A medical report concluded:
Since no burn process takes place, toxic and above all carcinogenic matter contained in tobacco smoke is void. The health risk is therefore
substantially lower than consumption of tobacco. Apart from the nicotine content the electronic cigarette is evaluated as toxicologically
harmless. In contrast to other nicotine replacement therapy products, the cigarette permits accurate adjustment of nicotine dose to the
need. The variable strength of four cartridges allows a graduated reduction of nicotine. The simulation of smoking while quitting is also
psychologically superior to gums or patches and the electronic cigarette can be recommended unreservedly.
Research considers nicotine a benign substance compared to all other contents of tobacco smoke
Although addictive, nicotine has been proven to benefit concentration, alertness, memory, creativity and mood
Scientific reports also suggest it can lower the risk of alzheimers and parkinsons disease
Nicotine cartridges have been fully analysed for safety in various worldwide studies, a typical report here (pdf file)
The FDA scare story Historical exposé of SHS claims
News report evaluating e-cigarettes for quitting
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NRT gums & patches have a reported success rate of just 5%
The new alternative is vaping nicotine from an electronic cigarette
The vapour produced is 99.9% safer than cigarette smoke
A smoker switching to e-cigarettes effectively becomes a non-smoker
For switching purposes we recommend the high vapour V6 and V5T