{"id":339,"date":"2018-01-15T13:41:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T13:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=339"},"modified":"2023-12-19T15:44:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T15:44:02","slug":"top-3-e-cigarette-truths-vs-mainstream-misconceptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electrictobacconist.co.uk\/blog\/top-3-e-cigarette-truths-vs-mainstream-misconceptions","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 E-Cigarette Truths vs Mainstream Misconceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the e-cigarette Industry continues to grow, there are still serious mainstream misconceptions about vaping products and their definitions that need to be debunked.<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

Despite the <\/span>enormous social popularity<\/a><\/strong> and financial success of the e-cigarette industry, serious social misconceptions still remain surrounding what vaping actually is. The distinctions between the products that we love, the contents and health effects of e-liquids as compared to traditional smoking, and e-cigarettes\u2019 relationship to quitting smoking are all topics that are misconstrued by some. <\/span><\/p>\n

It can be difficult to decipher what is right and what is wrong when it comes to the media coverage of vaping. So, in this blog post, we\u2019re going to debunk three of the most common mainstream misconceptions associated with e-cigarettes and e-liquids.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cVape Mods\u201d are commonly mistakenly referred to as \u201cE-Cigarettes\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n

One of the most common mainstream misconceptions about vaping refers to the actual, physical e-cigarette and vaping products themselves. <\/span><\/p>\n

When hearing the word \u201ce-cigarette\u201d, most people might think of the initial vaping products that looked like regular physical cigarettes, which were made by tobacco companies such as <\/span>Imperial Tobacco<\/a><\/strong> and <\/span>RJ Reynolds<\/a><\/strong>. Well, as we know, <\/span>e-cigarette products have evolved<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and are very different to <\/span>vape mods<\/span><\/a> \u2014 the other most popular kind of vaping kit. <\/span><\/p>\n

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This confusion about the physical forms of vaping equipment has contributed to a general lack of public understanding about the ways in which vaping works and the different products available to vapers, much to the chagrin of the community. <\/span><\/p>\n

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E-liquid vapour is much safer than cigarette smoke<\/b><\/h2>\n

Your average member of the public has probably heard two mass generalisations about the e-liquid vapor produced by e-cigarettes: that it\u2019s perfectly harmless, or that it is worse than cigarettes and toxic waste combined. More than anything else, we have all probably have heard the statement that \u201cthere haven\u2019t been enough studies done\u201d again and again. <\/span><\/p>\n

Well, in fact, there <\/span>has <\/b>been an awful lot of research carried out on this topic. Notably, a <\/span>2012 research paper<\/a><\/strong> entitled <\/span>Levels of Selected Carcinogens and Toxicants in Vapor From Electronic Cigarettes<\/span><\/i> found:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c…The e-cigarette vapors contained some toxic substances. The levels of the toxicants were 9\u2013450 times lower than in cigarette smoke and were, in many cases, comparable with trace amounts found in the reference product\u2026 our findings are consistent with the idea that substituting tobacco cigarettes with e-cigarettes may substantially reduce exposure to selected tobacco-specific toxicants.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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E-cigarettes and vaping really can help smokers kick the habit<\/b><\/h2>\n

As e-cigarettes and <\/span>e-liquids<\/span><\/a> grow as a sector, more mainstream news sources and publications are finally coming around to the idea that there\u2019s <\/span>evidence<\/strong><\/span><\/a> that e-cigarettes <\/span>may be effective<\/a><\/strong> in helping smokers kick the habit. As reported earlier this year in an article published earlier this year in our blog entitled, <\/span>Vaping Saved My Life<\/strong><\/span><\/i><\/a>, groundbreaking research out of UCL demonstrates that <\/span>20,000 smokers traded their cigarettes for e-cigarettes<\/a><\/strong> in the UK in 2015. In total, the Office for National Statistics has found that 863,000 current vapers are ex-smokers.  <\/span><\/p>\n

As smoking takes <\/span>ten years off the average smoker\u2019s lifespan<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, this transition from smoking to e-cigarettes is an incredibly positive change and one that should be celebrated. <\/span><\/p>\n

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