Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are personal vaporizers. They take e-juice, or e-liquid and turn it into a smokable vapor. The e-juice may or may not contain nicotine, and it comes in a wide variety of flavors.
The biggest benefit of an electronic cigarette versus a traditional (analog) cigarette is you don’t get anywhere near as many of the dangerous chemicals. The smoke is less deadly.
E-cigs come in a variety of sizes and shapes. Some are meant to mimic the look and feel of a real cigarette, while others are not meant to replicate a cigarette but focus more on the vapor.
The initial cash outlay for an e-cig starter kit ranges anywhere from $30-$120, but after that you’re only buying replacement items. E-cigs are extremely cheaper overall than traditional cigarettes.
The aim of Healthy Cigarettes Columbus is to assist people who are new to the world of electronic cigarettes. Here is a clip about them from the tv show “The Doctors”.
One word of note: the prices that they talk about in the video are very unrealistically on the high side. There are companies that sell them for the price mentioned, but there are scores of other companies that sell them for a lot less, with the same or better quality. Please keep this in mind, as we wouldn’t want high cost to keep you from trying them out.
Components of an e-cig
Courtesy of ‘imsewsure’ at e-cigarette-forum.com, below is a list of common acronyms you’re sure to run across in the e-cig world. We highly suggest referring to this list, or read it a few times before you go researching. It’ll really help you understand what other vapers (that’s people who use e-cigs!) are talking about!
ECF -- E-Cigarette-Forum
Noob -- Beginner
OP -- Original Post(er)
Analog -- Regular Cigarette
Mod -- Homemade device/Moderator.
Pull -- The act of sucking on the mouthpiece to pull the vapor into your mouth
TH -- Throat Hit (The tingling sensation in the back of your throat)
Vapor -- the “smoke” emitted from an e-cigarette
Vape, Vaping -- The use of an e-cigarette (similar to the term “smoking” when referring to an analog)
Topping off -- Adding drops of e-liquid to your current cartridge.
Dripping -- Vaping by adding a few drops of e-liquid directly on the atomizer instead of using a cartridge.
Dipping -- Sticking the bridge of the atomizer in e-liquid.
E-cig or E-cigarette -- Electronic Cigarette
PV -- Personal Vaporizer
Atty -- Atomizer
Cart -- Cartridge
Bat -- Battery
Filler -- The fiber found inside your cartridge that holds your e-liquid
PCC -- Personal Charging Case
SD -- ScrewDriver
JS -- Janty Stick
PT -- Passthrough or passthrough battery
2-piece/Disposable -- 2 part e-cigarette. The Battery and a “cartomizer”.
Cartomizer -- An atomizer built into the cartridge, marketed as disposable (you throw it away when the e-liquid is used up).
3-piece -- 3 part e-cigarette. Battery, Atomizer, and Cartridge.
Cutoff - Refers to how long the battery will activate the atomizer before shutting down (safety measure to protect the atomizer).
E-juice, e-liquid, juice -- the liquid nicotine that you fill your cartridges with.
DIY -- Do it yourself (homemade e-liquid mixture)
PG - Propylene Glycol
VG - Vegetable Glycerin(Glycerine = glycerin = vegetable glycerin(e) = glycerol)
PEG - Polylethylene Glycol
E-CIGARETTE/EJUICE COMPANIES:
JC - Johnson Creek
PS - PureSmoker
TW -- Totally Wicked
EST -- E-smokeytreats
JS -- JantyStick
SD -- ScrewDriver
GG -- The GG!