If you or someone you are close to is a smoker you are probably aware of the many inconveniences and health risks associated with tobacco smoking. You have probably wished there was a less hazardous and more convenient way to smoke. As of 2004 such a thing does indeed exist. The device known as an electronic cigarette does not contain tobacco and many of the associated chemicals.

You may be wondering if this product does not contain tobacco what it does contain. This device is comprised of a nicotine cartridge, a red LED light, an atomizer and a rechargeable battery. The atomizer vaporizes a small amount of nicotine as the user inhales. The red LED light provides a more realistic appearance. The product comes with two rechargeable batteries which charge in much the same way as a cell phone.

One of the advantages of the electronic cigarette is that it can be used in situations where traditional tobacco products are prohibited. Bans in public places on smoking are becoming more and more popular and limit the number of places a smoker can go and still feed their habit. This device gets around these bans and therefore makes social settings more enjoyable for both the user and the people around them. The electronic cigarette is also a convenient alternative to traditional smoking methods for people such as nurses who work in environments where tobacco usage is prohibited even in parking lots.

Parents can use this product around their children without harming them which eliminates the need to go outside to smoke. Tobacco products are ultimately more expensive than their electronic counterpart because of the necessity to buy lighters which require flints, wicks, and lighter fluid or alternately buy matches.

A single nicotine cartridge lasts a pack of traditional cigarettes. Yet another difference between this device and other smoking methods is that there is no odor associated with electronic cigarette. This is good news for the user as well as people around them. The user will no longer have to contend with cigarette smoke odor on their clothing, in their home or in their vehicle. People around the user would no longer have to deal with the offensive odor a habit that is not their own. It is important to note here that this product is not meant as an alternative to traditional tobacco smoking not as any form of smoking cessation device.