Actually, the only statement in that press release that is unfounded is the claim that none of the ingredients in e-cigarettes are carcinogenic. Obviously if they are not using
tobacco to obtain nicotine in their e-cigs or not using nicotine in their e-cigs, the statement
may be true, but its fairly unlikely to be honest and it has certainly not been proven.
Most of the other statements in the article are inarguable in my opinion:
- "unlike Chantix - for which there were many immediate post-marketing reports of potential adverse effects -- e-cigarettes have been on the market for more than three years and there have yet to be any severe adverse effects reported" TRUE
- "the FDA has yet to prove electronic cigarettes as harmful, however they are using a fear campaign to sway public opinion of these potentially lifesaving devices. An electronic cigarettes, also known as an e-cigarette, is tobacco and tar free." true
- "An e-cigarette contains only 20 ingredients, none of which are carcinogenic." Uh...not so sure about that one
- "Regular cigarettes contain 4,000 chemicals, many of which have been proven to be toxic. The smoker draws on an e-cigarette, just like a regular cigarette. Inside is pure nicotine held in a suspension of food safe additives. The smoker inhales and blows out what looks like smoke, but is water vapor. The smoker controls how much or how little nicotine he or she inhales by buying various strengths of e-cigarette cartridges." TRUE (basically)
