A recent report in the New York Times managed to get all the facts wrong.

THOMAS H. MAUGH stated that:

1. 19 varieties of electronic cigarettes were analysed.

WRONG: Two varieties were analysed in the FDA report.

2. Many contained diethylene glycol.

WRONG: One contained diethylene glycol.

3. Half contained nitrosamines (the same carcinogen found in real cigarettes).

THE FULL STORY: Yes - but to find these they had to test at 40 parts per trillion. What was not mentioned is that cigarettes contain 300 - 1400 times the amount of nitrosamines contained in electronic cigarettes. (See a comparison by Professor Michael Siegel.)

The question is, is this just lazy journalism, or are journalists part of a concerted campaign to discredit the alternative to a product that kills hundred of thousands of people every year.

According to a medical study in South Africa highlighted by News 24 45% of smokers using the electronic cigarette were able to quit within two months of switching to the innovative new product.

Of coure, what counts is whether smokers can cease smoking for the long term. However, the results remain extremely encouraging.

The survey results found:

• 6% of smokers quit within two weeks
• 45% of smokers quit within two months
• more than half reported improved energy levels and an improvement in their appearance

All of the doctors involved in the study felt that the electronic cigarette could be an aid to overcoming all physical and psychological effects of smoking, with one doctor adding that:

"an e-cigarette is the most effective treatment method on the market for quitting tobacco smoking".

View the full article: E Ciggies Help 45% of Smokers Quit.

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