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Comment Re:Nicotine vs Caffeine (Score 1) 790

Nicotine: Generally consumed in dosages under 1mg at a time. Caffeine: Generally consumed in dosages over 100mg at a time. In other words, your 10 pots (80-100 cups as you state) of coffee are as "toxic" as 20 cartons of cigarettes. If LD50 is your measure, a cup of coffee is 30 times more toxic than a cigarette.

Comment Re:I have a better idea (Score 1) 790

There are additional alkaloids in tobacco that inhibit MAO's and research is showing that these MAO Inhibitors have a synergistic effect on addiction when combined with nicotine. http://www.springerlink.com/content/78756648h2300v80/ Without the MAOI's, nicotine alone (as found in e-cigarettes and FDA approved products like Nicoderm or Nicotrol) is still somewhat addictive but doesn't have nearly the habit forming properties of whole tobacco alkaloids.
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American Lung Association Pushes For Ban On Electronic Cigarettes 790

Posted by timothy from the pursuit-of-absolute-safety-on-paper dept.
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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Submission + - ALA Pushes For Ban Of Electronic Cigarettes (associatedcontent.com)

Submitted by Anarki2004
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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