Nicotine causes cancer. That’s just one of the misconceptions that surrounds nicotine. In fact, while not healthy in an absolute sense, nicotine is nothing like as bad as nicotine plus the tar, toxins and carcinogens that are in cigarette smoke. And in this post we aim to clear up some of the misconceptions. 1. Nicotine [...]

You can get two special offers from ecigarettedirect this month: one on mini-kits and on refills. Mini Electronic Cigarette Kit Special Offer For a limited time only, you can get a free battery (usual cost: £8.50) with every Smoker’s Halo mini electronic cigarette you buy. To check out the mini kit, or get your free battery, [...]

I think it should probably be taken as a given that I am biased writing this post. However, I have yet to taste a disposable electronic cigarette that I have found personally satisfying. I’ve tried several. When Tescos brought out the 10 Motives electronic cigarette, I thought I’d try one. I bought one, and headed [...]

By Paul Bergen of tobaccoharmreduction.org In the New World, tobacco was both thought of as a panacea for all that could ail you and also as a spiritual conduit. Using it cured you, kept you safe, and could give you visions. And it also helped with what was more common in those days: a less [...]

If you’re like me, when you first heard of the electronic cigarette you immediately wondered what was wrong with it. In fact, it was a fortunate comment left by a researcher, now a good friend, in the very very early days of this blog which reassured me (and lead to our Interviews with Scientists series). [...]

Free Electronic Cigarette Trials Every few weeks or so we seem to get a spate of people ringing us up demanding to know where their money is. They’ve had an electronic cigarette from someone advertising a free trial – and they’re wondering why their money is suddenly disappearing from their bank account. (Unfortunately, one of the companies [...]

By tobacco harm reduction researcher Paul Bergen of tobaccoharmreduction.org No one knows if e-cigarettes actually do help smokers kick the habit! This statement (my exclamation mark!) arises predictably in many a tobacco control research paper and article. The statement can only be compared to someone watching television and saying: no one knows if it is [...]

A campaign in Portsmouth is telling smokers NOT to quit cold turkey. Whose funding the campaign? Surprise, surprise, it’s Pfizer, a manufacturer of quit smoking aids. One problem – pharmaceutical aids, when measured at 12 months, have half the effectiveness of quitting cold turkey. In fact, according to one study, effectiveness can be low as 0.8% - [...]

Has your life been affected by the electronic cigarette? We are working with a journalist who is looking for case studies. If you: have switched to the electronic cigarette because of health reasons (either because you have chosen to or been recommended to) and/or have made dramatic money savings as a result of switching to [...]

COMPETITION WINNERS: Thank you to everyone who has entered the competition – all 165 of you! The competition is now over, and the winners are: Kim Straub Michael Allison David Langley Nigel Bachmann Denis Moyes Adam Williams Matthew Fairley Andrew Burton · Pepz Antonio Ricthie Janice Channern If you won a prize please contact dispatch@ecigarettedirect.co.uk [...]