Into the Modern Age of Electronic Smoking

Smoking has been around as early as 5000 BC; from then until the modern age, this practice has persisted all over the world and has already been viewed as everything from the holy to the obscene. To some extent, smoking is a matter of culture as much as, if not more than, a physical need. After all, long before extremely negative perceptions on cigarettes became widely known, smoking had already been in practice for religious rituals and social gatherings. It is only fairly recently that this practice became frowned upon for its health risks, and this is why electronic cigarettes were invented.

Electronic cigarettes are currently out on the market as a safer alternative to cigarettes and tobacco. These gadgets gives the user the kick of nicotine they need with less, if not none, of the carcinogenic substances found in actual cigarettes. Also called a personal vaporizer or an electronic nicotine delivery system, the e-cigarette works by heating and vaporizing a liquid solution which the user then inhales. The solutions can either release nicotine or flavored vapor.

While further studies are still being conducted to get a full understanding of the benefits of electronic cigarettes, many would agree that it is a step in the right direction towards better health. Smoking may not be as much of a religious act these days, but it is nevertheless a practice deeply ingrained into society. Anything that could make the act safer but just as satisfying is surely welcome.