Sunday, February 12, 2012

Why are YOU Still Smoking? Really.


Sort of an addendum to my last article...

Why are YOU still smoking? Really.

You GO, Boy!

It's not because there isn't a better way to get nicotine.  I've found a better way, in fact tens of thousands of prior smokers have found the better way, vaping.  It is true that technology makes our lives better.  We see it everyday, so why is it we're so quick to cling to a tradition rooted in tribal communities.  Smoking today is the equivalent to burning leaves and twigs in a tent to get your trip on.

Using a personal vaporizer (an electronic cigarette) allows you all of the physical naughtiness of smoking without actually introducing 4,000+ chemicals into yourself and those around you.  All you get is pure unadulterated nicotine.  

An e-cigarette in use.  Oh how different it looks!

Lets address that too, many people are still under the assumption that nicotine is the ingredient in tobacco that kills you.  If you believe this you are wrong.  The side effects of nicotine on the average person are comparable to those of caffeine.  It is the result of the combustion on tobacco that provides the majority of the 4000+ chemicals that are attributed to smoking aliments resulting in death. SMOKE kills, firemen and women know this, our politicians know this, our healthcare providers know this, why don't you?

Caffeine and Nicotine - CNS effects

But wait, maybe I'm jumping the gun here.  Maybe you do know smoking kills.  You've been using it as an age old argument against marijuana use for decades--even though it has been used in edible form for 100's of years.  Well, now vaporizers for marijuana use are prevalent everywhere and users are healthier than ever.  Users have naturally begun switching to vaporizers, not due to any societal stigma, but rather because it's the healthier choice.  Given a choice and with cheap enough technology people opt for the healthier choice.  Who wants the choice that sends them into the ground earlier?

Marijuana Vaporizer
Plus, both nicotine and marijuana are largely recreational routines.  Shouldn't our recreational activities be more rewarding?  The benefits of vapor over smoke are staggering in terms of enjoyment.  Taste, no comparison, vaporized nicotine/marijuana can be almost any flavor you can imagine.  Odor, again no comparison, vaporized nicotine/marijuana can smell like any of your favorite treats.  Plus you won't smell like cigarette smoke.  Did we mention the health benefits?

  • Increased lung capacity (easier breathing)
  • Increased lung function
  • Increased blood flow
  • Stabilized blood pressure
... this list could go on for a long time.

Chances are you've heard of electronic cigarettes if you are a current smoker. Hell, I heard about electronic cigarettes over 4 years ago and I wasn't even looking.  So if you are still a current smoker, why the reluctance to change?  Is it just the change, because I can assure you from my own and thousands of others experience there is nothing to fear.  The experience is so much more enjoyable and rewarding. 

Homework research - Information on the effects of vaporization:

American Association of Public Health Physicians

Health New Zealand Ltd. study

Journal of Public Health Policy 

Electronic cigarette Wiki

 

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