FDA and e-cigarettes: Your action needed now.
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In answer to some questions I saw in earlier posts:
Yes, you can leave a comment, even if you are from a foreign country. One of the first comments left was from Dr. Riccardo Polosa, the Italian asthma specialist who conducted a clinical trial of using e-cigarettes for smoking reduction in people who did not want to quit altogether. (Over 20% of them did, to their own surprise.)
Hint: Compose your comment in a document, and then (if it is fewer than 2,000 chars), copy and paste it into the Comments field. The Web app times out while you are writing and it is maddening to lose work it took you an hour to enter. If it is longer than 2,000 chars) type "See attachment" into the comments field, and then upload your saved file.
I did a combination. I posted part of my comment into the Comments field as an "abstract" and uploaded the full file which was over 10,000 chars.
The full file contained my personal 45-year struggle to quit as well as critiques of the FDA's postings about e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
Yes, you can leave a comment, even if you are from a foreign country. One of the first comments left was from Dr. Riccardo Polosa, the Italian asthma specialist who conducted a clinical trial of using e-cigarettes for smoking reduction in people who did not want to quit altogether. (Over 20% of them did, to their own surprise.)
Hint: Compose your comment in a document, and then (if it is fewer than 2,000 chars), copy and paste it into the Comments field. The Web app times out while you are writing and it is maddening to lose work it took you an hour to enter. If it is longer than 2,000 chars) type "See attachment" into the comments field, and then upload your saved file.
I did a combination. I posted part of my comment into the Comments field as an "abstract" and uploaded the full file which was over 10,000 chars.
The full file contained my personal 45-year struggle to quit as well as critiques of the FDA's postings about e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco.
Submitted:
I was a 2-pack-a-day smoker for over 30 years, and had given up giving up well over a decade ago. Gum and patches did nothing for me, and attempting to quit cold turkey just alienated my family and friends because I was so irate all the time. I eventually stopped trying to quit just to keep the house harmonious.
In April of 2011, I had occasion to try an eGo electronic cigarette with 24mg e-liquid in it. It took exactly one 'hit' off the eGo to show me that there was actually something out there that could successfully satisfy my need for nicotine besides tobacco. The cigarette I out out to try that eGo was the last one I ever had, and more importantly, was the last one I ever _wanted_. I've been a non-smoker ever since that moment. I've been a _vaper_ ever since that moment.
In the year and a half and change since I made the switch, my lung function has drastically improved and my health is generally better. I have more energy so am now losing weight by exercising more. I don't smell like an ashtray any more, and my clothes no longer collect little burn-holes.
Back when I was a smoker, I couldn't go a half hour awake without a cigarette. As a long-term vaper, I now find I can go days without using my e-cig with no withdrawal effects. I'm still using 24mg nicotine e-juice, but I'm vaping less and less because I don't _need_ it like I needed cigarettes. From this, I personally do not believe that isolated nicotine is anywhere near as bad as it is when surrounded by its tobacco buddies.
To outlaw or regulate this amazing technology away from common use would be a criminal injustice to smokers everywhere. Electronic cigarettes changed my life - for the better, drastically - and I am by no means alone in this experience. PLEASE do the right thing and allow this life-saving technology to continue, flourish, and eventually eradicate the curse of smoking addiction across the world. Thank you.
I was a 2-pack-a-day smoker for over 30 years, and had given up giving up well over a decade ago. Gum and patches did nothing for me, and attempting to quit cold turkey just alienated my family and friends because I was so irate all the time. I eventually stopped trying to quit just to keep the house harmonious.
In April of 2011, I had occasion to try an eGo electronic cigarette with 24mg e-liquid in it. It took exactly one 'hit' off the eGo to show me that there was actually something out there that could successfully satisfy my need for nicotine besides tobacco. The cigarette I out out to try that eGo was the last one I ever had, and more importantly, was the last one I ever _wanted_. I've been a non-smoker ever since that moment. I've been a _vaper_ ever since that moment.
In the year and a half and change since I made the switch, my lung function has drastically improved and my health is generally better. I have more energy so am now losing weight by exercising more. I don't smell like an ashtray any more, and my clothes no longer collect little burn-holes.
