That ranks among the most ludicrous articles I've ever read on the topic of vaping. And on the front page no less. Vague claims that are substantiated with single anecdotes, an isolated comment from some cop in Florida. Misleading use of statistics. Example:
"Usage among high-schoolers was 13.4% last year.
Most telling, Hall said, is that some kids had never smoked before. They are new users."
"Some"? How many is some? And what does "usage" mean? Daily, once in the past month?
What percentage of vapors are using the hardware to ingest illegal drugs? 1 in 20? 1 in 1000? 1 in a 1,000,000? How can they report on a problem with no idea of its dimension? It may be such a tiny phenomena that it doesn't even warrant an article. But if it's more than tiny, why aren't we seeing some stats, even ballpark estimates? This kind of .... can and will be used to take away the rights of legitimate vapors, so I think we have a right to know.
I'm getting so tired of this nonsense I can't even stand to read media articles on the topic any more.
"Usage among high-schoolers was 13.4% last year.
Most telling, Hall said, is that some kids had never smoked before. They are new users."
"Some"? How many is some? And what does "usage" mean? Daily, once in the past month?
What percentage of vapors are using the hardware to ingest illegal drugs? 1 in 20? 1 in 1000? 1 in a 1,000,000? How can they report on a problem with no idea of its dimension? It may be such a tiny phenomena that it doesn't even warrant an article. But if it's more than tiny, why aren't we seeing some stats, even ballpark estimates? This kind of .... can and will be used to take away the rights of legitimate vapors, so I think we have a right to know.
I'm getting so tired of this nonsense I can't even stand to read media articles on the topic any more.