Thursday, March 5, 2009
Smoking without the stigma
A press release that crossed our desks recently plugged an electronic, smokeless cigarette made by a European company called SuperSmoker. It's billed as a revolutionary way to kick the habit without giving up the look and feel of actually smoking.
The device itself looks just like a cigarette, comes in similar packaging and is available in normal, light, zero and menthol. But the "smoke" is really odorless water vapor that dissolves harmlessly into the air, thus not aggravating friends, family and co-workers and allowing smokers to stay inside talking to their non-smoking friends during breaks. The unit is powered by a rechargable battery.
The other part of its appeal is nicotine, contained in replacable cartridges, although the company maintains that it doesn't produce tar and has no cancer-causing substances. The FDA has not approved electronic cigarettes but it has caught on in some places, according to this article in the New York Times.
Will electronic smoking be the answer for the many who've tried and failed to kick the habit? Maybe, but won't smokers still be left with nicotine addiction?
Labels: smoking cessation
posted by Janet Colwell at
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