Vaping on the rise in Nebraska

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http://netnebraska.org/article/news/vaping-rise-nebraska

A steady stream of customers came through the doors at GNS Vapor in Lincoln. Around a dozen people, from all walks of life, peered into the glass cases filled with various parts. They looked for what they needed to support their habit—vaping. That’s what it’s called when you use electronic cigarettes.


A little fog machine with nicotine


Aaron Guenter is the owner of GNS Vapor, and describes electronic cigarettes as little fog machines with nicotine. His best-selling electronic-cigarette, or e-cig, looks like a cross between a pen and a flashlight.

The story erroneously reports that past 30-day use of e-cigarettes went from 3.3 percent to 6.8 percent among middle school and high school students between 2011 and 2012. Actually, those are the stats for ever use (i.e. experimentation, even if just one time.) Past 30-day use went from 1.1 to 2.1 percent, and daily use was not reported at all. For all we know, it could be zero.

And a doctor reports that e-cigarettes don't help people quit because the WHO and the CDC said there is no evidence.

I left comments regarding these two issues.