At The Safe Cig and with many other electronic cigarette companies, the term combustion byproducts is often used. Understanding what that term means in relation to cigarettes will further enhance your knowledge of eCigarettes and what is being eliminated.

Combustion byproducts are the secondary chemicals created through the process of burning any substance. In cigarettes, the combustion process is responsible for the chemical reaction that changes nicotine containing tobacco and cigarette paper into smoke with over 4,000 toxic chemicals. Included in that figure are a minimum of 40 known carcinogens (cancer causing agents) with some reports claiming as many as 70 carcinogens.  Continue Reading

New study finds that African-American, low-income children at highest risk.

A study published by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research states, "Despite having the second-lowest smoking rate in the nation, California is still home to nearly 2.5 million children under the age of 12 who are exposed to secondhand smoke." The study estimates that over 500,000 children are directly exposed to secondhand smoke in the home with another 1.9 million are at-risk due to living in a home where another family member is a smoker, though smoking may not be allowed inside the home.

Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at greater risk of developing asthma, respiratory infections, or death (via SIDS in infants). It is also important to note that children raised by smokers have a greater probability of becoming smokers themselves.

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“Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.” – George Eliot

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention list the effects of secondhand smoke on adults, children, and babies. What many people overlook are the effects secondhand smoke on furry and feathery friends. What are the short and long-term side effects going to be for them? Will it make them sick? Cause them to acquire a disease, or even shorten their life?

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Learn how electronic cigarettes reduce secondhand smoke.

The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK) says the only effective way to protect the public from secondhand smoke is to enact 100% smoke-free laws. Learn more about secondhand smoke and how electronic cigarettes combat secondhand smoke.

Teenagers might not be ignoring you if they have spent a good portion of their lives exposed to second hand smoke, research finds.

In a study published in the July issue of The Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, researchers tested 2,000 teenagers for cotinine (a byproduct of nicotine exposure), looking for those exposed to second hand smoke, nonsmokers, and smokers. Of the 2,000 teens tested, 799 nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke and 754 non-smoke exposed teens remained; eliminating those who are smokers.

The study looked to compare hearing function of those who have never been exposed to cigarette smoke versus those who had been exposed, though were not smokers themselves. Continue Reading

Children who are exposed to cigarette smoke are more susceptible to lower respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia, ear infections, asthma attacks, and SIDS among many others. Medical professionals encourage parents to quit every single day because of the risks. A study released in the July edition of Anesthesiology set out to determine if there was an association between children going through surgery and parents' smoking behaviors.

The study was co-authored by Dr. David O. Warner, M.D. and Yu Shi, M.D., M.P.H., from Mayo Clinic. According to Drs. Warner and Shi, approximately one in seven children undergoing surgery in the United States is exposed to secondhand smoke. Continue Reading

Yesterday, in Bejing, China, Bill Gates and Badaiu Inc.'s Robin Li announced a campaign to combat smoking. The plan focuses primarily on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke. The hope is the initiative will help smokers quit and nonsmokers to ask those smoking nearby to stub it out.

Robin Li is a chief executive for the Chinese search engine. The two billionaires stood together at the news briefing wearing green shirts with "Say no to forced smoking," written in Chinese. The crowd began chanting the phrase following Li's statement amidst applause for the pair.

Mr. Gates stated that China will be a big focus for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's work on tobacco control. Both Gates and Li will be making donations to the recently launched Baidu Bejing Charitable Foundation in unspecified amounts. Continue Reading

One person shares her story about being raised by smokers and the subsequent addiction to cigarettes she has faced into adulthood.

Do we really need a scientist to tell us that secondhand smoke will temp a former smoker to light up?