By now, many people interested in e-cigarettes have come across atleast one of these brands: Electronic Cigarette 123, Cloud 9, Whitecloud and Njoy.

One airline, Ryanair, which mainly operates in Europe, not only permits their use on flights, but also sells them to passengers. Some “no smoking” restaurants in the United States are permitting their use, say advocates for the product.

“Two years ago, no one had ever heard of these things,” says Matt Salmon, president of the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) in Washington. “Today, there is an estimate there are 300,000 users, but I think it’s in excess of that,” says Mr. Salmon, an antismoking advocate and former congressman.

In the e-cigarettes, most of which are made in China, there is no combustion of tobacco. Instead, the device contains a lithium battery. That heats up an atomizer, which turns the nicotine into a vapor. When the user inhales the vapor, the device’s tip glows with a red LED light to mimic the experience of smoking a cigarette. What is exhaled is water vapor. There is no smell, there is no lingering smoke.

On most e-cigarette  sites there are testimonials about how e-cigs have saved lives

In February, one manufacturer, Smoking Everywhere, which is not a member of the ECA, sued the FDA, claiming it did not have jurisdiction. Shortly, federal judge Richard Leon in Washington is expected to rule.

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As one of the owners of the E-Cig Shop, I personally took the time to research everything involved in the products we sell, because I didnt want to sell anything harmful to anybody.

I can’t speak for other products and how they are manufactured, I can only speak for ours.

The products we sell at the shop and here online are tested and have acceptance by many peer entities to our FDA around the world. I have checked out the units themselves to make sure they arent made with things like lead batteries or even lead solder on the wiring. I’ve also checked out our fluids and they are made of non toxic substances. And these substances were declared non-toxic (and even beneficial) by the FDA themselves. It wasn’t until these items were combined with the device and that combination threatened the bottom line of big tobacco, did the FDA at the behest of big tobacco’s deep pocketed lobbyists, decide that these products were now harmful.

If all of the FDA’s previous testing is true, these products are harmless and can help in the process of smoking cessation.

However, I will not say that these products will stop you from smoking. When it comes right down to it, the only thing that is going to make you stop smoking is sitting between your ears.

If your mind is not ready to quit, all of the patches, gums and e-cigs in the world wont help you stop.

Mike