Back when I was a smoker, I couldn't go a half hour awake without a cigarette. As a long-term vaper, I now find I can go days without using my e-cig with no withdrawal effects. I'm still using 24mg nicotine e-juice, but I'm vaping less and less because I don't _need_ it like I needed cigarettes. From this, I personally do not believe that isolated nicotine is anywhere near as bad as it is when surrounded by its tobacco buddies.
To outlaw or regulate this amazing technology away from common use would be a criminal injustice to smokers everywhere. Electronic cigarettes changed my life - for the better, drastically - and I am by no means alone in this experience. PLEASE do the right thing and allow this life-saving technology to continue, flourish, and eventually eradicate the curse of smoking addiction across the world. Thank you.
You can see the count of comments that have been submitted and also read the 17 comments that have been posted on this page:
Regulations.gov
At this point the submitted comments are at 1,428 and the number posted remains at 17.
Regulations.gov
At this point the submitted comments are at 1,428 and the number posted remains at 17.
This has been a major concern for me as well. Thanks for the reminder notice at the top of the site! I already had my comment saved to my computer so I did successfully submit it today.
I will be four months analog free tomorrow and I won't have anyone or organization try to take this away without a fight!
I will be four months analog free tomorrow and I won't have anyone or organization try to take this away without a fight!
1,525 Comments Received*
*The total reflects comments received from Regulations.gov and other means as of 11:59 PM yesterday. All comments received may not be posted at this time including bulk submissions; therefore, the total comments received and posted may differ.
*The total reflects comments received from Regulations.gov and other means as of 11:59 PM yesterday. All comments received may not be posted at this time including bulk submissions; therefore, the total comments received and posted may differ.
Just posted mine, wish Elfstone's had been up before I did - nice job there! I basically said the same things, you just did it better, LOL.
I also forgot to mention John Hopkins using nicotine to ease memory issues associated with Alzheimers patients. Maybe someone else can do that before comments are closed?
I also forgot to mention John Hopkins using nicotine to ease memory issues associated with Alzheimers patients. Maybe someone else can do that before comments are closed?
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I put in my 
. Hopefully with inflation it will be worth more by the time they receive it.
60yrs old, smoked for 47, tried many times to quit with limited(read NO) success.
Aug. 6 2012 8:30 put out my last cigarette, picked up my first e-cig and never looked back.
5 months and many new PV toys later I have -0- desire to even touch a cigarette.
I did discover after all this, I was never addicted to Cigarettes and most probably are not. I was/am addicted to Nicotine. Use of the PV gives me control and allows me to adjust down that need according to my own personal needs. So far down from 24mg to 12mg and sometimes 6mg. ml.
ETA - not what I wrote them. Just what I lived
. Hopefully with inflation it will be worth more by the time they receive it.60yrs old, smoked for 47, tried many times to quit with limited(read NO) success.
Aug. 6 2012 8:30 put out my last cigarette, picked up my first e-cig and never looked back.
5 months and many new PV toys later I have -0- desire to even touch a cigarette.
I did discover after all this, I was never addicted to Cigarettes and most probably are not. I was/am addicted to Nicotine. Use of the PV gives me control and allows me to adjust down that need according to my own personal needs. So far down from 24mg to 12mg and sometimes 6mg. ml.
ETA - not what I wrote them. Just what I lived
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I began smoking cigarettes when I was 18 years old. While I wanted to quit many times over the years, I inevitably only increased my addiction until I found myself a 34 year old man with a two pack a day habit. Over the course of those years I tried numerous methods to quit only to fail miserably and defeatedly each time. I had tried cold turkey, nicotine patches, lozenges, Chantix, cold turkey again and each time it became a power of wills I knew I would not win. I had resigned myself to be as smoker not because I wanted to be one but because I knew of no other way to be anymore.
In August 2010 I came across electronic cigarettes. Believing it to be more a lark, I ordered my first kit without any real sense of its usefulness. However, once I used the product I immediately knew I had found a replacement for those disgusting, expensive, and death-driven cigarettes. I havent once picked up, or felt the need for, a traditional cigarette since August 2010. While I have not used the electronic cigarette to quit nicotine, I have effectively given up cigarettes and am proud to say I have not looked back since.
