E Cigs... pros and cons

Pros - they give temporary relief.

Cons - what other chemicals are we inhaling?

I asked my pharmacist about this and she is addled as to how they're on the market prior to proper testing.

cons, they can burn down your home.

and for the poor teenagers, they're not cool at all.

Pro: it means that us non-smokers don't have to put up with the shirking and malingering at work from those who uesed to take 20 minutes every hour for a ciggie break

my girlfriend has given up smoking and is now using the e-cig but is worried that it may turn out to be as addictive as the cigarettes.

You are right though regarding its effects being unknown but surely it is better than a cigarette ?

From my own experience, having used e-cigs, a real cigarette has a 'life span' of say 5 mins. Then it's a matter of time before you light another one, eg half hour, 2 hours whatever.
E-cigs on the other hand don't have this short life span, they're able to be puffed on until the battery runs out, or the 'juice' runs out.
I found I was holding and carrying the e-cig in my hand almost permanently at times.
I have now stopped smoking altogether for 6 months or so and no doubt they helped, but as some say, you can get as addicted to e-cigs the same way as real ones.
I wish the anti smoking brigade would ease off on e-cig smokers, even though the long term research is some time away the danger of passive smoke is vastly reduced.

filthy habit for pikeys and chavs.

dont see the appeal. people look utterly retarded puffing on one.

well you won't if you don't smoke!

well probably not. but id rather take up smoking than use one of those things!