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The Checkup - Is That Right? E-cigarettes are "the healthier alternative to smoking"?
The Checkup - Is That Right? E-cigarettes are "the healthier alternative to smoking"?
Is That Right? E-cigarettes are "the healthier alternative to smoking"?
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Made mostly in China and available freely to people of all ages via the Internet, e-cigarettes appear to be gaining in popularity. Some health experts worry that we don't know the consequences of inhaling lots of vaporized nicotine (a process known as "vaping"). And that e-cigs may entice young people to try real cigarettes.
I was kind of hoping that the young people who smoke cigarettes will be enticed to switch to vaping (just like if your'e a teen and having sex, I would hope that I've taught you enough to know about birth control)
And that using them might not help smokers cease smoking, but might just help see them through rough moments at restaurants and on airplanes, tiding them over until they can get back to their Camels. For those and other reasons, the American Cancer Society does not support their use.
So let's just penalize all the vapers who have quit smoking altogether thanks to e-cigarettes
The FDA doesn't yet regulate e-cigarettes (though it's given its blessing to nicotine gum and patches to help smokers quit), but has begun to look into them. A federal judge is expected to rule any day now as to whether the agency in fact has jurisdiction over the products.
In the meantime, I think a smarter New Year's resolution would be to hold off the e-cigs until we know more.
Just keep smoking cigarettes until we can prove that vaping is safer
I was kind of hoping that the young people who smoke cigarettes will be enticed to switch to vaping (just like if your'e a teen and having sex, I would hope that I've taught you enough to know about birth control)
And that using them might not help smokers cease smoking, but might just help see them through rough moments at restaurants and on airplanes, tiding them over until they can get back to their Camels. For those and other reasons, the American Cancer Society does not support their use.
So let's just penalize all the vapers who have quit smoking altogether thanks to e-cigarettes
The FDA doesn't yet regulate e-cigarettes (though it's given its blessing to nicotine gum and patches to help smokers quit), but has begun to look into them. A federal judge is expected to rule any day now as to whether the agency in fact has jurisdiction over the products.
In the meantime, I think a smarter New Year's resolution would be to hold off the e-cigs until we know more.
Just keep smoking cigarettes until we can prove that vaping is safer
When my 14 year old daughter was caught smoking, "If I catch you again you'll be grounded for a month" didn't work. "Just say no" didn't work.
I sure wish e-cigs had been around then because I would have gladly shoved a kit into her hands.
I sure wish e-cigs had been around then because I would have gladly shoved a kit into her hands.
I checked out that article, but didn't a clearcut way to reply.
And since she asked, I was really thinking of doing so.
Not necessarily "reply" but if you go down to the bottom of the page and sign in you can leave a comment. So far the majority of them seem to be pro-vaping...as if we should be surprised there
.Can't hurt to get a comment out there, right?
I have tried repeatedly to comment and keep getting a message, last night and again today, that comments are temporarily disabled.
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