Story Created:
Mar 17, 2008 at 5:28 PM EDT
Story Updated:
Mar 18, 2008 at 5:37 PM EDT
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - A smoking alternative, popular overseas, has made landfall here and is raising some eyebrows in the process. The E Cigarette was brought to the United States by Cape Coral resident and Germany native Dieter Fiebbig. After his wife of 41 years lost her fight with lung cancer, he was inspired to help smokers quit.
The device, which costs around $200.00, operates on a re-chargeable battery, which powers a red light that glows on the tip. When you inhale, the E Cigarette emits an virtually odorless vapor that simulates actual smoke.
So far, no major American health organization has endorsed the product, but the company offers incentive to customers: Quit within three weeks of buying E Cigarette and get a $100.00 rebate.
E Cigarettes are already popular smoking alternatives in Europe and China...but will they work here?
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E Cigarette website:
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