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misterhighwasted

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75. LOL Thank You PeaceNikki. Oh ya, guess what else..My voice is clearer..I can sing again too!!

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Wed May 7, 2014, 08:28 PM

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e-cigs NOT a gateway to new smokers, study finds [View all] Prophet 451 May 2014 OP

This confirms what most people familiar with the issue already knew. beevul May 2014 #1

I'm sure Prophet 451 May 2014 #3

They're heeeerrrrreeeee n/t Prophet 451 May 2014 #40

Even former smokers who have been on e cigs for a few months Warpy May 2014 #51

They're a gateway to quitting smoking. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #2

Have been for me Prophet 451 May 2014 #5

Good for you! 1000words May 2014 #16

The toughest days are when I'm writing assignments Prophet 451 May 2014 #17

I love not smoking...but I don't feel like a quitter angstlessk May 2014 #27

Nevertheless, you have quit smoking, by definition. Mariana May 2014 #78

I used to be the same way! displacedtexan May 2014 #63

Yep, day 14 without lighting up for me. notadmblnd May 2014 #11

Congratulations and continued good luck (I realize it is not really luck) etherealtruth May 2014 #59

And far superior to expensive lozenges, patches and gum, made by big pharma. tridim May 2014 #58

Yep Prophet 451 May 2014 #74

The study doesn't seem to answer whether those who do morningfog May 2014 #4

Given the miniscule number who start with e-cigs Prophet 451 May 2014 #7

Not as of yet, and that is a good thing. morningfog May 2014 #13

I think it will Prophet 451 May 2014 #14

Do you expect that number to stay minuscule? jmowreader May 2014 #96

Yes, I do Prophet 451 May 2014 #97

I have no doubt that this fuels the nicotine addiction .... etherealtruth May 2014 #62

DU experts disagree 1000words May 2014 #6

I'll go with the actual study Prophet 451 May 2014 #8

you mean singular, and in air quotes... "expert" PeaceNikki May 2014 #12

haha tammywammy May 2014 #20

Well that settles it! LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #66

it's true PeaceNikki May 2014 #9

My SO is doing the same Prophet 451 May 2014 #10

Actually the cdc disagrees nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceNikki May 2014 #18

The CDC found that 76.3 percent of teens who used them were also smokers LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #19

also missing is data on how many of those converted to tobacco PeaceNikki May 2014 #21

Those are some very odd points to leave out LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #23

It was one of those wretchedly bad, cheap "studies" done by some Warpy May 2014 #54

The point is that research is not agreeing nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #26

the data on the link you provided is not related to gateway effect in any way, shape, fashion or for PeaceNikki May 2014 #28

No, I think your point was that the research had been negative, LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #29

Whatever, I gave you link and all nadinbrzezinski May 2014 #31

e cigs have helped at least 10 people including me demtenjeep May 2014 #56

the problem is the few people fighting against e-cigs PeaceNikki May 2014 #67

exactly demtenjeep May 2014 #81

But but.. zappaman May 2014 #88

haha demtenjeep May 2014 #90

congrats, btw!! be proud! PeaceNikki May 2014 #91

I am demtenjeep May 2014 #92

I remember when you posted that you were going to try it LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #99

Of course we tried to tell them but that didn't stop the FDA from setting regulations before misterhighwasted May 2014 #22

And ASH is an anti-smoking org Prophet 451 May 2014 #24

regulations are not set krawhitham May 2014 #25

Here's hoping they take the British study into consideration then. misterhighwasted May 2014 #30

Doesn't surprise me Prophet 451 May 2014 #44

That doesn't explain new teen users. Also, the refillable kinds can produce more carcinogens. pnwmom May 2014 #32

That's because there AREN'T ANY Prophet 451 May 2014 #34

But we know studies have shown that's not true in the US. And part of the problem pnwmom May 2014 #37

No, it's not Prophet 451 May 2014 #39

Here. This is about American teens, not teens in England. pnwmom May 2014 #46

the last four paragraphs are interesting PeaceNikki May 2014 #48

And then there is this. pnwmom May 2014 #49

OK, but that's a story with theories, not a study. PeaceNikki May 2014 #55

It's a gateway if you get addicted to nicotine. Even worse if you don't realize pnwmom May 2014 #65

you don't understand at all. the customer is choosing nicotine level. PeaceNikki May 2014 #68

You don't understand at all. The teen "customer" is often a kid who shares pnwmom May 2014 #69

They will never stop looking for that "gotcha" moment. Hard to admit they were wrong misterhighwasted May 2014 #41

Cognitive dissonance is powerful stuff Prophet 451 May 2014 #47

"heats with such intencity' It is a fricking battery...how much intencity can a battery produce? angstlessk May 2014 #36

Link to the people who have died from formaldehyde poisoning LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #52

I hope you aren't holding your breath! zappaman May 2014 #89

No, as a matter of fact I'm inhaling cinnamon vapor LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #93

How many congressional hearings until we decided cigarettes were dangerous? angstlessk May 2014 #33

Less money in it Prophet 451 May 2014 #35

Agree...it is the tobacco lobby angstlessk May 2014 #38

exactly. well said. PeaceNikki May 2014 #42

I'm gradually going down Prophet 451 May 2014 #43

I went from 18 to 11 pretty easily. PeaceNikki May 2014 #45

My SO is on the 0% ones Prophet 451 May 2014 #50

yes thats how I had to do it also. I smoked tobacco for 40, YES 40 years of my life. misterhighwasted May 2014 #70

congrats to you! be proud and sing it from the mountaintop! PeaceNikki May 2014 #71

Beautifully stated. Bravo to you for hitting the nail on the head. misterhighwasted May 2014 #73

Bravo! Prophet 451 May 2014 #76

congrats to you! be proud and sing it from the mountaintop! PeaceNikki May 2014 #79

"huffing flavored steam" That's beautiful. misterhighwasted May 2014 #82

people in the higher levels of the tobacco companies energumen May 2014 #94

True. ecigs have evolved due in part to the remarkably creative minds of their misterhighwasted May 2014 #57

sing it. PeaceNikki May 2014 #60

LOL Thank You PeaceNikki. Oh ya, guess what else..My voice is clearer..I can sing again too!! misterhighwasted May 2014 #75

congrats!! be proud! PeaceNikki May 2014 #77

I support indie vape shops for the same reason I support indie book stores Prophet 451 May 2014 #64

I wish eCigs were around when I started. tridim May 2014 #53

I don't know if I would have done Prophet 451 May 2014 #61

My story exactly. Yes it took a few tries & failures misterhighwasted May 2014 #72

It took a few tries to find a decent tobacco flavour Prophet 451 May 2014 #80

Interesting. I refused to vape any fruity flavor in the beginning. Only tobacco flavor juices, misterhighwasted May 2014 #85

That's something I love Prophet 451 May 2014 #87

I quit smoking with my vape pen. Fuck the tobacco companies. Autumn May 2014 #83

They have been for me Prophet 451 May 2014 #84

I tried the disposables, they didn't work. I bought my e cig and 3 bottles of juice Autumn May 2014 #86

I went from 36mgs to 0mgs in seven months Oilwellian May 2014 #95

Wow, that's incredible Prophet 451 May 2014 #98