There is a huge resistance for society to accept smoking cigarettes because it is something that they do not understand. Due to lack of government backing and approval from the FDA it has led to mixed reviews on electronic cigarettes. Because the government have lacked any approach to regulate and understand electronic cigarettes it has led to many blurred lines and groups who have started to protest against a product they do not understand.

What types of resistance for society to accept smokeless cigarettes has happened?

Firstly there is the debate whether these devices can be used in a public place. There is vapour that is released and may be this is due to the fact that a lot of electronic cigarettes look exactly like the real thing. For example if you were in a public place and you look across the room could easily mistake someone with an electronic cigarette for smoking a real one.

Airlines in the United States of America have already sought to get legislation banning these devices from being used on planes. The argument is that in a tight and restricted space smoking an electronic cigarette will release vapour that is not fully understood into the air therefore causing irritation to other passengers. This is understandable, because if you are on a long haul flight squeezed next to people and they are smoking electronic cigarettes then this could be considered a health risk.

Also there are parent and teacher associations who are moving to ban electronic cigarettes from campuses in colleges and universities. This again could be a valid argument and they are trying to help regulate electronic cigarettes so that minors cannot buy them from shops. Again this could be down to lack of backing and regulation from the US government had not fully embracing the electronic cigarette and insuring that it is distributed properly.

There are physicians and politicians who back electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking. The resistance for society to accept smokeless cigarettes there is mainly due to it being an unregulated product. Studies have even shown that smokers who were given tobacco products and switched to electronic cigarettes and stayed off smoking conventional cigarettes for good. The Guardian newspaper in the UK reported that the government actually advised smokers to try electronic cigarettes if they felt it would help them give up smoking.

With so many mixed reviews coming from government agencies and users there needs to be some unified research that once and for all proves the benefits of electronic cigarettes. Also heavily regulating the liquid nicotine and controlling the ingredients in each cartridge would instil confidence in potential users. There should also be clear guidelines to whether users can vaporise in public areas or not. Any electronic cigarette does not currently come under any smoking ban law because it is not an item that is smoked, it replicates the actions but no smoke is given off neither are any of the thousands of harmful toxins that are released by conventional cigarettes.

The arguments continue but in the meantime electronic cigarettes seem to have the upper hand as they are actually helping smokers quit.

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