Electronic Cigarettes: FDA Miscalculates Real Danger to Smokers

[kristin]

FDA Miscalculates Real Danger to Smokers
by Kristin Noll-Marsh, Associated Content

The FDA is at a loss.

It knows why people want to quit smoking tobacco cigarettes - exposure to first and second hand smoke is proven to cause numerous health problems, from heart disease to cancer.

Up until now, the only way thought to quit smoking was to cure nicotine addiction. Beat the nicotine cravings, beat the urge to smoke - or so the theory goes. Consequently, the term "smoking cessation" has become synonymous with curing nicotine addiction with the use of Nicotine Replacement Therapies or NRTs.

However, focusing solely on nicotine addiction has been proven to be ineffective....

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For people who may have missed it the first time, still trying to get it picked up by Google, etc so please vote, Digg & post on Facebook, blogs, etc. to get positive e-cigarette article out there!

 

[Vocalek]

There is a Vote button at the top and you can comment at the bottom.

 

[kristin]

Thanks Volcalek! Even more importantly, link to it from other sources - your Twitter, Digg, facebook, blog, etc....Google gives higher ranking to articles with lots of links to them. I know a lot of people missed this the first time around - it's not getting the same exposure as the first article.

Thanks!

Working on the next one...

 

[Scottbee]

Nicely done Kristin...

 

[SusanB]

i voted and added to FB

nice article

 

[kristin]

i voted and added to FB

nice article

Awesome! Thanks!

 

[RatRacer]

Excellent Kristin! Very informative and well written! Added a vote.

 

[Darmeen]

Great article Kristin! I voted and posted on my FB.

 

[Tristar4]

Excellent article Kristin! I voted and added to my FB as well. I hope everyone on here will be encouraged to do the same.

 

[kristin]

Thanks everyone! Got to get the positive PR!

 

[emus]

Good job Kristin...got my vote.

 

[olderthandirt]

Well shoot kristin, I missed it the 1st time around. Here's the Digg link:
FDA Miscalculates Real Danger to Smokers -Associated Content

 

[sherid]

For people who may have missed it the first time, still trying to get it picked up by Google, etc so please vote, Digg & post on Facebook, blogs, etc. to get positive e-cigarette article out there!

Found the DIGG button

 

[AmyinAVL]

Wonderful job with this article. I voted and passed it on to my friends.

 

[kristin]

Well shoot kristin, I missed it the 1st time around. Here's the Digg link:
FDA Miscalculates Real Danger to Smokers -Associated Content

Thanks - I forgot about that!

 

[skinnie]

Great article kristin. passed it on.

 

[Jherek]

Excellent work. Thanks again, Kristin.

 

[kristin]

Thanks for your help guys!

 

[KermieD]

While the article is great in general, it is very irresponsible to call 1% concentrations "traces" of diethylene glycol since the LD50 lies between 0.2% and 2.5%, and that is based on tests on laboratory animals. It's commonly believed that human beings are far more sensitive to diethylene glycol poisoning.

The legally allowable amount of diethylene glycol in foodstuffs is 0.2%. It is far more dangerous when inhaled than ingested orally, particularly as airway management is one of the challenges when dealing with diethylene glycol poisoning. We can only hope that the one cartridge they got a hold of is an anomaly since regular vaping of any substance containing 1% diethylene glycol WILL kill you and will do so far more quickly than cigarettes will.

 

[kristin]

Thank you for your feedback.

I clearly disclosed the amount as 1% DEG. However, compared to the levels of DEG found in actual tobacco cigarettes, I would still consider that a trace amount.