What Is A E Cigarette – Should You Buy An Electronic Cigarette? A e-cigarette is an electronic cigarette! It is an alternative to smoked tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, or pipes and could be a means by which smokers could indeed, smoke indoors.

It is a battery-powered device that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized propylene glycol/nicotine solution. In addition to nicotine delivery, this vapor also provides a flavor and physical sensation similar to that of inhaled tobacco smoke, while no tobacco, smoke, or combustion is actually involved in its operation.

It looks like a pen, and it’s quite controversial.

“FDA has reviewed several ‘electronic cigarettes’ and determined that those products were making ‘drug’ claims,” said Susan Small, a public affairs technician in the New England District FDA, in a written statement. “We have detained and refused several such products on the grounds that they were unapproved new drugs.”

The US FDA considers e-cigarettes to be “adulterated devices” and is reviewing the products on a case-by-case basis, a spokesman said.

The World Health Organization in a statement last year said e-cigarettes are not a legitimate therapy for smokers trying to quit and questioned the product’s safety. The American Cancer Society has also commented on e cigarrets.

“There is no strong evidence that shows they improve one’s chances of quitting,” said Kate Rogers, state director for the American Cancer Society.

So should you buy one? Can you buy one? Maybe on the internet :)