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King County WA Votes to Ban E-Cigs In Public Buildings

Vapers in Washington’s King County suffered a legislative defeat on December 16. In yet another instance of misguided government regulation pertaining to e-cigs, Board of Health officials voted to ban the use of personal vaporizers anywhere that cigarette smoking is banned by the state of Washington. The controversial action reflects widespread ignorance as to the nature of personal vaporizers, commonly known as e-cigs (short for electronic cigarette). Despite the reality that PVs pose no risk to anybody but the user – and the personal risks are relatively negligible – there is widespread uncertainty amongst legislative bodies all over North America as to how to react to the growing popularity of the new technology.

Vapers, make it your business to educate owners of local eating and drinking venues about PVs, because the war against ignorant government regulation is one that will be waged for quite some time.

After a comprehensive analysis of the electronic cigarettes, researchers at Boston University School of Public Health concluded that the devices are significantly safer than traditional cigarettes. Smokeless tobacco products show promise as a smoking cessation alternative. Few chemicals in e-cigarettes raise serious health concerns and the levels of toxicity associated with the devices are no riskier than other smoking cessation products. Carcinogen levels in electronic non-tobacco cigarettes are approximately 1,000 times lower than the amount delivered in tobacco products.… Continue reading...

No Smoking Bans

No smoking signs abound – in hotel rooms, workplaces, movie theaters and restaurants. Electronic cigarette smokers can often bypass these bans since personal vaporizers are just that, vaporizers. They are not cigarettes. This, and the fact that electronic cigarettes give off no smell and no secondhand smoke, allows the smoker to enjoy a peaceful smoke anywhere he pleases.

E-Cigarettes Save Money
With cigarette prices soaring, the average pack-a-day smoker can expect to spend well over $100.00 a month on cigarettes. Consumers can purchase a high-quality electronic cigarette online for less than $40.00. The cost of additional batteries, atomizers, cartridges and e-liquids may initially add up to equal the cost of a month’s worth of cigarettes, but last the electronic smoker far longer than a mere month. Thus, the money saving potential of e-cigarettes cannot be ignored.

Consumers interested in purchasing an electronic cigarette are strongly encouraged to do their research before making a decision. While mall kiosks and gas stations frequently sell starter kits, the electronic cigarettes found in these places are often of low quality or can be purchased online at half the price. In addition, some models appeal more to heavy smokers than light smokers and vice versa.… Continue reading...

All About E-Cigarette in UK

For decades, thousands of UK residents have been smoking cigarettes, an activity that is causing about 100,000 deaths annually. This is one of the key reasons that have led to the introduction of e-cigarettes, something that is considered relatively safer than the traditional cigarettes.

There has been so much debate about cigarettes, and now with the coming in of the e-cigarette UK, it seems the whole debate is not going to end any time soon. Joining the debate has been health experts; they are sharply divided about e-cigarette UK. Quite a number of them are of the view that with e-cigarettes, the deaths caused by smoking of cigarettes annually is going to drop drastically. On the other hand, others argue that this new smoking gadget is going to glamorize smoking among the younger generation, and this could have a negative impact in the near future.

What is this e-cigarette? It is quite obvious several people do not know the gadget. It has a battery, atomizer, and a small cartridge that contains nicotine that has been suspended in a solution of propylene glycol. Additionally, some e-cigarettes have an indicator light at the end. It glows when it is inhaled and many users say it actually adds a little touch of realism. Instead of the smokers taking in toxic substances found in tobacco, e-cigarette smokers inhale vaporized nicotine. Unlike in conventional cigarettes, the effects you can get from e-cigarette are believed to be negligible.

With different stakeholders across the UK fearing that e-cigarette is really going to normalize smoking and actually increase nicotine addiction across the nation, they have suggested that the gadget be regulated like medicine. Recently, a proposal by the EU to have the e-cigarette regulated like medicine was rejected. However, e-cigarette UK will actually be licensed like medicine as early as 2016.

With the major advancement that this smoking gadget is anticipated to take, the coming few years are going to be interesting. These smoking devices are relatively new, and many studies have actually revealed very little information on their overall health impacts. The worst part is that in order to have in place the right clinical information, a very large group of e-cigarettes smokers would actually need to be followed on a daily basis for several years, something that could prove very difficult to the relevant authorities. For now, the smoking of e-cigarettes is much safer than smoking the conventional cigarettes.

