Straw Poll: Would you encourage a member of your family to switch to ecigs over tobacco cigarettes?

[tmark938]

There has been a lot of speculation about potential side effects to long term use of ecigs - although so far no medical condition has been directly associated with the product. Would you encourage a member of your family to switch to ecigs, knowing what you know, from tobacco cigarettes?

 

[skoony]

definitely.

mike

 

[GregBG]

Of course, my wife Andi started vaping together two months ago, both were 25 cigs a day, now none.

 

[tmark938]

I look forward to more comments but sometimes I just wish that politicians and regulators would listen to those who use ecigs as oppose to the various parties around the world who lobby politicians with a very biased opinion.

 

[Spazmelda]

Absolutely. All existing evidence points to ecigs being orders of magnitude less damaging than cigarettes. It's possible that we might learn something alarming about them one day, but at this point in time it's extremely hard to imagine a scenario in which ecigs are found to be even a fraction as damaging as cigarettes.

 

[Jarbs]

yes, i absolutely would. i know that the chemical reactions from the combustion of tobacco are what create the health problems. and that a substance does not have to combust to change its physical properties from a liquid to a vapor.

 

[Ahoy]

A million times yes. It's really a no-brainer for me. I hate preaching to people but I would love to see my parents switch from the 25+ year smoking habit to something a bit healthier.

 

[DavidAmonettNashville]

Absolutely. All existing evidence points to ecigs being orders of magnitude less damaging than cigarettes. It's possible that we might learn something alarming about them one day, but at this point in time it's extremely hard to imagine a scenario in which ecigs are found to be even a fraction as damaging as cigarettes.

^^^^What She Said ^^^^

 

[Mapultz]

I would, and I have encouraged friends and family to switch from analogs to e-cigs.

 

[Jarbs]

Absolutely. All existing evidence points to ecigs being orders of magnitude less damaging than cigarettes. It's possible that we might learn something alarming about them one day, but at this point in time it's extremely hard to imagine a scenario in which ecigs are found to be even a fraction as damaging as cigarettes.

exactly. here are some pretty solid findings.
http://publichealth.drexel.edu/~/media/files/publichealth/ms08.pdf

 

[aubim1]

yes i would and am doing so now with trying to get my wife to start

 

[zoiDman]

I would Encourage Anyone to Try to Quite Analogs by any means Except Chantix First. And even if they Failed the first time, which Most do, I would Keep Encouraging them to Quite.

If they tried everything else, and Nothing Worked, then I would Give them an e-Cigarette.

 

[Requiem33]

Absolutely. I'm switching and I would encourage anyone else to as well. Yes we don't know if there are any long long term effects but considering that compared to the known affects of smoking it's worth it.