So I went to the park last night and a young man was explaining to me that vaping is very bad for you. He said there were cancer causing chemicals in the juice. Told me to read the Surgeon Generals Report, which I did, and that was just bad news all around about vaping. So needless to say I am very conflicted as to what to do. I have just started vaping and know nothing about it. I had heard it was safe to do from friends and google searches. I desperately need to quit smoking cigarettes and was so excited to discover vaping. My family is not supportive of my vaping as they believe it is harmful to me. I am 64 years old with COPD and they think I am a nut job. I also have a 6 year old grandson that I babysit every day. I would not want to harm him by vaping in front of him and the smoke do him any damage.
I am at a loss as to what to do. Any advice or information about this would be greatly appreciated. Everyone here has a lot more knowledge about vaping than I do. Thank you very much.
I haven't read the replies yet, but let me explain something.
The FDA has classfied vaping as a tobacco product. because of that, the "standard" warning labels are required to be slapped on to the juices. Those labels were made with Cigarettes in mind.. not ecigs. I'm sure you've seen plenty of replies already, but if it hasn't been said yet, let me point out a few things...
Nicotine studies have been done a long time ago.. back in the 80's. They were in regards to smoking, and done with Cigarettes in mind. Since then, Nicotine and Cigarettes have been synonymous with each other.. in otherwords, people think they are one and the same. Later, a guy named Hon Lik (sp?) realized, people smoked for the nicotine, but died from the burning part of it. So, he separated the nicotine from the tobacco leaf, and "boiled" it with something akin to fog juice to simulate smoke. He added flavorings to make it more appealing. thus, an ecig was born.
There is a lot of confusion with people. Nicotine has a bad rap, and many doctors are going by the original studies done in the 80's. The "chemicals" everyone is talking about is pretty much food products and flavorings. Propylene Glycol, Vegetable Glycerine, and food flavors are all found in food. Since it boils, it produces no ash, no smoke, but more like a steam. There have been more recent studies separating nicotine from tobacco, and they've found it much safer than what most people think.
depending on how much time, I highly suggest you do some research yourself. If you want, go read the test results. Find out exactly what you're inhaling, and how your body processes it. I've already went down that path, and I found out, it's much safer than a cigarette. I was a former smoker for 20 years, and I'm glad I switched.
And one last thing to note... The news media is all about shock and awe in order to attract readers. I've learned to take what they say, not necessarily as a lie, but more with a grain of salt because of the "shock and awe" type reporting. Most of the news about ecigs include many of the scape goat phrases "may or could", or include testimonies "I think". There are even some studies that cite ecigarettes as dangerous only to find they burned the ejuice to a crisp at a level NOBODY would inhale on a daily basis.
That being said, do YOUR research, and don't let someone's opinion be your research.
