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As a former heavy smoker it was important to me I did my research first before making the ecig plunge. Here is the way I see it...

People have been using ecigs heavily now for about 7 years, their are no major negative patterns emerging, only thousands of personal testimonies saying they can now breathe easier. As far as studies into ecig safety are concerned, the FDA is the USA did a limited test a few years ago where they found small traces of potentially dangerous chemicals in tiny doses in a couple of cartridges from a company that did not have a good rep (NJoy), who now get all their products independantly tested. However, what the FDA did not say is that the same chemicals are in normal cigs but in much higher doses, massivly higher, so it is fair to say it is better to inhale nothing but compared to cigarettes it was still much healthier.

More recently a Cambridge University study found ecigs to be around 1000 times more healthy than traditional cigarettes as far as I understand it. Also, the British governments taken a different view to the U.S, where these things are different depending on which State you are in, the British governments "nudge unit" recently tried to encourage smokers who cannot give up to use ecigs instead. The fact the British are taking a more honest and enlightened attitude to ecigs is in my opinion down to the fact in the U.S big business infliuences their legislators far more, i.e the big tobacco lobby.

Finally, what is best VG or PG? I used to think VG, makes sense as its got the word "vegetable" in the description, which is natural. But VG is thicker and I think it is not as good for your lungs as the more common and lighter PG. Neither have caused any recorded problems in the last 7 years or so since ecigs have been around....

This video just about sums it up...

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Try smokeless nicotine cigarettes, says government

Cabinet office 'nudge unit' encourages use of product banned in many countries, in bid to reduce smoking-related deaths
The government's "nudge unit" wants to encourage the use of smokeless nicotine cigarettes, banned in many countries around the world, in an attempt to reduce the numbers killed in the UK by smoking diseases each year.

The Cabinet Office's behavioural insight team – better known as the nudge unit – wants to adopt the new technology because policy officials believe the rigid "quit or die" approach to smoking advice no longer works. Rather, they want nicotine addiction to be managed to help smokers who otherwise won't quit – an approach the unit believes could prevent millions of smoking deaths. Ten million people in the UK smoke, and smoking claims 80,000 lives a year.

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