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  1. Tache

    Dr. F Metals in e-cigarettes are not a health concern.

    I can't speak for everyone, and I won't go into all the gory details, but suffice it to say that the impacts lasted over nine months, required an eight week absence from work and had the added "fun" of losing the majority of the use of both my arms for several months - accompanied by severe...
  2. Tache

    Dr. F Metals in e-cigarettes are not a health concern.

    Add to that what appears, at least anecdotally, a depression "epidemic". I've been musing for a while that the 30% or so of the population that have quit smoking basically cut off their MAOI's - so perhaps that's why every second commercial on TV is touting anti-depressants. I believe that my...
  3. Tache

    Dr. F Metals in e-cigarettes are not a health concern.

    It's not that I'm that worried about ambient exposure per se - It's more to provide an appropriate comparable. If non-smokers (of course, I happen to be one!) already are exposed in the course of daily life, it eliminates the last shred of justification for the inhumane vilification and...
  4. Tache

    Dr. F Metals in e-cigarettes are not a health concern.

    Caro123 - I too was disappointed to see that phrase. Look, either the levels are acceptably safe for human beings or they are not. As much as I love what Dr Farsalinos has done in terms of good research around vaping, comparing it only to the effects of smoking is not enough. We also need to see...
  5. Tache

    Canada’s showdown with vaping is about to reach high noon.

    I think the thing that scares "government" (whether it be in Canada or elsewhere) the most, is that the "E-cig industry" is actually not two or three big tobacco corporations. It's thousands of independent manufacturers and retailers! They can't easily negotiate, influence or effectively...
  6. Tache

    Canada BC has fallen as Parliament passed Bill 14 "Tobacco Protection Act"

    I don't know if there are any further payments coming from the lawsuit or not. The 15/16 revenue budget for Tobacco Tax in BC is $770 Million - down from $780 Million last year. As vaping is increasing rapidly, I would expect that number to continue to drop. I believe that is the real reason for...
  7. Tache

    Canada BC has fallen as Parliament passed Bill 14 "Tobacco Protection Act"

    I agree that various facilities, irrespective of what laws/bylaws are in place, MUST adhere to reasonable, common sense, compassionate and realistic choices as to how they "choose" to implement policies. To treat people with dignity, compassion and using a holistic approach appears to me to be...
  8. Tache

    New Angle On Teens And E-Cigs

    Perhaps not the best idea to perpetuate the SHS exaggeration.
  9. Tache

    New Canadian survey finds most "ever vapers" vaped no-nicotine during most recent use

    Bear in mind that the cig-a-likes for sale in Canada at gas stations, convenience stores etc. are all non-nicotine. The only way to get a vape with nicotine is to get it from a vape specialty shop.
  10. Tache

    VOA Appears to be Suffering from Brain Damage

    In all fairness, bearing in mind that no system of measurement is ever perfect, there has been movement towards the "Triple Bottom Line" approach. It attempts to quantify an organizations efforts on the basis of not only profit, but also social and environmental measures...
  11. Tache

    New PLOS ONE systematic review finds vaping helps smokers quit

    I think the reduction is already happening - take a look at the CDC youth smoking results. By my calculations there may already be an only a four or five percent rate in schools (if the assumption is that dual use often ends up in complete cessation). At this point all that is left to argue...
  12. Tache

    Survey related to vaping

    Done and left contact info. If I get spammed after this, I lay it at your feet.;)
  13. Tache

    VOA Appears to be Suffering from Brain Damage

    So perhaps my self description of altruist does not completely fit the accepted one. I know that I do put the needs of others before my own and don't always insist that my requirements of "being" are fulfilled. Having said that, I know that it is damaging to my soul/being/whatever you want to...
  14. Tache

    New PLOS ONE systematic review finds vaping helps smokers quit

    I found that really low as well. My empirical observation has been more in the 60+% range.
  15. Tache

    VOA Appears to be Suffering from Brain Damage

    This is a big part of why I enjoy your posts so much! It is the richness of background and the interesting insights (most of which I agree with, some of which I consider with caution - perhaps I am not as brave as you). I have the heart of a libertarian, but the practicality of a realist and the...
  16. Tache

    Another Bash "Yahoo News"...

    Oh Ya - K-Mart sucks alright. On a side note, a K-Mart in my town got replaced by a Home Depot store that has lasted longer than the K-Mart did - without "Blue light specials".
  17. Tache

    Hey Dr Ma! I'm over on Vancouver Island and I'm seeing a whole bunch of news coverage about...

    Hey Dr Ma! I'm over on Vancouver Island and I'm seeing a whole bunch of news coverage about marches and riots in Seattle today. It appears on the surface to be about treating immigrants as equal persons - a good thing in my mind. Is there more to the story? Are you and your family OK? Really...
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  18. Tache

    E-cigs "safer than smoking" challenged in court

    That is what I meant when I said "interesting" in my previous post. It is because the study was done by the affiliate that it is probably one of the best situations for there to be seen a kind of legitimacy. They would be presenting their own facts, research and assertions to the intense...
  19. Tache

    E-cigs "safer than smoking" challenged in court

    This could be very interesting! Wasn't it an affiliate of Lorillard that did the comparison of smoke, vapour and ambient air that showed the room with the vapour to have only 2 or 3 100,000ths of a microgram/square metre more "potentially harmful matter" than plain air? I'll see if I can dig up...
  20. Tache

    Not news, the FDA, or anything important. Just a fun video about vaping.

    Painter, you have no idea how much I needed a good laugh tonight - Thanks!
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