We understand who electronic cigarettes work. They vaporise a liquid that contains a nicotine flavouring (and sometimes even nicotine) to simulate the smoke that you would inhale with a real cigarette. We’re wondering if anyone tried it and can tell us, one way or the other, whether they really work?

We get bombarded with emails asking us to promote these fake fags but we have no clue whether they are a rip off or not. Our interest was recently peaked when it was announced Charlie Sheen is to put his name to a new range of electronic cigarettes called the NicoSheen.

Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Here’s a video we made to help you understand how the Nicorette Inhalator works and the best way to use it to quit smoking.

You can buy Nicorette Inhalators here.

Smoking Related Tooth Decay

You may be worried that smoking is giving you yellow teeth and bad breath, but that’s just the half of it. Smoking can also make you lose your teeth altogether and even give you mouth cancer. You do not want to contemplate getting oral cancer. A quick search of Google Images will show you why (warning – graphic photos).

Here’s how smoking damages your teeth:

• Saliva cleans the mouth and teeth and protects them from decay. Smoking reduces the flow of saliva reducing this protection.
• Smoking damages the flow of blood to the gums and teeth. If the teeth do not get enough nutrients, they will die and drop out.
• Smoking drastically reduces the amount of vitamin C in the body. Vitamin C is needed to keep your gums healthy.
• Smoking raises the temperature of the mouth damaging oral cells.
• The cancer causing chemicals in smoke can give you oral cancer. Smokers are 18 times more likely to develop oral cancer than non-smokers.

Nearly half of oral cancer sufferers die within five years. Quit now and give your teeth and gums more attention.