I carpet bomb naysayers. Have created a simply worded and clear canned response.
Feel free to use it yourselves. It is formatted at 72 character line length. That means
it'll work in most e-mail clients. It also includes a built in bozo filter.
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Should you choose to presenting an argument against my use of electronic
cigarette products, please become better informed. I provide links to
sites which offer volumes of accurate information. If you choose not
informing yourself, I will know and choose not to be concerned regarding
any argument you present. This does mean any argument because if you
choose to not be informed, your actions confer to me you are stupid. I
do not abide stupidity. Thank you and have a good one. The links below
are for your reference.
[
E-cigarette research, studies and papers - 2015/2014 ] - E-cigarette studies, research and reports
[
CASAA - The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association ] - Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association
[
Home Page ] - American E-liquid Manufacturing Standards Association
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Nice! Along those same lines, I have responded to the KU email as follows, shamelessly stealing an idea or two from other posts in this thread:
I am a KU grad and a recent patient of the University of Kansas Hospital. Four years ago, thanks to electronic cigarettes, I was finally able to kick a 40 year smoking habit after all other methods had failed.
Dr. Thornton could use a refresher course in basic arithmetic. According to an independent review published by Public Health England, using an electronic cigarette is 95% less harmful than smoking
LINK. If smoking cigarettes is like jumping from a 40 foot building, as Dr. Thornton contends, then using an electronic cigarette is like jumping from a 2 foot building (5% x 40 ft. = 2 ft.)
It's unfortunate that you do not provide a comment section on your linked web page. We actually do know most of the things you've listed as "unknown."
For example, I know what "materials are used to construct the tubes and the working parts" of my e-cigarettes. The tubes are made of Pyrex glass, the coil is made from Kanthal wire (the heating elements in toasters, electric stoves, etc.), and my wicks are made from silica or cotton. The e-juice is made from PG, vegetable glycerin, nicotine and FDA approved flavors. The e-juice I use is tested at an independent lab and the results are posted on line.
With the exception of long term health effects, all of the things you've listed as "we don't know" have been extensively studied and the results have been published. For example
LINK and
LINK. Furthermore, although e-cigarettes haven't been in use long enough to allow for truly long term studies, the health effects of the ingredients have all be studied for decades. And, after over 6 years of widespread e-cigarette use, no significant adverse health effects have been reported. Contrast that with FDA approved Chantix.*
The statement that propylene glycol "can cause lung irritation" needs to be put in context. If you look at the potential side effects for FDA approved nicotine inhalers, you'll find the same thing.
LINK PG has been studied relentlessly since the 1940's. For example, consider the fact that propylene glycol is used as a vehicle for administering inhaled cyclosporine to lung transplant patients
LINK, and in asthma nebulizers.
LINK
Coming from my own
alma mater, and an institution that holds itself out as the best medical center and hospital in the state and city, I would have expected something less superficial and more thoroughly researched than this piece.
*Common side effects of Chantix include nausea (may persist for several months), sleep disturbance, stomach pain, indigestion, constipation, gas, vomiting, headaches, weakness, tiredness, unusual dreams, sleep problems (insomnia), dry mouth, or unpleasant taste in your mouth. Chantix is not addictive and is not a controlled substance; however, some patients may experience irritability and sleep disturbance if Chantix is abruptly discontinued. Patients may experience psychiatric symptoms such as behavioral changes, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal behavior while using Chantix.
I'll add the Pub Health study's link to my copy as well.
"By Jove, i think he's unto something!" 
