Tell Young People the Truth: E-Cigarettes and Vaping Flavors Help People Quit Smoking (Alternet)

[Prophet 451]

114. To take those in order

Yes, ecigs are a nicotine delivery system and should not be thought of as harmless. While they're a lot less harmful than cigarettes, nicotine alone is not harmless and has various nasty effects on teh body.

I'll take your word for it on nicotine addiction, I haven't seen any studies on it.

Marketing: This is a complicated one. There needs to be some marketing in order for current smokers to be able to find them and take advantage of them. But marketing needs to be carefully considered so it doesn't attract people who aren't current smokers (although research says that the people who take up vaping without having smoked barely exists). Maybe you could put ads on the cigarette packs? Where there's the big picture of blackened lungs or whatever, put an ad above it for e-cigs?

The problem with making them listed as medical devices is that, in a country where you still have to pay for doctor's visits, that could make them too expensive to be useful. Here (UK), the NHS is looking into adding them to their smoking cessation aids which means that your doctor prescribes it and you get a generic ecig and some generic juice (in one of three or four flavours) for free so I have no objection to them going on prescription here (although I'd like to still be able to buy my tasty juices).

Finally, I'm sorry for your experiencves with your ex. That's less about being a smoker and more about being a jerk though.