Orange County Register: "E-cigarettes a growing problem on campuses"

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*article is behind a pay wall*

While the reporter seems to have actually interviewed a lot of people and done a pretty thorough job of investigation... it is a bit alarmist in it's discussion of their use by teens and potential use for (substances not discussed here). Overall it's a balanced article that even mentions positive aspects of use by teens. Which was surprising to me.

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Exerpt:

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tobacco prevention coordinators say they don't know why popularity of the electronic vaporizing among teens surged in just the last six to 12 months. But they have a few theories.

One possibility: They come in cool colors and fun flavors, and manufacturers recently increased marketing efforts.

There is also less of a stigma attached to e-cigarettes than traditional tobacco products, Vagadori said.
“I think the youth are thinking, ‘This is not tobacco,” Vagadori said. “We hear all the time that it's just water vapor.”

Indeed, many adult e-cigarette users say the devices have helped them quit smoking, and tout their lack of tar or carbon monoxide.

But there is little data yet to indicate what the long-term health impacts of the devices. Because they contain nicotine, the products can be addictive, Deeble-Reynolds said.

Still, even school officials tasked with preventing teen e-cigarette use say they aren't sure if the devices are all that bad.

“It is a difficult one because kids don't see it as that big of a deal and it's hard to argue that it's dangerous, other than smoking the nicotine,” said Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Gunsolley, a school resource officer at Laguna Hills High School.

There may even be a small benefit to their use: Gunsolley said as e-cigarette use has climbed, he's seen traditional cigarette use on campus drop.

“At the beginning of the year, kids were smoking more cigarettes,” he said.

 

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There may even be a small benefit to their use: Gunsolley said as e-cigarette use has climbed, he's seen traditional cigarette use on campus drop.

“At the beginning of the year, kids were smoking more cigarettes,” he said.

I cannot see this as bad, kids will experiment and some are already smokers. If they are switching to e-cigs they are just showing good sense.

Just another reason that BT is shipping fewer cigarettes and less future customers.