THE City Council this week voted 46-1 to ban many flavorings in a variety of tobacco products, and Mayor Bloomberg is likely to sign it into law. Speaker Christine Quinn justified it as an effort to protect children — but the main effect will be to make it harder for adult smokers to quit.
The ban also covers many flavors of snus — a smokeless, and thus far less harmful, tobacco.
Snus is a pouch of tobacco that goes between cheek and ..read more
Julie Woessner puffs on an electronic cigarette and feels a vapor full of nicotine wafting deep into her lungs.
Woessner and thousands around the country are passionate in their belief that the battery-powered sticks that deliver nicotine without burning have been lifesavers.
“If I hadn’t have had it, I’d still be smoking,’ said Woessner, 46, a homemaker living in Wildwood.
People like Woessner call themselves “vapers” because they “vape” or inhale vapor that includes nicotine from e-cigarettes. They
worry the government may try to ..read more
A major policy shift is underway, and it is bound to have a dangerous unintended consequence. The new team at the FDA has slapped a black box warning on an important class of drugs that treat inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and colitis.
The cancer risk highlighted by this new bold warning has been known for years — and hasn’t gotten worse. We already knew of the cancer risk in children and adolescents, and responsible doctors were cautious ..read more
To me, the most alarming concern regarding the FDA’s press conference on electronic cigarettes was how unscientific and disingenuous the Agency was in its presentation of laboratory findings on electronic cigarettes. The Agency struck an alarmist tone, acting as if its finding of detectable levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines in electronic cigarettes demonstrated that these products are toxic and unsuitable for use. The clear message to e-cigarette users was that they should stop using these toxic products and go back to ..read more
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
This lovely lady gives us an overview of the GreenSmoke eCigarette. She explains basically how it works and shows us the amazing amount of vapor that the GreenSmoke puts out. Buy a GreenSmoke for 10% off! Click Here.
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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
This is the first video review of the GreenSmoke Electric Cigarette
