Traditional Cigarettes:

- Cigarettes contain arsenic, formaldehyde, lead, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, ammonia and 43 known carcinogens which are toxic to the human body.

- Urea, which can be found in urine (a chemical compound) is also used to add flavour to a cigarette!

- Some of the diseases that are caused by smoking are the following:

1. Cancer – Lung cancer is the most common disease that develops with smokers. It kills about 1.3 million people annually. Smoking cigarette is the primary reason for lung cancer to develop in people.

2. Heart Disease – Heart attacks are also linked with smoking. When the lungs are weakened, the heart compensates for the lack of oxygen. Heart muscles are also damaged by the harmful chemicals that are found in cigarettes.

3. Stroke – Another leading cause of death around the world. Smoking is still linked with stroked. Smoking increases the chance of having a stroke in old people. Less oxygen going to the brain can damage the veins and capillaries inside the brain causing ruptures and blood clots and eventually death.

- Smoking related deaths is the most preventable cause of death in the world.

- Smoking cigarettes takes away on average, 14-16 years of you life. In other words, smokers die 14-16 years younger than non smokers.

- The cost of cigarettes is high when you sum them up annually.

Electronic Cigarettes:

- Contains no tobacco. So it produces no smoke. The smoke you see is actually water vapour and is not really a true smoke.

- Varying levels of nicotine. In other words, you can vary the amount of your nicotine intake. This is very useful for people who wants to quit smoking cigarettes as they can control and vary their nicotine intake to a much lower dose and finally no more nicotine intake.

- Does not contain Tar which is very harmful to the lungs. Tar blocks the lungs airways. A smoker’s lungs will be black because of Tar. Electronic cigarettes do not have Tar content.

- Does not contain 4,000 harmful chemicals which are found in normal cigarettes. Because of this, electronic cigarettes are safer thank conventional cigarettes.

- Safer, in the sense you do not have to carry lighters any more. No more flames involved. All you have to carry is the electronic cigarette itself.

- Space saver. Electronic cigarettes reduces your space usage. They are very compact and light. It does not have to come with lighters or matchsticks. It uses a cartridge and battery to operate. It reduces the bulk you carry

Until now, electronic cigarettes are still being improved. However, it is clear that the electronic cigarettes are superior compared to traditional cigarettes. Electronic cigarettes will be the future. It is now beginning to have greater market acceptance. In the near future, regular cigarettes will become obsolete.