An article in iOLscitech focuses on the booming electronic cigarette market and it’s possible health effects. Now, it doesn’t really give any “booming” sales figures, or even a percentage of growth. It’s more focused on the “But…”
So the article begins by normal means, what are electronic cigarettes and such. And then:
“Consumers should be able to rely on a product that is safe from a health viewpoint and that is by no means certain in the case of the e-cigarette,” Martina Poetschke-Langer of the DKFZ German cancer research centre says. She cautions that lessons should be drawn from the mistakes of the past when promoting a new product.
“The standard cigarette caused millions of deaths over the course of the last century and would never have been allowed if we had known a hundred years ago what we know now,” she says.
I just finished reading a great article from About.com COPD that really looks into the Pros and Cons of electronic cigarettes from an outside perspective that has done it’s research. The real problem is that we, as electronic cigarette believers, have so little real evidence to work with.
But a couple of Deborah Leader’s points for Pro’s are:
- In a case study series, the e-cigarette was found to help three study participants — who all had a documented history of repeated failed attempts at smoking cessation using professional smoking cessation assistance methods — quit smoking and remain abstinent for at least 6 months. Continue reading
According to fox13now.com, Utahn electronic cigarette users feel unjustly targeted by House Bill 245 that will, effectively, put electronic cigarettes in the same category as cigarettes.
The Utah Vapors Association says:
e-cigarettes don’t have any of the harmful effects caused by second-hand smoke produced by regular cigarettes
A news report was release from http://www.newschannel10.com in Amarillo, Texas which asked the question “Are Electronic Cigarettes Safe?”. They went over a few facts and questioned some people for and against. It’s a fairly light read, but at least shows people are talking about the subject.
Here are a few excerpts:
“Our smoking rates in the US have been stabilized around 20 percent,” Bharat Khandheria with the Texas Tech Health Science Center said.
According to the SBWIRE article, the FDA has made some accusations about the safety of Electronic Cigarettes last year but still have not released their findings.
The FDA is threatening the future of electronic cigarette companies with their research results which they are seemingly unwilling to release publicly. The July study is believed to contain data which states that only 2% of smokers die from the hundreds of carcinogens found in tobacco cigarettes. According to the study, the other 98% of deaths from cancer from smoking comes from a direct inhalation of fresh products of combustion within the smoker’s lungs. The conclusion is that the inhalation of electronic cigarettes could be as harmful as the effects of traditional cigarettes.
In a recent post by KSL Newsradio Utah officials are considering adding Hookah, read about them here, and Electronic Cigarettes to it’s Clear Air Act, banning these products from public places.
Here is a news article from Daily Comet that asks the question “Do Electronic Cigarettes work?” and they dot he leg work and what dot hey find? Here is a small excerpt:
They’re converts. And they’re happy about dropping a long engrained and cancer-causing, habit. But they’re unhappy about a proposed city ordinance, which would not allow them to ” vap” in public places.
Is their new habit, though, any better? Scientific evidence isn’t conclusive. Still, unequivocally, they say ” yes.”
Here is an excerpt form an article I found at Cosmos Magazine from 2008 about why nicotine is bad for people, especially with Heart Disease.
WHY NICOTINE IS BAD FOR YOU
• Nicotine is not carcinogenic, but it is highly addictive; after inhalation of smoke, nicotine reaches the brain within 20 seconds and its effects are felt within a minute.
• Nicotine is five to ten times more potent than cocaine or morphine in producing behavioral and psychological effects associated with addiction, including feelings of pleasure, according to a report produced by the U.K.’s Royal College of Physicians in 2007.
Another disposable electronic cigarette makes it’s way to chain stores. Welcome FIN, which is Finiti as well, disposable e-cigs to the fray. Circle K will carry these disposable cigarettes just as Wlgreens carries Blu disposable as well as Finiti disposables. Why the name change on there product? I have no idea. These expensive one shot wonders seem to ring well with retail as they pop up in chain drug stores and gas stations.
Top 5 Starter Kits
 | South Beach Smoke |
 | Green Smoke |
 | Halo |
 | Vapor King |
 | Blu |