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If someone told you that a combination of taking an occasional aspirin, throat lozenge and piece of gum could potentially save your life, would you do it?

Online there are several remarks regarding the electronic cigarette and its incapability to be passed by the FDA without its safety and side effects being questioned. It has been said that the electronic cigarette can bring about headaches, sore throat, and bad aftertaste. All three of these symptoms would be easily treatable with some aspirin, a throat lozenge, and a piece of gum respectively (and it should be known that these “side-effects” are typical simply among those already sensitive to nicotine).

The main thing that I do when I get prescribed a drug or medication by my physician is examine the side effects. I do not remember ever being presented something that did not have at least 10 possible symptoms that ‘may possibly occur’. Usually than not, I really don’t experience more than 1 or 2 of the symptoms. By the time my bottle is empty, I am sensing up to par, and the medication has done its job – to make me feel better with as little side effects as possible.

Even some foods come with a price to pay. Some of us are lactose intolerant despite our love for milk, ice cream and other dairy products. Dairy is often unavoidable – and with a love of milk products, who would want to give them up completely? There are pills available to treat the condition, but they don’t work for everyone. An often more effective solution is to buy lactose free dairy products. It’s the same as drinking regular milk and eating regular ice cream, only without the ingredients that are so damaging to our stomachs.

The same idea is behind the electronic cigarette. It’s essentially the same as smoking a regular cigarette, only without many of the poisonous carcinogens that are damaging to our lungs and often deadly to us and others by their second hand smoke inhalation.

As far as I know, there is no ‘wonder pill’, medication, or therapy that does not come with any side effects. When you have a microbial infection, your health care provider often prescribes an antibiotic – which can save your life – yet many of them come with a associated risk of diarrhea or excessive urination. When in severe pain, you may be prescribed pain medications – which can alleviate the pain – but come with a risk of drowsiness, dizziness, or insomnia.

The electronic cigarette may in general come with a risk of some side effects like a sore throat, headache, dry mouth and bad after-taste. In the scheme of things, this seems like a small price to pay to ultimately be able to successfully terminate smoking and to be able to keep away from the serious danger of lung cancer to ourselves and others.

Lou Fresco, Freelance Writer. We are committed to providing free helpful information about ingredients in cigarettes. He agrees that electronic cigarette ingredients are safer than tobacco.