Ridiculous article in the Guardian.

GobblyNob

Watch out, e-cigarette smokers – you're inhaling the unknown

Not only are these products not tested and regulated like proper medications – they are being targeted at the young:eek::eek::eek:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/apr/03/e-cigarette-smokers-inhaling-unknown


I didn't think the Guardian would print ****e like this.

VAPE ON BRETHREN

richardw001

what about one of the research articles that it references

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057987

what is the general thought on this ?

richardw001

richardw001 wrote: »

what about one of the research articles that it references

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057987

what is the general thought on this ?

Actually in case I worry anyone unduly - with a little more digging I found this

http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.ie/2013/04/new-study-sounds-alarm-about-metals.html

platinums

richardw001 wrote: »

what about one of the research articles that it references

http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0057987

what is the general thought on this ?

Good article very detailed and science-ey. When these newspapers are making assumptions they should really compare apple to apples and not Oranges.

I would compare that cheap looking carto to some of the Chinese made cheap cigarettes, the fakes essentially. Stuffed with everything and have been found to contain trace feces and toxic filler material.

If you buy a decent Vape setup you are less likely to be at risk, my opinion anyway.
PG is used in fog machines for years and no one has died.
If you put something in your lungs for sure its going to have an affect, Vaping at least wont have a carcinogenic risk. I do feel slightly out of breath in the evening (im chain vaping) but that is in no where near the levels or lasting effect of tobacco. Vaping is still a plus.

Its a calculated risk for vapers I'm sure,less toxic chemicals. I'm converting lots of people from the dreaded weed. Its the next logical step in smoking. ( before we go Bionic and have have nano machines

StickyIcky

Bionic me up and add a nano vaporizer to the back of my throat :-P

zenno

Looks like the large pharmaceutical company heads are not happy with this and would rather you take their Drugs in tablet form, or patch form, they are losing monies.

There's a drug competition going on, and big pharma, 'major glorified drug dealers' want you to take their drugs so they will have spin-doctors to plant nothing but false bad news about the E-Cigarette. The demon isn't the nicotine...it's the pharmaceutical industry's.

mrplop

They know what's in analogues - and they're not moaning about them.
A$$holes.

Mr. Chrome

Yeah, cause their getting plenty of tax dollars from fags!
Heartless bastards