Thanks Switched! I had a read
through some of the letters on that site - and wow - what an overall statement. My dad, whose not computer savvy, smoked for 55 years. He started back in the days when it was cool and popular for young teen guys to have a cigarette dangling from their mouths. He transitioned to a PV in a matter of hours and has never gone back. I think I'm going to sit with him tomorrow and have him type his experience out on that forum. I don't know if it they will appreciate Canadians adding their 2 cents - but it's not a "national" question - it's a human one.
One quote from the lead up on the forum made me wonder what people with brains are doing with their brains....
“There really are a lot of unknowns with respect to health,” said Prue Talbot, a toxicologist at the University California, Riverside. “I don’t know of any studies in the literature which are peer-reviewed. Almost all of the studies have been paid for by the e-cigarette companies.“E-cigarettes are often sold as safe, which is probably not true,” Talbot added. “They may not be as dangerous as real cigarettes, but on the other hand, they could be. We just don’t know.”
... they know. The studies are done, published and available. No
ecig company sponsored Dr. Carl Phillips study via the University of Alberta. Other similar studies were also not sponsored by
ecig companies.
The other concerns raised all scream "unregulated" - but if the FDA refuses to set regulation standards - they won't exist. If they don't exist - no one will follow them.
It's a crazy circle.
Thanks for the info though.
