If there's a "ban" my guess is it will be temporary until they put in a new testing regimen, Congress passes tax legislation, and a ton of regulatory stuff is enacted, probably including the requirement that you get your juice via prescription.
Take a look at the Nicotrol inhalers, which deliver full-strength nicotine mist through a fake cigarette. It costs about $190 for something like a one or two month supply. Right now you have to have a prescription, but that was the case, I think, with nicotine patches and gum for a relatively short while also.
Legislation and FDA regs will most likely be skewed to drive the cost up, mainly due to taxes they'll tack on and testing requirements to standardize nicotine levels and purity of the liquids.
Perhaps in the long run that would put the products back on the market, but you'd have to jump through hoops to get it and you'll end up paying more initially. But when you look at the current state of things, where the technology is still somewhat crude, that might not be a bad thing overall. If there's an incentive for manufacturers to develop quality battery/atomizer devices, especially in view of the inconsistent current quality, I'd probably look forward to it.
I think FDA and congressional regulation of the nicotine juice is inevitable. If the FDA bans e-cigs and juice in the near future until regs are in place, I'll just make sure I have a good supply on hand and start the weaning process. I won't go back to analogs, no matter what. That's a promise I made to myself when I started cutting back on them, and with or without e-cigs, I would probably be analog-free within a few months.
Take a look at the Nicotrol inhalers, which deliver full-strength nicotine mist through a fake cigarette. It costs about $190 for something like a one or two month supply. Right now you have to have a prescription, but that was the case, I think, with nicotine patches and gum for a relatively short while also.
Legislation and FDA regs will most likely be skewed to drive the cost up, mainly due to taxes they'll tack on and testing requirements to standardize nicotine levels and purity of the liquids.
Perhaps in the long run that would put the products back on the market, but you'd have to jump through hoops to get it and you'll end up paying more initially. But when you look at the current state of things, where the technology is still somewhat crude, that might not be a bad thing overall. If there's an incentive for manufacturers to develop quality battery/atomizer devices, especially in view of the inconsistent current quality, I'd probably look forward to it.
I think FDA and congressional regulation of the nicotine juice is inevitable. If the FDA bans e-cigs and juice in the near future until regs are in place, I'll just make sure I have a good supply on hand and start the weaning process. I won't go back to analogs, no matter what. That's a promise I made to myself when I started cutting back on them, and with or without e-cigs, I would probably be analog-free within a few months.
I'd like to say I wouldn't, but...probably not. Determination is the key. If I choose to continue my addiction as it stands now (vaping only) I'll find a way to make it happen. My past life as a self medicator would testify to that. I think I would most likely see it as a challenge instead of a hindrence. It's over when I say it's over. THIS MESSEGE WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN 5 SECONDS.
