Controversy
While
the impetus behind e-cigarette (electronic cigarette) use, stems from a
desire to help people stop smoking, it seems that the electronic
cigarette controversy stems from the fact that electronic cigarettes
are not approved or monitored by any governing body or regulatory
agencies, specifically the FDA. Currently, the FDA has no control over
electronic cigarettes.
The makers of e-cigarettes claim inhaling nicotine vapor minus the
tobacco is a sincere effort to provide an alternative to smoking.
Electronic cigarettes may have unknown side effects but none of the
possible side effects are severe enough to motivate any regulatory
agency to do any major studies on this issue. No one knows for sure.
Allegedly, the ingredients, water, propylene glycol, liquid nicotine,
and a tobacco scent, have been tested for toxicity and no adverse
effects have been documented to date.
Federal regulators and antismoking groups are taking steps to snuff out
electronic cigarettes, the smokeless nicotine product embraced by a
growing number of people trying to kick the habit or avoid bans on
smoking in public.
The American Lung Association, along with the American Cancer Society,
Cancer Action Network, the American Heart Association and the Campaign
for Tobacco-Free Kids, recently called for e-cigarettes to be removed
from the market. The groups say e-cigarettes have yet to be proven safe
and that kids may be attracted to the products, some of which come in
flavors like chocolate and strawberry.
Reality
Electronic cigarettes have an electronic battery, a cartridge comprised
of an atomization chamber and a smart chip controller. The
atomizer/cartridge (cartomizer) contains the nicotine. Electronic
cigarettes are able to reproduce the flavor and physical sensation of
smoking regular tobacco cigarettes. However it should be made clear
that no tobacco is present in electronic cigarettes.
E-cigs (electronic cigarettes) may offer a great option for smokers
concerned about the long-term health effects of smoking chemical laden
tobacco. Most smokers want to quit, but viable alternatives that really
work are hard to find. You might think that given the burden on
healthcare spending, and the individual health consequences associated
with cigarettes, that someone would launch a study to put the
e-cigarette (ecig) controversy to rest. If electronic cigarettes can
improve health by satisfying the craving for nicotine that most smokers
experience, then making them readily available would be nothing short
of a God send.
Kate Rogers, state director for the American Cancer Society says,
"There is no strong evidence that shows they improve a person's chances
of quitting," but consumers who have used e-cigs, contend that
electronic cigarettes definitely help cut back or quit smoking
altogether. Given the fact that tobacco contains a multitude of
chemicals other than tobacco, electronic cigarettes are a great
alternative for most consumers who have lost trust in any organization
enmeshed in big business.
Fears over electronic cigarettes
Judge OKs imports of e-cigarettes, blasts FDA
Judge: e-cigarettes not subject to FDA oversight as drug delivery device
NJ Government Official Proclaims Real Cigarettes Are Safer Than Electronic Cigarettes
Electronic Cigarette Clinical Trial "END-IT"
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