10-29-2015, 02:40 PM
As you know, this is an area of significant importance for me.
Despite great efforts amongst a small section of the scientific community, greatly supported by the media, that always prefers a scare story over a success story, there is no evidence (but plenty to the contrary) that ecigarette pose any risk to user or bystander. They are also not attracting youth in any significant number (and almost all youth use is amongst existing smokers), nor is there any justification in the suggestion that seeing people use smoking alternatives in any way "denormalise" the act of smoking.
People smoke for the nicotine, but die from the tar. In fact, cigarettes also contain other addictive compounds that make them more addictive than nicotine alone. Most ecig users (vapers) find their need for nicotine reduces over time after quitting cigarettes, and they buy increasingly lower strength juices as their journey progresses, with some ultimately moving to nicotine-free liquid.
Nicotine itself is not a health hazard (it is in fact being researched as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's & other diseases affecting cognitive function). Nicotine is found in all plants in the nightshade family, including aubergines, tomatoes and potatoes. Anyone worrying that being near ecigarette vapour imposes a drug on them, it is important to remember that anyone eating a nicotine-containing vegetable will ingest far more nicotine than they would sitting near a vaper.
Research has shown that there are lower toxins in exhaled vapour than in ambient air.
It is essential to public health that article 20 of the TPD (Tobacco Products Directive) is opposed, along with all other attempts to restrict the sale or use of the product.
Recent estimates place the number of ecigarette users at just under 4 million, with a recent surge in sales since Public Health England released the statement that ecigarettes were at least 95% safer than cigarettes (in fact, there is no evidence of any harm, and 95% is actually a very conservative estimate).
Allowed to develop freely as consumer products with sensible regulations to ensure safety (such as age limits, childproof packaging and detailed ingredient lists), the product has the potential to replace smoked tobacco within a generation and save thousands of lives per year.
Despite great efforts amongst a small section of the scientific community, greatly supported by the media, that always prefers a scare story over a success story, there is no evidence (but plenty to the contrary) that ecigarette pose any risk to user or bystander. They are also not attracting youth in any significant number (and almost all youth use is amongst existing smokers), nor is there any justification in the suggestion that seeing people use smoking alternatives in any way "denormalise" the act of smoking.
People smoke for the nicotine, but die from the tar. In fact, cigarettes also contain other addictive compounds that make them more addictive than nicotine alone. Most ecig users (vapers) find their need for nicotine reduces over time after quitting cigarettes, and they buy increasingly lower strength juices as their journey progresses, with some ultimately moving to nicotine-free liquid.
Nicotine itself is not a health hazard (it is in fact being researched as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's & other diseases affecting cognitive function). Nicotine is found in all plants in the nightshade family, including aubergines, tomatoes and potatoes. Anyone worrying that being near ecigarette vapour imposes a drug on them, it is important to remember that anyone eating a nicotine-containing vegetable will ingest far more nicotine than they would sitting near a vaper.
Research has shown that there are lower toxins in exhaled vapour than in ambient air.
It is essential to public health that article 20 of the TPD (Tobacco Products Directive) is opposed, along with all other attempts to restrict the sale or use of the product.
Recent estimates place the number of ecigarette users at just under 4 million, with a recent surge in sales since Public Health England released the statement that ecigarettes were at least 95% safer than cigarettes (in fact, there is no evidence of any harm, and 95% is actually a very conservative estimate).
Allowed to develop freely as consumer products with sensible regulations to ensure safety (such as age limits, childproof packaging and detailed ingredient lists), the product has the potential to replace smoked tobacco within a generation and save thousands of lives per year.