Grassroots activism needed NOW

[poeticwomyn]

Hi all, my partner has spoken with Jan Cummings of the FDA. even though she (Ms Cummings) does not have to do with the decision making she requested that emails be sent to the following email address and she will then forward them to the FDA dicision makers. Now that we know we have a sympathizer within the FDA, we need to make sure to send all the emails she could ever want or need. Ms. Cummings needs as many emails as soon as possible. She would like for the subject line to say "Electronic Cigarette" then a well thought out email stating our side of why e-cigs should not be banned. Thank you for taking the time to consider sending the email, Kat
Please send emails to reglist@cdrh.fda.gov and remember the subject line needs to say only "electronic cigarettes"

 

[jim420]

Just a note to let you know that I am contributing. You should contact Tallgirl1974, she has a letter written by a teenager that REALLY hits the mark.
P.S. I left a message for her to look this up.

 

[mamacat]

Hi all, my partner has spoken with Jan Cummings of the FDA. even though she (Ms Cummings) does not have to do with the decision making she requested that emails be sent to the following email address and she will then forward them to the FDA dicision makers. Now that we know we have a sympathizer within the FDA, we need to make sure to send all the emails she could ever want or need. Ms. Cummings needs as many emails as soon as possible. She would like for the subject line to say "Electronic Cigarette" then a well thought out email stating our side of why e-cigs should not be banned. Thank you for taking the time to consider sending the email, Kat
Please send emails to reglist@cdrh.fda.gov and remember the subject line needs to say only "electronic cigarettes"

Many Thanks for dedicating a thread directing people to your FDA contact. Hopefully, many people will respond!!

 

[jim420]

Let's keep this in the new threads at the top...We need to act on this.

 

[Raven_Blackblade]

I'm on it

 

[Vapor Fiend]

I'm going to send an email right now! I think we should offer some kind of reward for sending an email for members. Nothing huge or anything, just to get people to actually act on this.

E-smokers, this is a great opportunity to voice our opinions and facts directly to the FDA decision makers! Don't let this chance slip by!

Here's is the email I sent:

To whom it may concern,

My name is Will Carlson and I use electronic cigarettes. Since I have started using them I have cut down drastically on smoking regular tobacco cigarettes, or what we call "analogs". Going from a pack a day to one cigarette every two days is a huge step. I understand that I am not stopping the consumption of nicotine, I am still stopping the flow of all the other extremely harmful chemicals and carcinogens into my body. The past month that I have used electronic cigarettes has left me with more stamina, lung capacity and an overall well feeling and quality of life.

I explain these things to you in hope that it may help you to understand that the products in question here are indeed much less harmful than a tobacco product. There is a growing concern that this product will be under a ban until further research is perfomed and various lab results are obtained. This, however, presents a problem to those of us who do not wish to continue the use of regular tobacco products. Both for reasons of health, which would be our main concern, and financial reasons as well. I ask you on behalf of the entire community of electronic smokers to take into consideration that we intend to use these products souly as a means of a healthier alternative to a nicotine addiction that we may or may not choose to continue harboring within ourselves.

Given the vast amounts of research and data already available on Nicotine, I find it hard to believe that such exstensive study must be performed on the electronic cigarette. So much study that it requires a ban of use. The hardware of our product is no more different than other product currently on available to anyone in the world as well. Products such as "fog machines" and other various "personal vaporizers" all use the same parts found in the electronic cigarette. This poses the question that if the products already exist and are used widely without health issues, then why is it that just because a new and somewhat "controversial" nicotine delivery system is introduced into the market deams it subject to such scrutiny?

The decision is ultimately your's whether or not this product should be considered safe. That of course is after however many years of study you wish to perform on it. The entire electronic cigarette community has already made that decision, with the same amount of study and concern. Considering the competition (regular tobacco products) we don't see any real competition in regards to a healthy enjoyable way to consume the products that we personally use. I hope this letter may help in any studies or preference polls and ultimately help you make the correct decision in whether or not you will deam the electronic cigarette safe for adult personal use and consumption. Thank you for your time.


Sincerely,
Will Carlson
Santa Clarita Valley, California

BTW, I corrected the spelling in the version I sent them, so...

 

[Storyspinr]

I sent my email. Thanks for this link!

 

[ramblingrose]

ok, mine is sent... keep 'em coming!

