Charleston, WV Dept Health again

[ByStander1]

MattZuke...

Excellent Response!!!

 

[MattZuke]

Also this had to be said as well

"Unfortunely the evidence needed are deaths caused by people breathing the mist from the e-cigs."

Actually, we have have TONS of data regarding the mist from e-cigarettes. We have their use in inhalers and nebulizers for 60 years, and we have the use in fog machines, in fact fog machine juice tends to contain mineral oil. Home units operate at ~400 watts and consume ~1 gallon per hour. A heavy e-cig user "might" consume 2ml/day @ 5watts or 1 gal in 5.2 YEARS.

Nicotine has been used an in insecticide at 40% for over 200 years. Second hand vapor is .5% at the source based on the NZ study, far less than 1 serving of egg plant.

In 5 years there are no reported deaths from e-cig use, which is better than the nicotine patch, gum. Also compare to Chantix, where users have a track record for suicide, murder, and arson, and also has only been on the market for 5 years. Not to speak of increased risk of heart attack (Sonal Singh, M.D., Johns Hopkins). And this is preferable?

 

[ByStander1]

Perfect, MattZuke! Perfect!!!

 

[WVvet]

Just wanted you all to know I got a response to my letter to the Kanawha County Commission. Here are the highlights of Kent Carper response:
"...your comment about my position is not entirely correct...During (a commission meeting on July 7) the Health Department encouraged the County Commission to ban electronic cigarettes, but I refused to make a motion to ban e-cigarettes or to second a motion to ban them. Consequently, I questioned the Health Department's position and reasoning on this matter. Thank you for your comment and we will keep this in our file for future reference."
Attached was a copy of the health department "revised" tobacco Smoke Policy (their name) that repeatedly confuses smoking and tobacco ban language.
What do you all think? Should I respond? Either Carper was totally misquoted in the paper or he is the biggest political double talker around. I have to find the article again to remember exactly what was attributed to him.

 

[DC2]

What do you all think? Should I respond? Either Carper was totally misquoted in the paper or he is the biggest political double talker around. I have to find the article again to remember exactly what was attributed to him.

If you can find the article I would love to see how this turns out.

I may even write a letter of my own.
Or better yet, make a phone call.