Investigating the health of e-cigarettes

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Just found an interesting news article that, though not negative in it's connotation, still it presents some of that same rhetoric, half truths and innuendos that we have heard time and time again. Here is a short quote from the full article.

There is new high-tech help for smokers trying to quit. E-cigarettes are fake cigarettes which either provide the nicotine or the smoke, supposedly without the harmful effects of traditional cigarettes. Yet, upon investigation, the products are not approved by the FDA and while they may be safe, their potential dangers lay uninvestigated.

The article then goes on to say

This e-cigarette looks like a cigarette, but it's plastic and it burns propylene glycol, which is the substance theaters use to produce mist and smog on stage. Her e-cigarette doesn't have tobacco in it. The owner of this e-cigarette claims it helps smokers quit.

Here you see yet another claim of the e-Cig being a cessation device.

To view the entire article go to Investigating the health of e-cigarettes - KVOA News 4, Tucson, Arizona -

Note: Some of the comments made by the readers are more articulate and informed than the media.