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Hookah hooks the US youth to its charm

It won’t be that wrong if we remark that the youth in the US is very much prone to addictions. All the efforts that the authorities have come up with, for the purpose of keeping the adolescents and the children away from addictions have been sort of futile. In this country teenagers who are no more than children are addicts. We can’t even blame the prosperity of the country behind this phenomenon as children getting caught in addictions are a sad story all over the world. The economic state has little to do as far as the addictions are concerned. An addict some how or the other arranges for the taste of the addiction irrespective of the money factor. Addictions meet out the same ill effects whether they are bought for a hefty price or for a penny. The only possible difference is that in countries like the US people are addicts to the costlier addictions just because they can afford them and in the poorer countries and amidst the poorer sections of the society the cheaper addictions are popular. The damage these addictions do to the rich and the poor are the same. There is a growing urge among the thinkers, the world organizations, and the governments to protect the upcoming generation from the addictions.

Smoking is one of the cheapest addictions. Easily available this addiction is also very common among the people living below the poverty line for the simple fact that smoking is an appetite killer. People just fail to see how much resources get burned with a burning cigarette. In the third world countries smoking is also responsible for the stable rate of poverty. Smoking is also a status symbol for many. For many others smoking holds sex appeal. Whatever the reason smoking is an evil and it has to defeated inspite of the fact that it’s an uphill task. In countries like the US people try to inflate their egos and show off their status by smoking. That is the reason why the water pipes are gaining more and more popularity. Water pipes or hookahs as they are known as in India have a royal touch to it. They were in vogue in the ages of the kings and the princes and today they are the apt tools of show off. Only the ones who have the strength to afford these show offs taste these addictions and as such they are popular in the higher social strata and in the developed countries. Water pipes also have a myth attached to them that they are not as harmful as the cigarettes. This is as false as it can be. Be it the myth or the royal feeling attached to the hookah the US youths are finding themselves getting more and more addicted to it.

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California Couple Sues Over Exploding E-Cig – Analyzing The Implications

On the 25th March, a Californian couple were making their way to the airport, via car. Suddenly, the battery of an e cig they were recharging, using a USB plug, started to emit a pungent smell, drip, and then explode. Now, this California couple sues over exploding e-cig for an undisclosed sum, by launching proceedings for damages and trauma against VapCigs.

In contrast to other claimed incidents, this 1 appears reasonably genuine. The Press Enterprise from Southern California reports that the explosion set the seat cushion and Jennifer Ries’s dress on fire. She tried to exit the car, whilst her husband grabbed hold of her and endeavored to steer the vehicle off the road. There are a few distinctive aspects about this situation.

Firstly, care needs to be exercised whenever a lithium ion battery is recharged. Phone batteries and laptop batteries utilize this technology, however there have been recorded cases where the batteries have overheated whilst recharging, when the owners have been distracted. It is not clear whether Ries was informed about this when she bought the electronic cigarette. Her attorney is concentrating on the fact that e cigarettes are largely unregulated, to argue that the firms are behaving irresponsibly, and that an accident was inevitable.

It may be that e cig batteries undergo the same quality controls, checks and tests that laptop and phone batteries undergo. If so, VapCigs may be able to apportion blame onto the manufacturer, or argue that the failure of the technology was not due to negligence. Whichever way, firms might have to make safe battery use a priority in future.

Secondly, the picture of Ries with her attorney in the article, suggests that they might be lobbying for a level of public attention, which would allow them to force VapCigs into agreeing to a larger settlement than they otherwise would. It is improbable that Ries is embellishing the episode, and we would not wish to detract from the distress that she experienced. Nonetheless, the article implies that it was published for a purpose. That purpose might be to frighten VapCigs into raising their settlement amount.

Undoubtedly, this is educational for both customers and firms. Firms ought to detail correct usage. They need to inform customers if recharging their batteries in a hot vehicle will cause issues (that might not be true here, however it has been true previously for some people). Customers ought to carry out more research into the products they buy.… Continue reading...