mini_art (or should I call you cranky!
),
Don't people's experiences count for anything in your book? A community is formed to share experiences with everyone; and that is exactly what is being done on that thread. It has nothing to do with forming and spreading rumors! And it also has nothing to do with a secret scientific study.
Everyone's body is different and so we all react differently. For some it took 3 weeks, others it took 9 month, and yet others 1 year or more. And yet there are others that haven't noticed anything - More power to them! I'm sure it also matters how much an individual vaped along with a few other factors. (Age I'm sure plays into this).
I'm not arguing if vaping is less harmful then smoking, nor do I say, stop vaping and go back to smoking. I'm sure vaping is lessor of the two evils, but it is evil nonetheless.
When I first started, I was so excited and told my wife how PG is used in inhalers and this has to be the best thing since sliced bread and how I feel so much better vaping instead of smoking. I went on and on about how it's such a safe alternative to smoking. And believing in that I vaped quite a bit; trying out different juices to see what suits my fancy (hence this thread), and I even started vaping in my house. Second hand vape is nothing but water vapor, right
I vaped just as much as I smoked, which was about a pack a day and in juice terms about 1.5 - 2.5 mls.
4 weeks later - Boom - phlegm. Clear and thick, forming at the back of my throat. And that is something my wife pointed out as I had been clearing my throat a lot more then when I was smoking. So, I did a Google search and found that thread.
I posted it here, only as an FYI. And as a word of caution to others. Had I known, I was going to get labeled as a rumor monger, I wouldn't have bothered. As a community member, I felt I had an obligation to notify others. Re-read my post. I don't give an opinion about it except to say I'm experiencing it, and I don't ask for an opinion either.
Hagbard Jones,
I have read those studies as well. And deep down we all take shelter in those studies because in our nicotine addictive minds, we want to be able to tell ourselves just how we are being good to our bodies because we vape. It's got less chemcials, simpler content, no Carbon monixide, no combustion, and on and on..... And on the surface it is true. But we don't know the long term effects of this. No one does and yes no "real" scientific study has been done on this because really it's a fairly new industry. Till the big companies get into this business and have the dollars to spend on getting a study done, I doubt we'll get to see one.
But also keep in mind, how many scientifc studies have you come across that has been dead wrong? I can think of a few because they didn't account for the whole picture.
Guys,
The whole point of the post is to say, "Hey be a little cautious here. And take it slowly" Don't get taken away by how great the e-cig is, and how much safer it is to an analog and be under the impression that you can continue to vape till eternity."
I am continuing to vape, though a lot less, and I'm vaping it like a pipe so I don't know inhale as much, but I'm now going to use it as a stepping stone to eventually quit.
Take Care.
