Though i'd be worried big tobacco would wind up with the same addictive additives in juice as they do with cigarettes to keep us consuming.
That's a lie perpetuated by the same ANTZ who, remember, also lie about the additives and toxic chemicals in e-cigarettes. So, seriously consider the source before repeating things you have been led to believe are "facts" by the ANTZ and the government.
The most addictive chemicals in cigarettes occur naturally. Tobacco companies add things to make them taste better and deliver the nicotine more efficiently (which actually means needing to smoke LESS.) There is absolutely no conclusive evidence that proves more nicotine or more efficient delivery of nicotine = more addictive. Consider that cigarettes made with LESS nicotine were shown to cause smokers to smoke MORE cigarettes. And we all know that it's not the nicotine that kills, it's the smoke exposure. So, one could conclude, more nicotine/better delivery = less cigarettes smoked = less smoke exposure = less harmful. Nicotine is already addictive and e-cigarette users are already mostly smokers who don't really want to quit anyhow. So, what logical reason would there be to put additional addictive "additives" into the liquid when the market for e-cigarettes is people who are already addicted? And also unlike traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes are offered in varied nicotine levels down to no nicotine and most likely, e-cigarettes will be required to list ingredients.
Besides, e-cigarette companies are already adding additional addictive ingredients to liquid when they add WTAs. So what could tobacco companies add that e-cigarettes don't already have available?
Tobacco companies who sell e-cigarettes will also be under far more scrutiny because of their past history. Unlike with traditional cigarettes, a huge draw for e-cigarettes is the less harm aspect, so for tobacco companies to risk losing the confidence of that market (ie. we care about safety or else we'd just be smoking) would be completely illogical. If anything, tobacco companies would be highly motivated to prove to consumers that their liquid is more pure and more safe than the "wild west" e-cigarette sellers. Because vendors are having such a hard time setting standards themselves, this would be the marketing ploy I would use if I ran a tobacco company that sold e-cigs.
The idea that tobacco companies will add hazardous chemicals or chemicals to make e-cigarettes "more addictive" seems pretty nonsensical to me.
