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onehandle

(51,122 posts)
26. H20? Really?
Thu Nov 21, 2013, 03:03 PM
Nov 2013

Where does the filtering happen that removes all of nicotine ...or whatever?

Is this magic performed in the device itself? So what reaches the lungs of the smoker is nothing but water vapor?

So let's assume that the magic did it's thing. Why add anything at all? It would never reach the smoker.

Wait... Is the magic performed in the lungs of the smoker? Is 'vaping' a magical action in itself?

Oh, and there's a thing called Internet Search. Try searching for: e-cigarette drugs

The Heroin story, which you ignored, plus much more is out there...

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The makers of e-cigarettes say that the ingredients are “safe,” but inhaling a substance is not the same as swallowing it. There are questions about how safe it is to inhale some substances in the e-cigarette vapor into the lungs. E-cigarettes are not labeled with their ingredients, so the user doesn’t know what’s in them. The amounts of nicotine and other substances a person gets from each cartridge are also unclear.

A study done by the FDA found cancer-causing substances in half the e-cigarette samples tested. Other impurities were also found, including one sample with diethylene glycol, a toxic ingredient found in antifreeze.

Studies have shown that e-cigarettes can cause short-term lung changes that are much like those caused by regular cigarettes. But long-term health effects are still unclear. This is an active area of research, and the safety of these products is currently unknown.

Electronic cigarettes are designed to deliver nicotine, and nicotine is an addictive substance. This strongly suggests that e-cigarette use will lead to dependence, unless the user weans him or herself from them.

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/tobaccocancer/questionsaboutsmokingtobaccoandhealth/questions-about-smoking-tobacco-and-health-e-cigarettes

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Anything is better than sucking concentrated smoke into your lungs. Warpy Nov 2013 #1
I was able to quit both... jayfish Nov 2013 #3
what is in the hookahs? wordpix Nov 2013 #33
Flavored tobacco Warpy Nov 2013 #34
"Hey, these electronic cigarettes we're advertising don't make you smell like you've been smoking... Ian David Nov 2013 #2
Kids are always going to want to pose and posture with 'adult' vices Warpy Nov 2013 #4
I like the e-cigs with no nicotine. It's Vegetable Oil and jtuck004 Nov 2013 #5
They're great for smokers trying to quit Warpy Nov 2013 #7
While we are both on the same track here, this idea, jayfish Nov 2013 #9
Strangely Treant Nov 2013 #13
I agree..I can be distracted from vaping...but never from smoking angstlessk Nov 2013 #18
MAOI inhibitors. beevul Nov 2013 #20
Really? KamaAina Nov 2013 #31
Yup. beevul Nov 2013 #35
The nicotine in cigs is freebase - highly addictive Mosby Nov 2013 #23
I'm guessing this has something to do with it, too: Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #32
If you let kids Smoke Cigarettes ...maybe many wouldn't get into Drugs. KoKo Nov 2013 #6
Good point. Jamastiene Nov 2013 #27
Nicotine by itself is harmless..in fact research shows it might prevent old age ErikJ Nov 2013 #8
Smoke and Vapor = Airborne Poison onehandle Nov 2013 #10
Chemical laced vapor huh? jayfish Nov 2013 #11
Sponsored by, not an 'e-cig event.' onehandle Nov 2013 #12
Hilarious! jayfish Nov 2013 #15
LOL Egnever Nov 2013 #37
True, however Treant Nov 2013 #14
I'll give you that. jayfish Nov 2013 #17
I tend to follow Treant Nov 2013 #19
Wow, you better stay away from fog machines at rock concerts and halloween displays... phleshdef Nov 2013 #16
In your less than objective opinion... beevul Nov 2013 #21
The air at the event I was at was filled by particulate matter. onehandle Nov 2013 #22
Most excellent hyperbole: "Mothers don't want Heroin blown in their babies' faces." Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #24
Please Show Me An Example of This "Wide Coverage". jayfish Nov 2013 #25
H20? Really? onehandle Nov 2013 #26
Dear Diety. jayfish Nov 2013 #28
And as usual, useless links to e-cigarette industry sites. onehandle Nov 2013 #29
Presenting the exception as something other than an exception. beevul Nov 2013 #30
I don't know what was filling the air there, bitchkitty Nov 2013 #36
Funny, the only comments I have ever gotten even from nonsmokers is that smells awesome TheKentuckian Nov 2013 #38
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