# of Questions about E-Cigs

[sxxu]

Hi All,

I just joined the community and I'm curious to learn more. I have a few questions. Feel free to link me to articles, other websites, anecdotal experience, or even if it's too simple to tell me to Google it.

1) What's the news with ecigs and the FDA/health issues? Are there any medical studies currently ongoing or finished that someone could link me to? Scholarly articles would be good to read up on.

2) Is there a common consensus among users what the best brands are?
Followup: Is it the same company for the best battery, best atomizer, best XYZ? Are ecigs customizable to this point or is it a better idea to buy ecigs based on what quality I would like to use most.

3) Is there a common strategy for quitting smoking via vaping?

4) What's the age demographic for vape users?

5) What's the general feel for how effective it is to quit smoking?

I feel like I have a lot of other questions too but these are the ones that come to mind first. Any information would be great!

 

[classwife]

Welcome to ECF sxxu


What type of Study / Paper are you working on ?

 

[sxxu]

Hi,

I'm not actually working on a study or paper, I just wanted to see if there's been interest in the medical community surrounding vaping. A number of my friends have ecigs and I've used them before and I just kind of want to learn more about them in general, from a medical perspective as well as from the personal perspective of users here.

 

[readeuler]

I'll let someone else field the other questions, but Burstyn is responsible for a very comprehensive review of ecig research, although it's not as current as other studies.
http://publichealth.drexel.edu/~/media/files/publichealth/ms08.pdf

 

[sxxu]

I'll let someone else field the other questions, but Burstyn is responsible for a very comprehensive review of ecig research, although it's not as current as other studies.
drexel link

This looks like a great place to start! Thanks for the response.

 

[5cardstud]

Let me say this. First welcome aboard. I started using ecigs almost 5 yrs. ago. My first puff I thought no way am I going to quit stinkies after smoking for 50+yrs. But I tried and a week later realized I hadn't smoked that whole week. My Otolaryngologist was very interested in these as he said my lungs and bronchial tubes had completely cleared. He wanted info on ecigs to relate to his other patients. That was all the proof I needed. The FDA thing is purely political. So far all it shows they're doing is truing to steer the industry to Vuse.