Electronic cigarette and puff, a good alternative to tobacco?
The electronic cigarette can overcome the addiction while remaining an addiction
In everyone’s hands, on everyone’s lips, everywhere in open spaces, we come across it more and more: it is of course the electronic cigarette, the disposable version of which is called Puff. They have conquered spaces, seduced consumers and raised many questions. Are they really a good way to quit smoking? Are they so neutral in toxic products as described by their manufacturers? What does the famous liquid contain? So many questions to which market players are trying to provide answers with the greatest transparency.
Present on the market since 2010 in France, the electronic cigarette is an alternative way to consume nicotine without the cigarette itself. Replacing one addiction with another, is that really a good solution? In reality, the problem is not quite there. The toxicity of the classic cigarette lies mainly in the additive products and the combustion. However, the electronic cigarette does not include all these products, does not burn and only contains dangerous substances in its composition, nicotine. The latter leads to a strong dependence. But the difference between addiction and dependence lies in the real danger to health that addiction poses.
No combustion, but a more elaborate process to replace it
The advantage that cannot be derived from the electronic cigarette is to bring together both the gesture and the supply of nicotine so dear to the smoker.. The gesture also creates a dependency. Whether through muscle memory that programs the instinctive repetition of learned and practiced gestures, or through the physical need for a foreign element to exteriorize frustration, stress or nervousness.
The electronic cigarette is therefore an excellent substitute for cigarettes. Very often unknown to the general public, its operation is simple. As in any electronic device, it contains a battery. Rechargeable by a simple cable connected to the mains or replaceable, it supplies an “atomizer” with the necessary energy. The atomizer is the part that is often thinner than the battery case, where most of the operation that transforms the liquid into smoke takes place. The tank is in the atomizer. This is in direct contact with the resistor. And it is the resistance that causes the change of state of the liquid. Under the influence of the electrical input that it sees again, a small filament in the image of a light bulb heats a kind of cotton which contains the liquid and soi allows the state change. Simultaneous inspiration with the triggering of the energy supply leads to the production of steam, and thus ends the cycle of use of the device.
Cigarette or puff, same operation, same neutrality in toxicity
And the mechanism is the same for the electronic cigarette as for the puff. The puff is based on the same principle as the electronic cigarette but is a simplified version. No manual triggering of the process, a suction sensor takes care of it for you. Available in a wide and varied range of tastes, you will also find it more or less loaded with nicotine depending on the level chosen. Beware, however, of the resulting consumption. Certainly the prices are affordable, the range of tastes offered, fruity or sweet, is attractive, but it is necessary to remember that the sale of both electronic cigarettes and puffs is prohibited to any minor, whatever his age.
As for the liquid contained in the tank, its composition is public, the absence of tar is certified. It is far less toxic than general popular opinion would have you believe. Although there are 13 million smokers in France, only 3 million of them have chosen the electronic cigarette. Although physical stores are a major player in the electronic cigarette market, online stores are experiencing strong growth. Between fast delivery, price reduction, and ease of access, their growth is justified.
