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christx30

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12. As long as they only give

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 08:51 AM

Aug 2013

cancer to the user, I'm fine with it. If it's still a health hazard to people near them, they still need to be banned for use in public places, same as regular cigarettes. They don't reek like normal cigarettes do, and they don't leave a mess of butts around, and I'm glad for that. I wish more smokers used them. I wish smokers would be more responsible with their butts anyway. Put them out and throw them in the trash. I hate looking down at my bus stop and seeing those disgusting things all over the place.

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Report: e-cigarettes are ‘potentially carcinogenic’ [View all] onehandle Aug 2013 OP

hmmmm...wonder what msongs thinks of this development? ret5hd Aug 2013 #1

Looks like traditional tobacco companies are not going away without a Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #2

+1 JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #5

Agreed AZ_lurker Aug 2013 #32

That was my first thought when reading the OP...What part do the tobacco companies truth2power Aug 2013 #15

As far as I know, no study has ever shown a link between nicotine and cancer. SylviaD Aug 2013 #23

But they have with formaldehyde and cancer. pnwmom Aug 2013 #42

Sounds like Big Tobacco paid for the study meow2u3 Aug 2013 #33

My e-cig has helped me quit smoking. I'll be 1 year without a cigarette in 2 weeks. winterpark Aug 2013 #34

+1000 Tom Ripley Aug 2013 #17

^^^THIS^^^ valerief Aug 2013 #36

Not likely NCagainstMcCrony Aug 2013 #37

Superb username! KamaAina Aug 2013 #40

No, they really aren't. beevul Aug 2013 #45

The traditional companies have already entered the market with their own products. pnwmom Aug 2013 #41

Life is carcinogenic. tridim Aug 2013 #3

Lol yoloisalie Aug 2013 #4

How about here? caseymoz Aug 2013 #8

There are plenty of articles, just no PR from the companies that make them. tridim Aug 2013 #9

And you've take an overview of company literature caseymoz Aug 2013 #18

Honestly, I don't care. You read WAY too much into my post. tridim Aug 2013 #21

"Potentially carcinogenic" to whom? The smoker? Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #6

Here it is simple: caseymoz Aug 2013 #11

Does that include nicotine gums and patches? yoloisalie Aug 2013 #14

Yes, it would. caseymoz Aug 2013 #22

Blatantly untrue. The gum comes in a variety of flavors, Live and Learn Aug 2013 #28

And they still don't taste good. caseymoz Sep 2013 #63

Yep, that char-broiled steak did it! Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #30

E-cigarettes do not ALL contain nicotine. Just a fact. jtuck004 Aug 2013 #35

Wrong. In fact no e-cigarette contains nicotine. caseymoz Sep 2013 #64

$6.99. No Nicotine. No cartridge. jtuck004 Sep 2013 #67

Or maybe I know a ripoff when I hear it. caseymoz Sep 2013 #69

The information about nicotine as a carcinogen is inconclusive Turborama Aug 2013 #38

Government weasel words. caseymoz Sep 2013 #65

Despite your weasel words, your problem is that you stated this definitively above Turborama Sep 2013 #66

There's skepticism, and then there's denial. caseymoz Sep 2013 #68

I'm not worried. I live in California, where EVERYTHING is carcinogenic. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #70

That's okay with me. caseymoz Sep 2013 #71

Bacon is potentially carcinogenic, too askeptic Aug 2013 #20

Science is just another OP. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #31

Good point NCagainstMcCrony Aug 2013 #39

They found formaldehyde in the vapor of some of the e-cigs, pnwmom Aug 2013 #43

Didn't know they were presented as "harmless" Bradical79 Aug 2013 #7

well, wait. What we know for sure: tobacco products cause cancer.. mountain grammy Aug 2013 #10

As long as they only give christx30 Aug 2013 #12

These are the same idiots who said Cannabis is more toxic than cigarettes. bunnies Aug 2013 #13

Ya know...I can say is "Well, I am not surprised." MADem Aug 2013 #16

Wrong. Drahthaardogs Aug 2013 #56

Whatever gets you through the night... nt MADem Aug 2013 #58

As a toxicologist, SCIENCE gets me through the night. Drahthaardogs Aug 2013 #59

I'm an astronaut. MADem Aug 2013 #60

You source an article that in in vitro Drahthaardogs Aug 2013 #61

and on folow uo Drahthaardogs Aug 2013 #62

Horrible article, it masquarades as if it has new data Kurska Aug 2013 #19

Yeah ...like our government is "potentially" dangerous. It's just bullshit framing. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #26

old nasty stinkie ciggie CORP must be losing sales. whats the matter. not enough 3rd worlders tohook Sunlei Aug 2013 #24

Use them to quit cigs then after a few months quit the E-cigs. Keep them for emergencys. L0oniX Aug 2013 #25

More research, of course, but that's a lousy article bhikkhu Aug 2013 #27

Hold on. Very misleading article. Live and Learn Aug 2013 #29

Hmmmmmm, BillyRibs Aug 2013 #44

As opposed to tobacco cigarettes which are "highly carcinogenic"? jmowreader Aug 2013 #46

Better stick with regular cigarettes, then Spirochete Aug 2013 #47

Old study with faulty conclusions USAF Brat Aug 2013 #48

+1000 Excellent information! Live and Learn Aug 2013 #50

I'm sorry I didn't respond sooner USAF Brat Aug 2013 #54

Thank you for the link. More good info. nt Live and Learn Aug 2013 #57

"Potentially carcinogenic" is a lot better than definitely carcinogenic fujiyama Aug 2013 #49

Isnt just about everything "Potentially carcinogenic" be it exposure to the sun cstanleytech Aug 2013 #52

I've pointed out they still deliver nicotine in harmful amounts Warpy Aug 2013 #51

Here's a study showing no harmful effects on the heart: USAF Brat Aug 2013 #53

What nicotine does is cause smooth muscle to contract Warpy Aug 2013 #55