Christopher Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 GAINESVILLE, FL, March 14, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- With the number of people wanting to quit smoking cigarettes, it seems surprising that the Food And Drug Administration and World Health Organization attack one of the best ideas yet: the electronic cigarette. It looks like a cigarette, tastes like a cigarette, and feels like a cigarette, and yet all most contain are less than 20 chemicals in most cases, including mostly nicotine, propylene glycol (used in a number of food products), and water. The e-cigarette works by dissolving nicotine within a cartridge that contains the chemical propylene glycol, which is used to make the smoke in such things as fog machines used at parties. Other uses for this chemical include being put in bakery goods, prepared fruits and vegetables, food coloring, flavor concentrates, sunscreen, hand moisturizers, cosmetics, toothpaste, mouth wash, and even baby wipes. WHO claims that there is not enough evidence that e-cigarettes are a safe alternative to smoking, but where is the evidence supporting that they are not safe? The major chemicals within an e-cigarette are either already on the FDA's GRAS ("generally recognized as safe") list or are already contained in cigarettes themselves. There isn't anything in them more dangerous than the pack of normal cigarettes a person can get at their nearest convenience store and the most important chemical in them, nicotine, isn't listed by any health organization as a carcinogen. Not only that, but nicotine levels in e-cigarettes can be managed in a way similar to both nicotine patches and nicotine gums which are approved for use by the FDA in the United States and in other countries abroad. There are even cartridges that contain no nicotine at all and there are talks about adding cartridges that contain, of all things, vitamins. So, what's not in an e-cigarette? Paint stripper (acetone), lighter fluid (butane), cyanide, ammonia, mercury, the embalming chemical formaldehyde, and not even radioactive Polonium-210... all of which are in the cigarettes produced by big tobacco companies. When being smoked, a cigarette emits 4,000 chemicals... and 69 of them are known to cause cancer. The Australian state of Victoria banned e-cigarettes and other unapproved nicotine delivery systems due to the fact that "nicotine has been linked to cardiovascular disease", according to the Health Minister, Daniel Andrews. As of this writing, normal cigarettes and all of the 4,000 chemicals they emit are still legal for adults in Victoria. There are also currently no statistics to support the claim that the marketing of e-cigarettes would lure in non-smokers to the habit. E-cigarette vendors online, however, are making it clear that these are not to be purchased by minors and typically have a number of health warnings on their sites concerning nicotine, addiction, and pregnancy, so the industry is already attempting to regulate itself outside of the law, much the same way the movie industry regulates itself with its rating system. The sale of nicotine gums or patches are not regulated in the United States and are subject to no minimum age law. If the e-cigarette industry is regulated to the extent of needing a prescription to obtain one, many believe it will cause the e-cigarette to slip out of reach for those desperate to quit or desperate for an alternative to traditional smoking. Even the Mayo Clinic states that even though nicotine is most of what keeps a cigarette smoker hooked, it's the other toxic chemicals in cigarettes that cause the majority of a smoker's health concerns. Can e-cigarettes really be slammed simply because of the chemicals they contain? Is it just a health issue? Considering the amount of chemicals contained in a normal cigarette versus an e-cigarette, shouldn't the FDA be elated that there is such an alternative that both mimics the habit of smoking and reduces the amount of carcinogens the smoker and those around him are inhaling by 100%? http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-rele...nsafe-91658.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoppaC Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 From what you are digging up on this topic, Christopher, 'there's gonna' be a fight'....... Thanks for staying current on this info... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Glad to hear it, I'm know I"m pist about it. I have some other comments I'd like to make about bypassing the ban if it happens, but this forum is public so I'll skip it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royce Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Glad to hear it, I'm know I"m pist about it. I have some other comments I'd like to make about bypassing the ban if it happens, but this forum is public so I'll skip it. Lol I can see the headlines now 3 socal men were caught trying to smuggle 5 gallons of Eliquid across the Mexican border today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Shhh Royce don't tell them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royce Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Ok Ok.... It's bad enough I already feel like a damn crackhead when I pull my "kit" in public to top off my Ecigg dont need to be a drug smuggler too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krakkan Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 (edited) We need to start our own articles with some of the studies being done in the UK I am tired of reporters and doctors who have done no research preaching about how bad these could be. Not speaking of this article but in general mainly.Would seem a little effort would go a long way. We have any writers out there or reporters who can help? Edited March 15, 2009 by Krakkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Well I'm not much of a writer but I think our video's help spread the word a bit. The more people we can get on the forums and then educated the better. You can actually submit your own press released quite easily. There are free versions out their and pay per release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoppaC Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Fox News just had a piece on e-cigs this morning with a Dr. He is looking at it logically that the nicotine needs to be regulated. His concern is children getting a hold of the juice somehow and making them ill. That, and previous non smokers becoming addicted to the nicotine. I admit that the nicotine is what addicted me to analogs. I still don't like a single minded attitude toward e-cigs. I've read so many others happy experiences getting off analogs that I hate to see the cart turned upside down on us so soon. I really don't like the attitude of the "self-rightous" dictating to me from every angle. This is getting to be nuts...... Leave me alone, people!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Let's just hope that more people switch over to the e-cig, then perhaps we'll have power by numbers. Again though I'm sure the FDA will have the last say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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