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Electronic cigarettes provide a healthier alternative to tobacco and can help smokers reduce their
JENNA JAKOWATZ
jjakowatz@kansan.com
The electronic cigarette, also known by its nickname the "e-cig" is changing the way people smoke. Except there's no smoke involved.
Eric Adell, a senior from Olathe, picked up his electronic cigarette three months ago in his efforts to quit smoking.
"I started using an e-cig as a way to quit smoking." Adell said. "I've tried other things before, but so far this is the only method that has been really effective for me."
The electronic cigarette was originally invented in the 1960s, but did not make a full appear-
Science and Health spoke at the hearing in support of electronic cigarettes. Ross is certain that the electronic cigarette is safer than a regular cigarette.
"The substances that are being provided in e-cigarettes — water, glycerin or propylene glycol, and vaporized nicotine at various dosages — are quite benign and, at worst, far less harmful than the products of tobacco combustion." Ross said at the hearing.
"Electronic cigarettes, of course, are not cigarettes. They're nicotine delivery devices." Ross.
tine in e-cigs, so you're able to mimic a lighter, less full-bodied feeling of smoking as opposed to a regular cigarette."
Ross explains that electronic cigarettes should be praised, not punished, because they do not emit harmful smoke and chemicals like regular cigarettes.
"The kit initially cost me around $40 and came with a rechargeable battery and a small bottle of liquid nicotine." Adell said. "I spend about $10 a week on flavored nicotine liquid. You can buy cheaper stuff, but I find that it's worth it to spend a little more on a higher quality brand, and you get a better selection of flavors. Compared to smoking a pack a day, e-cigarettes are significantly cheaper."
Adell says they're cheaper, too.
Adell says that nicotine dependence is not something that can
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