fragrances. Is it safe? Nothing is 100% safe and further research is needed regarding the long term effects, but based on the fact that the liquid consists of ingredients which have been shown to be safe for consumption, and research shows that they are a better alternative to carcinogenic substances in tobacco cigarettes (in the smoke thereof), it is more than plausible that it is safer than smoking tobacco. The American Association of Public Health Physicians (AAPHP) supports the use of the electronic cigarette over tobacco products. The AAPHP has ruled that electronic cigarettes "could save the lives of 4 million of the 8 million current adult American tobacco smokers who otherwise will die from tobacco-related diseases in the next 20 <b>…<b>