 

[jim420]

Here's what I sent:

My name is Lloyd Hoadley and I live in Concord, NC.
I am contacting you to point out that it would be a grave error to pass legislation to regulate or ban the electronic cigarette. My reasoning is this: My personal experience with this is that I have been for 40 years a tobacco user, smoking 2 packs a day. The patch, the lozenge, the gum and hypnotism has not worked for me, however, I got electronic cigarette equipment approximately 2 months ago, and have not taken a puff off a cigarette since. My wife also has quit using them. There are two lives that these have saved. I can attest to knowing many, many more people who have done the same. They satisfy the oral fixation and fiddling with my hands that other smoking cessation methods do not. Habits are difficult to break.
According to the news, the FDA and anti-smoking groups want to regulate electronic cigarettes because no research has been done on them. This is complete fallacy. Nicotine has been extensively been studied since the 1960's. Vegetable glycerine, propylene glycol (a food additive) and food flavoring have all been studied and approved by the FDA. That is all that is in E-devices. They do not put second-hand carcinogens, as there is no smoke or combustion.
Consider all of the positive aspects and analyse the motives of the nay-sayers before trying to take away a life-saving device and method.
I thank you for your time and request a reply to this E-mail.
yours,
Lloyd Hoadley

 

[poeticwomyn]

Hey guys. Thanks for all the help! I was not sure what the best way was to disseminate this information. But it was vitally important to try because it pertains to MY lifestyle, LOL. Seriously, thanks for all the help.

 

[jim420]

Back to the top of the new listings. Let's keep this in the forefront.

 

[jim420]

Come on people...take a few minutes out from your self-absorbed postings about how much you like this flavor or that equipment and send an E-mail that may stop the government (in the U.S. from making it illegal. If you think your juice and equipment cost a lot now, wait until it has to be smuggled into the country.

 

[Slea]

Done !

 

[nitewriter]

I sent my letter.

I sincerely hope everyone here follows through with this! If so, that would be 10,000 emails and I can't help but think that could make a difference.

 

[Tallgirl1974]

Sent mine in and letting everyone know where to send theirs!

 

[Vapor Fiend]

Keep up the good work people! Moderators/Admins, STICKY THIS THREAD!

 

[joebgoodus]

Sent ..Mine

 

[blueeyekelly]

ok sent an e-mail... even spell checked it

 

[mamacat]

Keep up the good work people! Moderators/Admins, STICKY THIS THREAD!

I was thinking the same thing....

 

[LuckyCharm]

Here's my message. It's been sent to all members of the HELP committee, my state legislators, and now the FDA:

Dear FDA representative,

I'm writing as a concerned American citizen and a former cigarette smoker -- pack or more per day for over 30 years. Two months ago I quit, abruptly, and I wasn't even planning or trying to! Another accidental quitter here! Yes, I used to rather rudely shush my doctors when they'd tell me I should quit, even when one of them said he detected signs of COPD. I didn't believe it.

But my lungs told a different story. I got tired of telling people I was "coming down with something" every time they remarked on my coughing; of lying awake at night hacking, unable to get to sleep; of awakening in the middle of the night coughing, only to put on my slippers and step out for a cigarette.

In March this year, I discovered e-cigarettes. What a difference! Like I said, I wasn't even trying to quit -- I was looking for a way to legally smoke in places I hadn't been allowed before. But since the day I received my first e-cig, I haven't been back to regular cigarettes, except for a very vexing 4-5 days when my battery charger went out on me. Oh, was I angry! For those few days, I went back to "analogs," and hated every second of it. Good thing my supplier wasn't local, or it might've gotten ugly!

Now, I no longer wheeze when I take a deep breath. The coughing is gone. My teeth are getting whiter. I am calmer overall.

Mesdames and Messieurs, I implore you to do whatever it takes to keep e-cigs available to us. If it means classifying e-cigs as a tobacco product rather than a "drug," do it. I know it hasn't been fully tested yet -- we're working on that. I'm one happy guinea pig. Believe me, e-cig users are uncommonly health-conscious, as you would note by visiting our online forum: Health and Medical Issues - e-cigarette-forum.com • The place for electronic cigarette reviews, news and chat

Please also take a moment to look at our petition, which has been signed by over 8,000 people like me who have found salvation in e-cigarettes.

As a former cigarette smoker who had resigned herself to smoking till it killed her, I implore you not to take my e-cigs away. This is the ONLY way I'll stay off cigarettes for the foreseeable future.

Very respectfully,