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E-Cigarette Usage Surges In the U.S. June 10 2015
A woman exhales vapour from an e-cigarette in Blackburn, northern England March 19, 2015. REUTERS/Phil Noble/Files By Jilian Mincer | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Significantly more Americans are using electronic-cigarettes and other vaporizing devices than a year ago, but most of those consumers are also smoking conventional cigarettes, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The findings support evidence that smokers are using both traditional tobacco products and e-cigarettes to deliver...E-Cigarettes Can Save Lives, Taxpayer Dollars June 01 2015
Saturday May 30, 2015 10:00 AM | Matthew Glans | www.humanevents.com Many elected officials are trying to undermine these efforts by treating e-cigarettes the same as traditional cigarettes even though they are completely different products. Banning the use of e-cigarettes in private establishments, in addition to excessive regulation and taxation of these products, is a shortsighted decision that ignores the benefits of e-cigarettes as a nicotine replacement. In a new...Governor of Hawaii Bans E-Cigarettes Everywhere In The State Where Smoking is Banned May 01 2015
NEWS Hawaii Governor to Ban Electronic Cigarettes By Piyush Jain | April 25, 2015 | Clapway.com Along with raising the smoking age to 21, the Governor of Hawaii is also planning to sign a bill that will ban electronic cigarettes in the state. There have been some protests about the age limit increase, saying that an adult is age 18, there’s no reason to change it to 21. Electronic Cigarette BanGovernor David Ige...Scientific Study on E-Cigarette Flavoring and the Cessation of Smoking April 28 2015
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2013, 10(12), 7272-7282; doi:10.3390/ijerph10127272 Abstract Background: A major characteristic of the electronic cigarette (EC) market is the availability of a large number of different flavours. This has been criticised by the public health authorities, some of whom believe that diverse flavours will attract young users and that ECs are a gateway to smoking. At the same time, several reports in the news media mention that...The Wall Street Journal Covers Cloud Chasing Competitions in Big D April 23 2015
Using e-cigarettes, contestants vie to create the biggest ‘clouds’; sponsors, cash prizes By :TRIPP MICKLE, The Wall Street Journal, Updated April 22, 2015 4:43 p.m. ET PLANO, Texas—Just outside the town where Doc Holliday got in a major gunfight, Elijah Seybold and Nathan Waller stood back-to-back in silence. A small crowd gathered nearby as an MC yelled, “One! Two! Three!…Pull!” Then, Mr. Seybold and Mr. Waller pulled out copper-colored,...Who Really Owns Your E-Cigarette (Infographic) April 23 2015
04/23/2015, Purplebox Vapours This is a great infographic put together by our friends across the pond at Purplebox Vapours http://purplebox.ie/ illustrating the market share of Big Tobacco in the e-cig and vapor business. (Click here for full size file download)Nicotine use, Mental Health, Harm Reduction & Electronic Cigarettes April 10 2015
The Harm Reduction Coalition Hosts a Free Training on Nicotine Addiction and Electronic Cigarettes Register Now One of the most overlooked and under-treated addiction is to nicotine. Yet, cigarette smoking kills more Americans than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs and fires combined. People with co-occurring disorders have high rates of smoking and according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness; smoking kills about 200,000 people with a psychiatric...M.O.V.E. Formed: Medical Organizations Supporting Vaping and Electronic Cigarettes April 08 2015
CALL FOR DOCTORS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND SCIENTISTS IN SUPPORT OF ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES. As physicians and health professionals we see everyday patients who are severely affected by tobacco smoking, many of whom will eventually die or have their health severely affected despite our help and advice. Tobacco smoking remains the most serious public health issue in the world. People smoke for the nicotine but die from the chemicals produced when...E-Cigarettes Poised to Save Medicaid Billions April 02 2015
State Budget Solutions | by J. Scott Moody | March 31, 2015Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) have only been around since 2006, yet their potential to dramatically reduce the damaging health impacts of traditional cigarettes has garnered significant attention and credibility. Numerous scientific studies show that e-cigs not only reduce the harm from smoking, but can also be a part of the successful path to smoking cessation. The term "e-cig" is misleading...WSJ Reports E-Cigarette Makers Face Rise of Counterfeit February 21 2015
PHOTO: REUTERSBy PETER EVANS, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Feb. 20, 2015 9:09 a.m. ETLONDON—Liberty Flights Ltd., a British maker of electronic cigarettes, is facing a problem more associated with handbags than with nicotine vaporizers: counterfeiting.Imitation versions of the company’s products—which allow users, known as “vapers,” to heat nicotine-laced liquid for a tobacco-free hit—have started appearing in several markets around the world. The cloned e-cigarettes use cheaper materials and are sold at...Vape 'Em If You Got 'Em: Jails Sell E-Cigarettes to Inmates February 20 2015
CINCINNATI — Feb 17, 2015, 12:30 PM ET By LISA CORNWELL Associated Press E-cigarettes keep popping up for sale at county jails around the country even as some government officials, schools and health experts urge tighter control over the devices, especially in public buildings. Electronic cigarettes, growing in popularity since their U.S. introduction about a decade ago, are showing up at jails in more than a dozen states, including...New Evidence Shows Vaping Nicotine Is Less Addictive Than Smoking It February 13 2015
9 Feb 2015 — By Gary Cox , ECF / www.vaping.com Opponents of vaping have been fond of saying that e-cigarettes are just as addictive as combustible smokes, because they contain addictive nicotine. They have never seemed to feel the need to produce any evidence for this supposition. Nicotine is nicotine, right? And nicotine is addictive, right? Enough said. End of story. Wrong? It is becoming increasingly clear, indeed, now beyond...2015 Vapor Legislation, and What You Can Do About It January 05 2015
By the middle of next week, 19 states will have begun their 2015 legislative sessions. By the end of January, all but 6 states will be in session. We’d like to take this opportunity to prepare you for what is shaping up to be a very, very busy year for Tobacco Harm Reduction advocates. STATES: Taxes Child Resistant Packaging Labeling Requirements Restrictions on Sales to Minors Online Sales Restrictions/Bans...Vapor Market Consolidation December 30 2014
Dec 29, 2014 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- WHITEFISH, MT / ACCESSWIRE / December 29, 2014 / The electronic cigarette - also known as e-cig - industry has grown from virtually nil to over $1.7 billion in annual sales over the past five years. According to Wells Fargo, the relatively new industry is set to reach over $10 billion in annual sales by 2017 driven by increasing affordability and personalization, which...Success rates with nicotine personal vaporizers: a prospective 6-month pilot study of smokers not intending to quit November 10 2014
Electronic cigarettes (e-Cigs) are an attractive long-term alternative nicotine source to conventional cigarettes. Although they may assist smokers to remain abstinent during their quit attempt, studies using first-generation e-Cigs report low success rates.Second-generation devices (personal vaporisers - PVs) may result in much higher quit rates, but their efficacy and safety in smoking cessation and/or reduction in clinical trials is unreported. Method: We conducted a prospective proof-of-concept study monitoring modifications in smoking...National Review Online: Vaping for Tax Freedom October 29 2014
E-cigarettes have exposed the fraud of public-health advocates. By Grover Norquist & Paul Blair For years, people claiming to be public-health advocates have pushed for higher tobacco taxes. They argued that if you were to increase taxes on tobacco, consumers would be forced to kick their unhealthy habits and quit smoking cigarettes. And if you continued to increase prices, you could continue to accomplish the same results over and over again. In fact,...
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