At a time when the government is ostensibly trying to cut health costs, why is it trying to ban something that might help people quit smoking tobacco, perhaps the most devastating health problem in the U.S.?
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a press conference late last month to scare Americans about the so-called “e-cigarette” — claiming it was loaded with harmful “toxins” and “carcinogens.” The agency was implicitly saying: Stay away from these newfangled, ..read more
Dr Adrian Payne is the Managing Director of Tobacco Horizons,a Tobacco Harm Reduction Consulting Agency. During a post-doctoral career spanning more than thirty years, he has worked for both tobacco and pharmecutical companies, often in the field of Tobacco Harm Reduction.
ECD: How harmful is the electronic cigarette when compared to a regular ..read more
Fox News segment called Ask Dr. Manny Where the doctor explains a little about electric cigarettes and how they are much safer for your health, it is common knowledge that tobacco cigarettes kill more than 400,000 people a year. With electronic cigarettes there are no carcinogens, no tar, no carbon-monoxide and no bad smell. They are also exempt from no smoking laws and all smoking bans because they do not burn tobacco and only emit harmless water vapor. For a ..read more
This is a Very brief local newscast from somewhere that explains just a little bit about what the ecigarette is and the possible health benifits of switching over to smoking ecigarettes as opposed to regular tobacco cigarettes.
Now he vapes.
“Vaping” means he inhales the vapor from an electronic cigarette, a battery-powered device that typically looks like a cigarette, but delivers nicotine without the tobacco and smoke.
Electronic cigarettes, Riddle say, lets him enjoy the pleasures of smoking without its downsides.
But the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations says not so fast. The FDA warns that e-cigs are not safe, has seized some shipments, and is fighting in court to keep the e-cigarettes away from ..read more
As you know, over the last few years, tobacco smokers have gone under heavy persecution! No more smoking in casinos, restaurants, and some bars. It’s predicted that in the future we won’t be able to smoke in our cars or our homes! You’re probably like me – you hate the way your clothes smell! You hate the taste in your mouth when you wake up! You hate having ash in your car! But you just can’t seem to give up ..read more
By Nancy Durham CBC News
This winter, nicotine addicts in the UK are finding a way around the country’s strict smoking ban by dragging on electronic cigarettes. Users describe the devices, known as e-cigarettes as very close to the real thing.
“Really, it was to get round the issue of standing outside and feeling ostracized, which is why we sell the cigarettes, to get the smokers back in,” says Trevor Partt, publican at the Rivermill Tavern in St. Neots, Cambridgeshire, puffing on ..read more
