What’s so ridiculous about Katherine Heigl’s e-cigarette habit?

[mpetva]

What’s so ridiculous about Katherine Heigl’s e-cigarette habit? | The Daily Caller - Breaking News, Opinion, Research, and Entertainment

Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan is great!

 

[jj2]

I've been waiting for someone to crawl out of the wood work and slam her since I saw the show.

Good article.

 

[mpetva]

Partial Quote:

But would Horovitz really prefer that Heigl and the other 47 million addicted Americans stick to a known carcinogen — one that causes 446,000 deaths each year — rather than try something new and different?

Again, it’s not the nicotine that’s so dangerous about regular cigarettes, but the toxins and carcinogens in the “products of combustion” — the smoke — that’s inhaled deep into the lungs and then into the general circulation. There’s no reason to think e-cigarettes present the same risks, since there’s no combustion.

And while there’s been no formal study showing they can help people quit, anyone who spends much time among “vapers” will hear heartfelt tales of how these products have changed people’s lives by enabling them to beat lifelong addictions. Heigl’s story is one of many.

Cigarette smoking remains the No. 1 cause of preventable disease and death in this country. Alternatives for addicted smokers, such as e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, need to be taken seriously. Heigl and her e-cigarette habit really aren’t all that ridiculous after all — and what’s outrageous is condemning millions of Americans to a premature, lingering death.

Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan is president of the American Council on Science and Health.

I saw this article as positive, not negative! Am I reading it wrong?

 

[BCB]

I think jj2 was referring to Katherine Heigl having angered the "politically correct" "health" crowd. This was a great article, a positive one. You're reading it right, and jj2 did too.

 

[mpetva]

I think jj2 was referring to Katherine Heigl having angered the "politically correct" "health" crowd. This was a great article, a positive one. You're reading it right, and jj2 did too.

Thanks, LOL

 

[chimney55]

Good article!!

 

[dee5]

It's getting better all the time.

 

[MrsAngelD]

Awesome article thanks for sharing

 

[coralie]

Thanks for sharing this article, I loved it and the video of Katherine Heigl talking about her ecig. Maybe someday I'll stop hearing from non smokers that this is the same as smoking. If it were the same, I would have been able to quit the day my pv arrived, and I wasn't. I had to wean down over a year's time and now am 19 days cig free. I'm happy to see the word getting out about ecigs.

 

[kcr]

Electronic cigarettes “are not a good way or an approved way to quit smoking,” intones Dr. Jonathan Whiteson, medical director of the cardiac wellness and rehabilitation program at NYU Langone Medical Center. “They have never been proven to be effective at smoking cessation.”


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How can people make ignorant statements like that? Who has he talked to? He certainly hasn't talked to any of us--the ones who actually *use* the things...

::walks off in a huff::

 

[DeepDrag]

How can people make ignorant statements like that? Who has he talked to? He certainly hasn't talked to any of us--the ones who actually *use* the things...

::walks off in a huff::

He's a doctor, and makes his money off sick people. You want his children to go shoeless?

 

[Mare1077]

How can people make ignorant statements like that? Who has he talked to? He certainly hasn't talked to any of us--the ones who actually *use* the things...

::walks off in a huff::

I think his statement is down-right horrible. I think if he had said simply that it isn't an approved smoking cessation device, I would be less offended. Because this is true. Yes, we all know how effective it can be, but the scientific studies have not been done.

I am not even sure I want them done. If it get approved in that capacity, it would mean that all the wonderful vendors out there would probably be forced out of business, because then the FDA would step in and dictate that Big Pharm produce and market all the products associated with ecigs. I love having the choices that I have and would hate to have all my money go to the pharmacutical companies instead of hardworking everyday people.

 

[kristin]

enabling them to beat lifelong addictions

While Dr. Whalen IS awesome, this statement is a bit misleading.

E-cigarettes don't address nicotine addiction. They address smoking. Most e-cigarette users are still addicted to nicotine - just using it in a much safer way! No real need to beat an addiction that now has such low risk anyhow, any more than caffeine addicts must "beat" their addiction.

 

[kevbow]

Good article