Arizona seeing more cases of nicotine over-exposure from e-cigarettes

[wv2win]

Just for purposes of comparison...

The 2012 Annual Report from the American Association of Poison Control Centers shows conventional tobacco products such as cigars, cigarettes and chewing tobacco as the cause for 8,366 calls, of which 7308 (87%) were about children younger than 6 years. The next most frequent cause of calls was pharmaceutical products such as the patch, lozenges, gum, etc., with 1,272 calls, of which 672 (53%) involved children younger than 6. Finally, there were the 438 calls regarding e-cigarettes, of which 172 (39%) were about children younger than 6. Ingesting nicotine triggers vomiting, which explains why oral nicotine poisoning fatality is so very rare.

Good information. And even though there are 3 times more calls concerning possible poisoning from NRT products vs e-cigarettes, there are no news stories lamenting the danger from these Big Pharm products.

 

[rothenbj]

Good information. And even though there are 3 times more calls concerning possible poisoning from NRT products vs e-cigarettes, there are no news stories lamenting the danger from these Big Pharm products.

Of course not, it's not in the ANTZ agenda to bite the hand that feeds you.

 

[2coils]

Good information. And even though there are 3 times more calls concerning possible poisoning from NRT products vs e-cigarettes, there are no news stories lamenting the danger from these Big Pharm products.

I try to explain all of this craziness to people, and they think I am the one crazy. There rebuttal is to tell me about all of the junk science out there that they take as truth. Coming to this forum has opened my eyes to things I would have never believed before. Even has changed my political allegiance to a point. Though that is a topic for another thread

 

[wv2win]

I try to explain all of this craziness to people, and they think I am the one crazy. There rebuttal is to tell me about all of the junk science out there that they take as truth. Coming to this forum has opened my eyes to things I would have never believed before. Even has changed my political allegiance to a point. Though that is a topic for another thread

I'm a moderate, Independent. But those running the Senate and the current administration have pushed me decidedly towards the right. Our children and children's children will pay the long-term price for their ideological hubris. We are paying the short term price.

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

I try to explain all of this craziness to people, and they think I am the one crazy. There rebuttal is to tell me about all of the junk science out there that they take as truth. Coming to this forum has opened my eyes to things I would have never believed before. Even has changed my political allegiance to a point. Though that is a topic for another thread

This, I've said it before, the FDA, BP, their house pet alphabet groups and the politicians will live to regret the day they decided to fight e-cigs like they have as many of us are turning into activists on more than e-cigs as we are beginning to see how it affects many other things.

They've managed to wake up several million people to their sausage making and we don't like the ingredients.

 

[AgentAnia]

This, I've said it before, the FDA, BP, their house pet alphabet groups and the politicians will live to regret the day they decided to fight e-cigs like they have as many of us are turning into activists on more than e-cigs as we are beginning to see how it affects many other things.

They've managed to wake up several million people to their sausage making and we don't like the ingredients.

Absolutely, NoA. I've never had faith in politicians, but the ecig issue has made my lose all faith in and respect for charitable and non-profit alphabets as well as the medical and public health professions. I wonder if the ethical members of these groups will someday realize what a tremendous disservice the whole Tobacco Control industry has done to them.