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Think e-cigarettes are safer than ordinary cigarettes?
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What do you think?
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Date: May 04, 2014 07:14PM
Think e-cigarettes are safer than ordinary cigarettes?
http://www.wtop.com/41/3615976/Think-e-cigarettes-are-safer-than-ordinary-cigarettes
WASHINGTON -- The makers of e-cigarettes claim they are a safer alternative to the real thing, but new research suggests that's not totally true.
People think e-cigarettes don't contain toxins because the devices don't light up or contain burning tobacco.
But researchers have been studying what comes out of some of the high-powered e- cigarettes, known as tank systems, and say there is reason for concern.
They say those tank systems produce formaldehyde, a known carcinogin, that mixes in with the vapor that users inhale.
Manufacturers of e-cigarettes brag that their products contain no toxins. But the new research - being published this month in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research - indicates those claims need a closer look.
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it plans to start regulating e-cigarettes. But the FDA's focus so far has been only on the mix of stuff that goes into them. The authors of these new studies say federal regulators also need to start looking at the vapors that come out.
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http://www.wtop.com/41/3615976/Think-e-cigarettes-are-safer-than-ordinary-cigarettes
WASHINGTON -- The makers of e-cigarettes claim they are a safer alternative to the real thing, but new research suggests that's not totally true.
People think e-cigarettes don't contain toxins because the devices don't light up or contain burning tobacco.
But researchers have been studying what comes out of some of the high-powered e- cigarettes, known as tank systems, and say there is reason for concern.
They say those tank systems produce formaldehyde, a known carcinogin, that mixes in with the vapor that users inhale.
Manufacturers of e-cigarettes brag that their products contain no toxins. But the new research - being published this month in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research - indicates those claims need a closer look.
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced that it plans to start regulating e-cigarettes. But the FDA's focus so far has been only on the mix of stuff that goes into them. The authors of these new studies say federal regulators also need to start looking at the vapors that come out.
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Re: Think e-cigarettes are safer than ordinary cigarettes?
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UjvWT
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Date: May 04, 2014 07:32PM
"What do you think?"
I think that I'm sick and tired of tyrants who won't stop until they control every aspect of individuals' lives.
I think that I'm sick and tired of tyrants who won't stop until they control every aspect of individuals' lives.
Re: Think e-cigarettes are safer than ordinary cigarettes?
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Section_8_Sharon
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Date: May 04, 2014 08:17PM
Shut up and pay your taxes. We'll do the thinking around here bi-atch!
Re: Think e-cigarettes are safer than ordinary cigarettes?
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Bob123
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Date: May 04, 2014 08:23PM
Sounds like the tobacco lobby has reared its head!
Re: Think e-cigarettes are safer than ordinary cigarettes?
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unfairfax
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Date: May 05, 2014 05:55AM
I don't smoke cigs but...
I know this is all about MONEY. Big Tobacco is not getting a cut out of these new vape companies coming along- so now they want to bash vaping to make it look bad to make people turn back to cigs.
Follow the money, 99% of the time it's the cause of the problem (and the solution!)
I know this is all about MONEY. Big Tobacco is not getting a cut out of these new vape companies coming along- so now they want to bash vaping to make it look bad to make people turn back to cigs.
Follow the money, 99% of the time it's the cause of the problem (and the solution!)
Re: Think e-cigarettes are safer than ordinary cigarettes?
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mjs82
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Date: May 05, 2014 06:18AM
PhillpMorris, RJR, Altria, and lorillard, the american ciggy makers which control 94% of the ciggy market ALL own Ecigs or are in the process of getting ecigs on the market....
I think at this point the tobacco lobby is pretty quiet such that they can get their grip on a new expanding unregulated market...
If you want smoke, fine, just don't do it in restaurants bars, malls, ect or hover around the entrance to buildings to get your fix...
Oh and quit tossing your ciggy butts out the window of your car.
I think at this point the tobacco lobby is pretty quiet such that they can get their grip on a new expanding unregulated market...
If you want smoke, fine, just don't do it in restaurants bars, malls, ect or hover around the entrance to buildings to get your fix...
Oh and quit tossing your ciggy butts out the window of your car.