You've probably seen more and more people puffing away at those electronic cigarettes lately. And as a concept they're great- smokers weaning themselves off of the real thing with this supposedly safer alternative. But are they really any better? Trace has the lowdown on E-Cigs. Read More: How Electronic Cigarettes Work http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/electronic-cigarette.htm "Electronic cigarettes, also known as smokeless cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or e-cigs, are an alternative method of consuming nicotine, the addictive chemical found in tobacco. Manufacturers often design e-cigarettes to look like regular cigarettes, but they contain no tobacco and don't require a match -- or any flame at all." Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation: a randomised controlled trial http://press.thelancet.com/ecigarettes.pdf " Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) can deliver nicotine and mitigate tobacco withdrawal and are used by many smokers to assist quit attempts. We investigated whether e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches at helping smokers to quit." Electronic cigarettes growing in popularity with teens http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-e-cigarettes-20130906,0,2387959.story "E-cigarette use by teenagers has doubled since 2011. Health experts say the devices are being marketed to youths, putting them at risk for addiction to nicotine and regular cigarettes." E-cigarettes contain chemicals that make some 'as harmful as normal tobacco http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2402108/E-cigarettes-harmful-cigarettes-cause-cancer-claims-study.html "Electronic cigarettes contain carcinogenic chemicals that make some as harmful as normal tobacco, a new French study has claimed." E-cigarettes still contain carcinogens, pose health risks, study says http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/08/27/E-cigarettes-still-contain-carcinogens-pose-health-risks-study-says/1981377654212/ "E-cigarettes, or electronic cigarettes that vaporize liquid nicotine, are marketed as a healthier alternative to the real thing because they don't contain tobacco. But a new report from France's National Consumer Institute has echoed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's previous concerns about so-called 'vaping.'" Report: e-cigarettes are 'potentially carcinogenic' http://www.thelocal.fr/20130826/e-cigarettes-are-potentially-carcinogenic "Electronic cigarettes are "not as safe" as their manufacturers make them out to be and they are 'potentially carcinogenic', according to a report by a French consumer association which may worry France's one million e-cigarette users." Study: E-cigarettes work as well as patches to help smokers quit http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/8/study-finds-e-cigarettesworkaswellaspatchestohelpsmokersquit.html "Smokers who switch to electronic cigarettes to try to kick their habit are at least as likely as users of nicotine patches to succeed in quitting or cutting back, according to research published Sunday in the British medical journal The Lancet." Watch More: Smoking Bans Too Harsh?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahRjUXbGDPc Why Weed Makes You Lazy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwqsdpCXt0c Can Cops Prove You're High?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeLLRfonwPE ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com

• published: 12 Sep 2013
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