Its about time that someone finally got off their butts and did the research.I have been a pack a day smoker for nearly 20yrs and tried numerous ways of giving up the cancer sticks.A week ago my e-cigs arrived and i love them. I no longer use normal cigs as the smell and taste turns my green. The best $80 i have spent. Moving on to the FDA, as mentioned earlier they are only worried about the revenue the government will be losing each year, and not the lives of our loved ones we lose each year from smoking related diseases including children who have to breath in the 4000+ chemicals. Yes the e-cig does use propylene glycol, But they do not mention than it also uses vegetable glycerin as an alternative so you have the choice of which to use. There is no nasty smells filling the room, nicotine levels varies from 24mg through to 0mg so can be offered to people especially staying in hospital for extended periods as well as a 0% nicotine option. Also the safety aspect is there as well. How many people worldwide die of horrific burns from falling asleep in bed with a lit cigarette? , How many house fires and bushfires are started by a discarded cigarette each year? The government needs to look at these issues and deal with the problem.
I am a respiratory nurse and have seen the affects that tobacco has had on my patients and sadly most are still smoking while being managed or treated. Although the damage is already done from years of smoking the importance for them to give up is still emence as this helps with the management and treatment and all we had until now was patches , gum, lozenges and for people who could afford it a certain pill, and most patient's have admitted being desperate enough to want to lick their patches or put more than 1 on at a time. However I have had 1 of my patient's try the e cigarette and after smoking for 40+ years he is so thrilled that he has given up smoking but is able to still get the feeling of smoking and he does not have the psychological or physical withdrawls.I think the price is fair however most of my patients can not afford them, I just wish that the politics would be over with and if our government were so concerned about health outcomes from smoking they might subsidise e cigarettes in the future.
This is what the electronic smokers have been waiting for...someone that finally took the time to research e-cigs and give an unbiased report. The FDA's sham of a scare tactic to keep people smoking tobacco cigarettes shows through their ridiculous statement and they should be ashamed of themselves, but money is the main issue and they don't care if people die from cigarettes, it's a form of population control and what's 430,000 deaths annually in the USA to them? Nothing. As long as people fall for their scare tactics, people will be afraid to use e-cigs here, believing that the FDA is looking out for their safety. They shouldn't allow the sale of caffeine products to minors either, that's addictive as well and too much can cause a heart attack. Money, money, money! Shame on the FDA and the politicians creating bans on e-cigs. I will remember those politicians in my area come election time. Thanks for publishing this article. Can't wait to read the full results in the medical journal. The public needs to be aware that there is no possible way that e-cigs can be near as harmful as tobacco cigarettes. Once again...shame on the corrupt FDA!