My breathing is no longer labored; I can climb steps now without heaving and coughing; I know longer am embarrassed to be in close proximity to others and wonder about the stench of smoke clinging to my clothes; I can save money and provide more for my family. All of this was accomplished simply by switching to electronic cigarettes. I feel I have a chance again.
There are many of us out there who owe our future lives and health to the availability and continued use of electronic cigarettes. To dissuade or hinder our ability to access these products is not only detrimental and irresponsible to our health but also the health of future ex-smokers who could benefit from switching to electronic cigarettes.
I urge the FDA not to implement unnecessary regulations that can only hurt an industry that is attempting to save the lives of so many. There is a lot of misleading information regarding electronic cigarettes that has been proven false. What is known, and widely accepted, is the toxicity and cancer-causing agents found in a traditional cigarette. If banned, how many of us will go back to regular cigarettes? I am certain a large proportion would. If overregulated, how many small businesses who care about the craft and customers will close up shop only to be overtaken by large pharmaceutical companies and Big Tobacco? Again, I am sure a large proportion would.
I use electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking. I have no intention of quitting any time soon and to remove this much needed product from my arsenal is akin to tying both hands behind my back in my efforts to stay away from cigarettes.
I began smoking cigarettes when I was 18 years old. While I wanted to quit many times over the years, I inevitably only increased my addiction until I found myself a 34 year old man with a two pack a day habit. Over the course of those years I tried numerous methods to quit only to fail miserably and defeatedly each time. I had tried cold turkey, nicotine patches, lozenges, Chantix, cold turkey again and each time it became a power of wills I knew I would not win. I had resigned myself to be as smoker not because I wanted to be one but because I knew of no other way to be anymore.
In August 2010 I came across electronic cigarettes. Believing it to be more a lark, I ordered my first kit without any real sense of its usefulness. However, once I used the product I immediately knew I had found a replacement for those disgusting, expensive, and death-driven cigarettes. I havent once picked up, or felt the need for, a traditional cigarette since August 2010. While I have not used the electronic cigarette to quit nicotine, I have effectively given up cigarettes and am proud to say I have not looked back since.
My breathing is no longer labored; I can climb steps now without heaving and coughing; I know longer am embarrassed to be in close proximity to others and wonder about the stench of smoke clinging to my clothes; I can save money and provide more for my family. All of this was accomplished simply by switching to electronic cigarettes. I feel I have a chance again.
There are many of us out there who owe our future lives and health to the availability and continued use of electronic cigarettes. To dissuade or hinder our ability to access these products is not only detrimental and irresponsible to our health but also the health of future ex-smokers who could benefit from switching to electronic cigarettes.
I urge the FDA not to implement unnecessary regulations that can only hurt an industry that is attempting to save the lives of so many. There is a lot of misleading information regarding electronic cigarettes that has been proven false. What is known, and widely accepted, is the toxicity and cancer-causing agents found in a traditional cigarette. If banned, how many of us will go back to regular cigarettes? I am certain a large proportion would. If overregulated, how many small businesses who care about the craft and customers will close up shop only to be overtaken by large pharmaceutical companies and Big Tobacco? Again, I am sure a large proportion would.
I use electronic cigarettes as an alternative to smoking. I have no intention of quitting any time soon and to remove this much needed product from my arsenal is akin to tying both hands behind my back in my efforts to stay away from cigarettes.
Just posted mine!
As a chemist, I just had to compare nicotine to caffeine. They are so similar structurally, and their effects on the body so similar, it confounds me how one is seen as so evil, and the other... a necessity, basically.
As a chemist, I just had to compare nicotine to caffeine. They are so similar structurally, and their effects on the body so similar, it confounds me how one is seen as so evil, and the other... a necessity, basically.
Just sent my comments in. If you haven't done it yet, please do!
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketD...DA-2012-N-1148
http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketD...DA-2012-N-1148
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Very well said aubergine, and I am quite sure all of us feel the same way.
I guess this is what is known as righteous indignation.
I hope we are all prepared to let loose a firestorm upon the FDA if they screw us.
We might be the largest, most passionate group they have ever screwed.
And I sincerely hope that they would be in for a lot more than they bargained for.
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