Electronic Cigarettes And The Flu

Most electronic cigarettes today contain flavoring, nicotine, and propylene glycol. Numerous studies, dating back as far as 1942, have shown that propylene glycol was found to possibly prevent influenza and pneumonia when inhaled after vaporization. It was determined that a smoker who enjoys an electronic cigarette will suffer no ill effects. Smokers can now enjoy the numerous habits of smoking including nicotine delivery, hand and visual smoke gratification, with none of the dangerous side effects associated with inhaling the dangerous smoke.

The electronic cigarette may also may help to prevent some of the respiratory diseases caused by regular cigarettes. In addition, there is no better time for smokers to quit or cut back on smoking real tobacco products with the aid of the electronic cigarette since the the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus is expected to be the cause a record number of deaths this season. Electronic cigarettes are a relatively new tool in the battle against cigarette smoking.

Although using electronic cigarettes as a smoking cessation method/device has yet to be evaluated by the FDA, numerous quit smoking non profit organizations have endorsed electronic cigarettes as a viable and healthy alternative to smoking. If the electronic cigarette helps avoid influenza, which is what the studies indicate, so much the better.