"Negative Reactions Mystify Electronic Cigarette Owners" - Please read!

[killdozerd11]

A extremely good job it needs to be sent to the Pulitzer prize committee
to say the least

[jfh8553]

Your article is EXCELLENT - thank you. My two cents follows -

Two MAJOR reasons that nic-vaporizers must be banned is the $70 to $80 BILLION tax revenue to the Feds that they now receive from the new $1.00 per pack tax. States would also loose about $20 BILLION annually if vaping catches on and more people switch, feel better, and have much better medical stats like what has happened for me. In six months of vaping my blood pressure is back down to normal and my blood oxygen absorbtion level has climbed from 94 to 96%. I NEVER even cough anymore. My doctor also has me listed as a non-smoker!!!

Pharmacutical companies, also stand to loose BILLIONS from the loss of drugs needed to prolong the lives of people as they whither away and die from tobacco smoking. Doctors and hospitals and funeral homes would also loose BILLIONS!!!

In essence, the US ecomony - already decimated, cannot allow people to get healthy and stop buying cigarettes and have the 500,000 people who die each year end. It would ruin the gov't - what would they then "SIN" tax.

[apljr85]

Use whatever you can from the article. My sources are all linked in the article or came from basic google searches. The people interviewed are members here.

Thank you for your support. The final draft will be up in December but I will post updates as I work on it. If anyone has some feedback or sources please PM me. I was going to start a new thread about it, but i'm new to the scene so I cannot create my own posts. Sorry if I hyjacked your thread or anything. A wonderful article btw, it's a good read.

[julianka]

I notice everybody is Digging but there are other things too, like StumbleUpon or Reddit. Also, Kristin, you could submit it to AssociatedContent or Triond. I don't think I can post links yet, but all of those sites are the name followed by .com

Apologies if anybody already mentioned these places; I didn't read this entire thread because it's pretty long.

And this is the part of the article I just love:

the "stress, fear and confusion," which the public could potentially feel due to the presence of the fog, was sufficient reason to force vapers to follow the Suffolk County smoking ordinance

Oh yes, PVs SCARE people so they must be banned! This is insane.

[lotus14]

Realistically, do people start smoking analogs for a "rush" or "high?" Is that what cigarettes are known for, unlike caffeine, ......... or alcohol? If someone wants to try to get high or wasted, do they think of getting nicotine? That was the point I was making in regards to kids wanting to try e-cigs with nicotine.

I don't get any buzz/dizziness from the first vape of the day the way I did from the analogs. I used to literally get dizzy from that first analog of the day. I seriously think that was caused by something else they put in analogs, not nicotine, or I'd get it from vaping.

Totally agree with you about Mountain Dew. It's one of my arguments against the accusation that e-cigs are any more a drug delivery device subject to regulation and targeted to kids anymore than most sodas! Is Mountain Dew "healthy?" Is it anything more than a delivery device for sugar and caffine? Isn't caffeine a known stimulant? It certainly isn't for any other nutritional reasons and it is definitely marketed to children!

Great article. Thanks for the good work - hopefully it will find it's way to a lot of places.

You're exactly right about the "rush." Most of the instant rush from an analog comes from the carbon monoxide flooding your bloodstream and therefore reducing the oxygen level in your brain. Light-headed and dizzy are the result. E-cig vapor does not contain carbon monoxide.

Reduced oxygen levels are BAD

[kristin]

I notice everybody is Digging but there are other things too, like StumbleUpon or Reddit. Also, Kristin, you could submit it to AssociatedContent or Triond. I don't think I can post links yet, but all of those sites are the name followed by .com

Apologies if anybody already mentioned these places; I didn't read this entire thread because it's pretty long.

And this is the part of the article I just love:



Oh yes, PVs SCARE people so they must be banned! This is insane.

Julianka, thank you so much for the AssociatedContent.com tip - I wish I had known about them 2 weeks ago!!

I've submitted to them - I think they get picked up better by the search engines, so maybe it'll go viral faster and mainstream media might pick it up, as well!

[kristin]

Thank you for your support. The final draft will be up in December but I will post updates as I work on it. If anyone has some feedback or sources please PM me. I was going to start a new thread about it, but i'm new to the scene so I cannot create my own posts. Sorry if I hyjacked your thread or anything. A wonderful article btw, it's a good read.

I've updated my blog post to include sources. Maybe BigJim will add those to his post, as well - it gives it more credibility:
Wisconsin Vaporizers Blog

[olderthandirt]

7048 views and only 302 diggs in 3 days.

Hmmm

[kristin]

Yeah! All you newbies that love your new e-cig - get to Digg-ing or your new toy may go bye-bye!

[Bruce H]

I've been visiting Digg for about a year now.

While your article is awesome, ok, it's fantastic and I agree with every last word, here's the thing:

Articles that get "dugg" are more news related. Personal accounts, anecdotal stories and such don't share the same success as "Man With Twelve Testicles Bites Head Off Of Wombats". It's not fair, just the way that it is.

And really, I don't mean to be a wet blanket here, just look around Digg and you'll see what I am saying. I really do believe your piece belongs on the front page and I dugg every single one of your comments.

I do believe that this would make a bigger impact if it were sent to a thousand online newspapers. THEN sent to Digg. It only helps if you get the non-vaping people into the debate and discussion.

I'm sure you guys already realize this, I just had to say it out loud.