The ecigarette, or ecig for short has been in existence for a number of years now and is still causing controversy. It continues to beat the cigarette smoking ban however it is still to be accepted with the vast majority of the public. Giant Pharma companies and several government bodies have made an effort to give the product a bad name but small sized impartial research firms have shown that a great deal of what they’ve declared is actually completely wrong. It is obvious that individuals are having success with giving up smoking tobacco using an e-cigarette, the expense compared to regular cigarettes is clearly much less and the health advantages when compared to cigarette smoking seem to be transparent. There is a lack of long term tests however ought this be a good reason not to use the e-cig as an alternative to smoking?