9 Terrible Things about Ecigs? Weird Article from Huff Post

[BHam]

Hey vapers, I read this today on the Huff Post and wanted to pull my hair out (and if you know me...I'm bald) UGH! Read this and tell me it doesn't want to make you scream: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/03/electronic-cigarettes_n_3818941.html

 

[Nailz]

What a load of BS, this sort of thing gets me worked up

While cigarette companies say they don't market to kids, e-cigarettes come in flavors like cherry, strawberry, vanilla and cookies and cream milkshake.

So adults don't like sweet flavors, just because I can get a cookies and cream vape, doesn't mean it is aimed at kids, and sad to say, but this is one of the things I can see in the future, where we can't get all the good flavors we can now.

The whole article is bad reporting.

 

[mcol]

This one burns me:

Research published in the American Journal of Public Health indicates that 53 percent of young adults in the U.S. who have heard of e-cigarettes believe they are healthier than traditional cigarettes and 45 percent believe they could help them quit smoking -- though there is little evidence to support either of these claims.

VERY POOR reporting. Who did the journalist ask, where did the journalist get this research? Smoking analogs in
by far the worst thing you can do to your body, almost anything is healthier than traditional cigarettes. Rolling
my eyes.

 

[BHam]

I feel the same guys! It sucks too because the non-smoker/non-vaper will see this and look at "Huff Post" and instantly believe it as a "credible source"!

 

[cvedrick]

Weelllll my 2 coppers is why were yo reading that Screaming Liberal Rag in the first place? And then you expect truth or good reporting?

Care to loan me some money?

 

[Mary Kay]

An off brand E-cig exploded today, it looked like one of those gas station things...the lady said it shoke the house...lol It burned a rag when she tried to unplug it from her computer that she left unattended. (no one was hurt). The reporter on a Tampa News station acted like it was a terrorist attact.

 

[K9Luvr]

An off brand E-cig exploded today, it looked like one of those gas station things...the lady said it shoke the house...lol It burned a rag when she tried to unplug it from her computer that she left unattended. (no one was hurt). The reporter on a Tampa News station acted like it was a terrorist attact.

Probably be in the national news tomorrow!

 

[BHam]

I saw this article earlier too. I want to say it said she used a USB charger, and my first thought was a rapid charger. I'm hoping local ecig shops are preaching safety first with ecigs. Morandir always tells me "A battery is a battery" and to always be careful.

An off brand E-cig exploded today, it looked like one of those gas station things...the lady said it shoke the house...lol It burned a rag when she tried to unplug it from her computer that she left unattended. (no one was hurt). The reporter on a Tampa News station acted like it was a terrorist attact.

 

[Morandir835]

Don't even know where to start with this.... Between this and the half.... study from France released a few weeks ago can see the propaganda machines are at it again.....

Ms. MK saw that report...... Even the safest lithium battery in the world is still a lithium battery.... It's like saying you own the safest knife, car, etc. User error, negligence, etc. can easily negate every safety there is....

 

[brisk531]

I really can't believe that they said "Here's what we do know about e-cigarettes" even though there is almost no evidence provided in the entire article

 

[Amraann]

This makes me so mad. It was horrible reporting, irresponsible and ignorant of any facts.

Clearly it was reported with an agenda and not any actual facts or research. They may as well have just rented out a webpage for an anti anything close to smoking advertisement. Luckily most people with two brain cells to rub together know that Huff Post is just a rag with a very limited ability to produce any actual reporting. I do not know anyone that takes anything they report seriously.

 

[scott58]

Imagine the articles written on subjects that we don't really know about. They can make things up about anything. Be very careful what you read and believe.