| The ongoing saga surrounding the electronic cigarette | | | | so far seems to promote both of these ideas strongly. |
| continues apace, without any resolution appearing | | | | A cigarette you can continue to smoke without inhaling |
| imminent it seems. Some governments are even | | | | all the harmful toxins, enabling a smoker to continue |
| recommending that companies do not continue to | | | | their habit without worrying about the muddy tar |
| market them until they have been tested by health | | | | accumulating in their lungs or a cigarette that can |
| organisations and officially declared safe. | | | | actually help wean a smoker off “regular” |
| My father, a non smoker, developed lung cancer and | | | | cigarettes by allowing the user to gradually reduce the |
| died as a result of passive smoking and I am a non | | | | amounts of nicotine taken in thanks to the handy |
| smoker myself. From the outside looking in it does | | | | cartridge system an electronic cigarette uses. |
| appear nothing short of incredible that the electronic | | | | It is obvious that the potential of these controversial |
| cigarette is not being embraced by governments and | | | | electronic cigarettes is massive. Perhaps even the |
| health officials the world over. | | | | breakthrough of the century! So why are we still |
| If the electronic cigarette companies are to be believed | | | | waiting for answers? If health organisations are saying |
| (and perhaps eventually proved officially correct) then | | | | they have not yet been tested, why not? If the |
| the potential of the electronic cigarette is huge. Life | | | | potential here really is off the chart, why isn’t there |
| changing and possibly even world changing stuff! My | | | | a frantic dash from organisations and companies to be |
| political views may well be very naïve but if a world | | | | the first to declare the electronic cigarette officially |
| existed where decisions were based simply on what | | | | safe? |
| we currently know then surely this debate would be a | | | | Perhaps when all is said and done, it is sadly all about |
| no brainer! | | | | politics because organisations don’t seem to be |
| It would seem a fair point that the vast majority (there | | | | prepared to declare the product categorically unsafe |
| are always exceptions) of the smoking population | | | | either! |
| would love to smoke a cigarette that isn’t going to | | | | In conclusion to a very meaningful and personal |
| kill them if they intend to continue with the habit, whilst | | | | viewpoint, I hope that the electronic cigarette is |
| there are millions of course who would love to quit | | | | proven to be as safe and radically life changing as the |
| smoking altogether. | | | | companies claim and the sooner the better, for |
| Everything I have read about the electronic cigarette | | | | everyone! |