Increased e-cig publicity helping or hurting?

[JackInCali]

When I was smoking, I was fairly ambivalent regarding e-cigs and my knowledge extended to only that of the Blu type. After a friend showed me the wonderful world of APVs and e-juice, I became exceedingly more interested and began researching. I determined that vaping is a great harm reduction alternative to smoking and I have been cigarette free for almost a month and a half. Ever since then I have been championing the cause to my friends/co-workers.

It is said there is no such thing as bad publicity. As the arguments for and against e-cigs unfold in the public eye, do you think the general public will be more amicable to vaping as more details emerge?

 

[Lessifer]

I think if we can keep getting honest info out there, it will help. Unfortunately we also have to combat all the negative(and almost entirely fabricated) publicity too.

 

[PhyscOsiris]

Hard to say at this point we just need to keep getting the upsides of vaping out especially to the government (i know that's a lot to ask) at least we have Gutfield of fox speaking out on our behalf

 

[choochoogranny]

Go to Regulations.gov and tell your story and the flavors you enjoy. Sent this connection to family and friends who may be in favor of e-cigarettes so they can comment too.

Edit: I'm beginning to see more favorable stories on TV and in the newspaper. Word has to get out how marvelous this vaping is. Write and call your government, state and fed, representatives. Write "Letters to the Editor" in your local newspaper in response to a derogatory article. Got to combat the tobacco and drug companies, the government agencies, and health assn/org down right lies and misinformation. The general public now-a-days for the most part does not trust info coming from government. Time to wade in with our experiences and some facts!

 

[coalyard]

If you are answering questions and allegations, you are losing. It is critical that we get our message out there first, rather than trying to fight negative press and legislation.

Frame the issue, and define the debate in your terms. Anything else is a waste of time.

 

[wv2win]

When I was smoking, I was fairly ambivalent regarding e-cigs and my knowledge extended to only that of the Blu type. After a friend showed me the wonderful world of APVs and e-juice, I became exceedingly more interested and began researching. I determined that vaping is a great harm reduction alternative to smoking and I have been cigarette free for almost a month and a half. Ever since then I have been championing the cause to my friends/co-workers.

It is said there is no such thing as bad publicity. As the arguments for and against e-cigs unfold in the public eye, do you think the general public will be more amicable to vaping as more details emerge?

Almost all the liberal media outlets provide only negative commentary on vaping, supporting their political darlings in the Senate calling for it to be banned. Only Fox News has provided mostly positive commentary, especially John Stossel and Greg Gutfeld.

If you want positive, factual information to be provided to the general public, then we all need to join & support CASAA. One other vaping organization to consider joining and supporting is AVA. If we don't join and support these groups fighting for our ability to vape, it will all be gone in 2 years:

CASAA - The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association

The American Vaping Association

 

[cocoloco]

We are destined to be demonized until government finds a way to tax e-cigs. Sadly, this is all about money and no amount of good research will sway it from its present course.

 

[CountBoredom]

When I was smoking, I was fairly ambivalent regarding e-cigs and my knowledge extended to only that of the Blu type. After a friend showed me the wonderful world of APVs and e-juice, I became exceedingly more interested and began researching. I determined that vaping is a great harm reduction alternative to smoking and I have been cigarette free for almost a month and a half. Ever since then I have been championing the cause to my friends/co-workers.

It is said there is no such thing as bad publicity. As the arguments for and against e-cigs unfold in the public eye, do you think the general public will be more amicable to vaping as more details emerge?

Almost all the liberal media outlets provide only negative commentary on vaping, supporting their political darlings in the Senate calling for it to be banned. Only Fox News has provided mostly positive commentary, especially John Stossel and Greg Gutfeld.

If you want positive, factual information to be provided to the general public, then we all need to join & support CASAA. One other vaping organization to consider joining and supporting is AVA. If we don't join and support these groups fighting for our ability to vape, it will all be gone in 2 years:

CASAA - The Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association

The American Vaping Association

Ironically, it was the bad publicity that finally got me interested to try vaping. I figured e-cigs were just a fad when I first saw them in the mall. A friend of mine was given one (no idea on the brand) and it seemed like a toy and he didn't really use it too much. But the more recent news stories also talked about vape shops, which got me thinking. "If there are entire stores devoted to this, someone must be taking this seriously." That got me reading, learning, buying, and eventually here. So, it could be said that the bad publicity was good publicity... for me.

However, there are a great many people out there who are willing to believe what they are told or--and I believe this is an important distinction--do not have the time to learn otherwise. In that sense, it is very important to get the positive message out there. A recent local news story sticks in my mind: one of the local cities in the county was considering a ban on indoor vaping and the reporter covering the story spent several minutes interviewing the council members who were concerned about children, etc. At the very end, the reporter said, "But wait, what about those people who say that ecigs have helped them cut down or even stop smoking?" followed by a quick quote from one of the politicians stating that people are still free to do what they want in their own homes. That's definitely not the way to win the soundbite war.

 

[skoony]

you have to realize that anyone under 25 has grown up being taught since school age
and before that smoking is bad,evil,gross and disgusting.any one older that
never smoked is either ambivalent(no horse in the race)or an ANTZ.
that leaves the rest of us.
by relating vaping to smoking it is prioria very bad in the non smoking populations mind.
it is so ingrained as no amount of science based fact can change it.
smoking is bad,right?there for vaping which lools kinda like smoking is bad.
this kind of thinking is very hard to over come.
when the very officials and the media we count on can't or wont tell the truth
and non-smokers rely on them to tell the truth,they accept it as truth.(thats what they are there for,right?)
they have other fish to fry,like how to pay for there new obama care and raze a family at the same time.
thats why in this case bad pub' is bad pub'.
regards
mike

 

[JaRod]

In my opinion the fact that we keep calling our vaping devices "e cigarette" is the single thing that hurts the most.
When people hear the term "e-cigarette", their brain immediately delete the "e", the vapor becomes smoke, and in their eyes you become a smoker for all intents and purposes, you know a cancer disseminating machine.
SO I believe that we should drop the term e-cigarette for good, cut the ties and stop the association with cigarettes, that way, people will become aware that vaping is a different thing altogether and hopefully spot placing vaping in the same category.

 

[wv2win]

In my opinion the fact that we keep calling our vaping devices "e cigarette" is the single thing that hurts the most.
When people hear the term "e-cigarette", their brain immediately delete the "e", the vapor becomes smoke, and in their eyes you become a smoker for all intents and purposes, you know a cancer disseminating machine.
SO I believe that we should drop the term e-cigarette for good, cut the ties and stop the association with cigarettes, that way, people will become aware that vaping is a different thing altogether and hopefully spot placing vaping in the same category.

All of us would much rather have a different term than e-cigarette. I use PV and vaping at every opportunity. But in reality, it is way too far down the road to change the terminology. I do agree that we who vape should avoid using the term at a minimum.

But the the terminology is not the problem. It is MUCH bigger than the term. Big Pharm, BT, the FDA and the incestuous relationship between the three, with money being the driving force behind all three is the issue.

Is everyone on ECF supporting CASAA? If not, we our just cutting our own throats.

 

[Bobbilly]

I agree e cigarette has to go. It only reinforces the tobacco company intent to have people use it when they can't be enjoying a nice smoke. (Which coincidently our company also sells)

It also ticks me off that almost every pic in the media shows someone who is holding a vapourizer like a cigarette and blowing vapour like smoke.