Greg Mullins is like most smokers, the oral fixation of lighting up eases tension.
Mullins said his addiction was so bad that he smoked about 30 cigarettes a day.
“I would wake up some morning coughing up blood. Not think twice about it, light up another Newport. Just part of the addiction, you know,” Mullins told FOX 13.
But that all changed five months ago, when Mullins discovered a tobacco free electronic cigarette.
“I couldn’t smoke in my car. I couldn’t smoke in my ..read more
David Sweanor has worked with numerous companies and organisations, including the International Union Against Cancer, World Health Organization, World Bank and the Pan American Health Organization, on the issue of tobacco harm reduction. He has received both international recognition and prestigious prizes for his work.
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How did you get interested in the issue of Tobacco Harm Reduction?
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Dr Joel Nitzkin, Chair of the Tobacco Control Task Force for the American Association of Public Health Physicians, gives us his expert opinion on the electronic cigarette.
ECD: You have stated that based on available research e-cigarettes are far safer than cigarettes. How much safer are they, and how sure can we be of their relative safety?
Dr Nitzkin: There is no research per se on e cigarettes. The safety information we have is on the delivery of nicotine for nicotine cessation ..read more
This is an interview conducted by Electronic Cigarettes Direct, a United Kingdom ecig distributor, With Doctor Michael Siegel. We thank ECD very much for allowing us to share this valuable information with the world!
Michael is a doctor, a professor, an enthusiastic supporter of tobacco harm reduction and a tireless exposer of tobacco myths that many of us e-smokers look up to in awe. We are very grateful to Michael for sparing us the time for this interview. If you would ..read more
ECD: Given what we know about the ingredients and carcinogens contained within the electronic cigarette, is there reason to believe it could be a safer alternative to regular cigarettes?
Carl Phillips: I think that’s quite an understatement. I think there’s absolutely no doubt that it is a safer alternative to regular cigarettes. Now safe, that’s a word that implies there is absolutely no health risk from something, and that doesn’t really apply to anything. But our estimate is that it is ..read more
This is a report from ABC News about the benefits of switching to ecigs rather than smoking traditional tobacco cigarettes.
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By John E. Calfee
June 2, 2009, 11:01 am
Both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal carried front-page stories today (in the Journal, atop the Marketplace section rather than p. A1) on “e-cigarettes,” something most of us never heard of until the past few weeks or not until today. Most e-cigarettes come from China. They have been around for a couple of years but only recently reached the $100 million mark in annual sales. In a sense, e-cigarettes ..read more
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — As more cities ban smoking in restaurants and bars, there is a newer product to the United States that makers claim you can still smoke indoors. It’s under fire from cities across the country, the Food and Drug Administration and a metro parent.
If you’ve been to the mall lately, you may have seen a kiosk selling electronic cigarettes. We’ve found the kiosks at Independence Center and Oak Park mall.
If you walk past the kiosk at Oak ..read more
As the debate heats up concerning the use of electronic cigarettes, Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) President Matt Salmon today encouraged those involved in this discussion to carefully and honestly study how these devices work and recognize that the more than one million adult committed smokers, who use electronic cigarettes, are seeking an alternative to combustible cigarettes that contain a multitude of toxic, harmful chemicals.
The debate on these devices has intensified in recent months as events have fueled and focused attention on electronic cigarettes, including a front-page story ..read more
So I’m blabbing away the other day as a guest on the WIBW-AM 580 talk show “On the Other Hand” when I glance into the control room and see the producer taking a drag on a cigarette.
No joke. Even though the studio is smoke-free, the guy was sparking up right there in front of Raubin Pierce and Dave Relihan and God and everybody.
A case of insubordination? A quick fix while the boss was looking the other way?
No and no. He ..read more
