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Comment Re:Bullshit (Score 1) 790

I find the assertions that children are going to purchase e-cigarettes mind boggling. E-cigarette kits at mall kiosks typically sell for over $100.00 US. The cheapest kit to be had online is around $35.00. If some 12 year old wants to experiment with smoking, which is he actually going to do, pay all of his XBox game money for an electronic cigarette, or swipe a few tobacco cigarettes from a relative, the relative of a friend, or the 18 year old down the block? Seriously, the e-cigarette can frustrate adults in the beginning. Some have even returned to smoking because lighting a regular cigarette is easy and there is a definite learning curve to using an e-cigarette. No child is going to have the patience for that, they're too busy looking for the quickest possible means to an end.

Comment Re:The E-cigs aren't exactly GOOD for your lungs.. (Score 1) 790

Then maybe the ALA should get to work banning all vehicles and factory production, since they are the biggest contributors to those airborne solids. We can go back to riding horses and making all of our own clothing and household goods.

The ingredients in e-liquid are propylene glycol, nicotine and flavoring, less ingredients than the patch, gum, lozenge or inhaler and approximately the same amount of carcinogenics. Propylene Glycol in itself is even being looked at for use in the air systems of large public places, such as schools, to inhibit the transfer of airborne infections.

Why will some people not understand that it's 3 ingredients or 599, because most e-cigarette users will simply go back to smoking after a ban. If you have to share space with a smoker for any reason, which would you rather breathe?

Comment Re:Good article (Score 1) 790

This is not entirely true. Some people have looked into the cartriges in the e-cigs and have found all sorts of interesting stuff like anti-freeze and unknown compounds.

http://class-actions.lawyers.com/blogs/archives/1781-The-Dangers-of-E-Cigarettes.html

Actually that article was written by a lawyer, and one who's firm specializes in class actions, product liability, customer fraud etc. Can you say McDonald's coffee? He is parroting the FDA's flawed and incomplete study, where yes, the FDA found trace amounts of diethylene glycol in one single cartridge out of nineteen tested. The fact is though, the same chemical can be found in much higher amounts in tobacco cigarettes. You yourself will probably inhale much more than the amount found just from going about your day tomorrow - from the lotions, antiperspirants and cleaners you may use to the printer ink, and let's not forget antifreeze and brake fluid vapors during your commute. No other study has found diethylene glycol in any other e-liquid or cartridge. The FDA also did not list any margin for error within their testing parameters. By the way, the main ingredient in e-cigarette liquid is propelyne glycol. It is commonly used in fog machines for haunted houses, rock concerts, stage plays, and home units sold in stores during Halloween.

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Submission + - ALA Pushes For Ban Of Electronic Cigarettes (associatedcontent.com)

Anarki2004 writes: The American Lung Association is jumping on board the ban-E-cigs-train. From the article: So, while the ALA admitted that electronic cigarettes contain fewer chemicals than tobacco cigarettes, they refuse to acknowledge the obvious health benefit that lack of the most toxic chemicals provides to the smokers who switch. Are lives and lung health the real issue here or is nicotine addiction? The ALA must know that numerous studies show that, absent the tobacco smoke, nicotine is relatively harmless and comparable to caffeine. The American Heart Association acknowledges that nicotine is "safe" in other smoke-free forms such as patches or gum.

For those of you not in the know, electronic cigarettes (also called personal vaporizers) are a nicotine delivery device that resembles a cigarette in shape and size, but does not burn tobacco. It is less a expensive alternative to the traditional tobacco cigarette that is by all appearances (though not thoroughly researched) also healthier.

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