Actually I changed my mind about e cigs, I just started smoking them about a week ago and I must say they are indeed much better and "healthier" then regular tobacco which is full of poison and even more addictive chemicals then just nicotine, to name one for example are anti depressants such as MAO inhibitors.
Those of you claiming about harmfull chemicals in e cigs seems to be misinformed, right now im looking at the ingredients on my pack and all it says is: Distilled Water, Nicotine, Vegetable Glycerin (which is one of the few brands that use this and is a much healthier alternative then other types of glycerin), Natural flavors, Artificial Flavors, Citric Acid.
Now if we compare this to what normal tobacco has which Im not even going to begin to mention I think its a no brainer. I can tell you this, if I smoke a regular "analog" cigarrete I get nauseus and sick. With these e cigs its great. And its not even smoke, its really a vapor containing the chemicals I mentioned. And I notice my body is reacting much better. I have better endurance when something physical is done, my lungs don't hurt and wheeze. All in all I am more then impressed with e cigs. I don't know if you have this brand in Europe but Im using the most popular brand in the US called Blu, they don't have a very good rap with their regular kits due to low battery life. But if you buy their premium 100 kit online its much better. And the flavor cartrideges are better to buy online they are fresher, a lot of complaints I read are from people buying them at retail stores where they are stale.