Are smokeless cigarettes still harmful if they contain no nicotine?
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 at
9:23 pm
If so, in what way?
About Simon Wright
Simon Wright enjoys everything from a good night out on the town to a quite fishing trip over the weekend. He has been a smoker for more than 20 years. Since finding out about the electronic cigarette it has become a focul point of Simons life and has made it his ambition to make sure as smokers as possible get to see the electronic cigarette.
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The answer will depend on the type of smokeless cigarette used, the electronic cigarette is being referenced as the only smokeless cigarette however that is not correct.
The e-cigarette is not really a cigarette, only in appearance does it resemble a combustible cigarette it is a nicotine delivery devise. You can regulate the amount of nicotine to varying degrees so the user can get the feelings of drug without ingesting the harmful emissions associated in smoking any type of combustible.
The "No Smokes" is the safest of all smokeless cigarettes because it mimics the nicotine so the user feels the effects of nicotine without the addictive properties of the drug. Like, the e-cig it has all the benefits of using a smokeless. How it works is a bit complex as it took considerable research into the effects of nicotine on the body.
Nicotine triggers specific brain receptors that ultimately stimulate the release of acetylcholine and dopamine. Acetylcholine and dopamine are brain neurotransmitters that cause smokers to have a “good” feeling upon smoking a cigarette.
The addictive properties of nicotine keeps the smoker hooked to the tobacco product. Therefore, it was concluded that we would have to include a natural substance that mimics nicotine but without the problems of any toxicity and addiction associated with nicotine.
Acetylcholine and dopamine are also natural biosynthesis products that are produced during the human metabolism of choline and tyrosine which are natural substances found in plants and animal products. As mentioned, the substance selected to be incorporated into the formulation was N-Methylethanolamine that is normally metabolized to choline which in turn is converted into the brain neurotransmitter, acetylcholine.
Therefore, N-Methylethanolamine triggers the nicotinic brain receptors much like nicotine. N-Methylethanolamine is widely used in the health food industry in products that promote increased memory and stress relief.
The other active ingredient, ethyl nicotinate, is a derivative of Vitamin B and is widely used in No Smokes to dilate the capillaries in the lung which nicotine tends to contract.
No Smokes releases a relatively constant amount of our patented formula per use for 15 puffs and maintains this level over an 8 hour period which is equivalent to about one pack of cigarettes.
There is a great rate of absorption of the N-Methylethanolamine by the mucous membranes in the oral cavity. This produces physiological satisfaction.
In this way, smokers receive a safe, natural and satisfying product that mimics the oral and physical sensations of cigarette smoking temporarily satisfying their physiological and psychological needs.
Nuff said, The best cigarette is no cigarette
Yes you are still breathing in the terrible chemicals
I understand you still get nicotine, not the carcinogens.
healthy cigs
A recent study about smokeless cigarettes found that the use of smokeless tobacco products was associated with an increased risk for deadly myocardial infarction and stroke.