Safer to Puff, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation as a Menace

Re:Safer to Puff, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation ... by Symbiote on Thursday November 03, 2016 @02:06PM (#12866386)

If it helps, the UK's NHS says

"E-cigarettes are not risk free, but based on current evidence they carry a fraction of the risk of cigarettes. Public Health England’s independent review of the latest evidence found that using an e-cigarette (known as ‘vaping’) is around 95% safer than smoking."

and

"If you are a smoker, the best thing you can do is stop smoking now and e-cigarettes can help people to quit."

https://www.nhs.uk/smokefree/help-and-advice/e-cigarettes

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Re:Safer to Puff, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation ... by agumonkey on Thursday November 03, 2016 @02:44PM (#12866752)

I did research the subject quite a lot, for what an non health pro or student can find, including NHS reports. The issue is that opinions evolve. Some high grade doctors were publicly against, then suddenly change, but with a bit of marketing agenda behind.

I wanted to cross check with ecigs "nerd" communities, who are fine grained in their approach of products and spend time discussing issues and qualities of liquids, and devices (combustion properties control matters).

I'm still looking for data about vaporizers (be it water + nicotine, or even THC).

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