Electronic cigarettes have many loyal users around the world, amid a prolonged debate as to whether they should be banned or at least regulated, or applauded for their success in helping people to stop smoking.
Detractors want more safety tests to take place. Users claim that further testing is not necessary, put simply, they work.
The e-cig is a smokeless device and is marketed as an alternative, non tobacco device for adult smokers. They inhale a vaporised solution which does not produce smoke or flames.
The liquid in the cartridge will typically contain mainly nictoine, propylene glycol, possibly some flavouring and water.
The e-cig is also known as a personal vaporizer and they can be bought online, in some tobacco shops, convenience stores and kiosks.
The smokeless cigarettes usually look like a traditional cigarette, an inkpen or other hand held instruments, but by far the most popular are the ones that look and feel like a tobacco cigarette.
The loyal e-cig users will make many a claim as to their efficiency in helping a smoker to quit, but so far it has not been possible to market them in this way.
The best advice to a smoker is to give them a try, most people agree they are a safe and effective way to stop smoking.
