E-cigarettes ‘Potentially as Harmful as Tobacco Cigarettes’

Re:E-cigarettes ‘Potentially as Harmful as Tobacco Cigarettes’ by DanBC on Monday June 12, 2017 @03:54PM (#14540511)

In the UK e-cig sellers have signed up to a voluntary code of practice where they don't sell product (e-cig devices or juice) to people who haven't ever smoked.

That agreement isn't working very well, lots of sellers will sell to people who say "I've never smoked".

It's a shame, because that's the kind of thing that could force more regulation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39523857

> The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) said 87% of shops were knowingly or unwittingly prepared to sell e-cigarettes to people who have never smoked or vaped.

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Re:E-cigarettes ‘Potentially as Harmful as Tobacco Cigarettes’ by collyw on Monday June 12, 2017 @04:27PM (#14540812)

So assuming you have never smoked and want to vape, go buy a pack of cigarettes first. Smoke one outside the vape shop. Job done.

The whole idea seems kind of pointless. If someone want to vape, let them.

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Re:E-cigarettes ‘Potentially as Harmful as Tobacco Cigarettes’ by DanBC on Monday June 12, 2017 @06:12PM (#14541537)

There's some concern that people who vape move to cigarettes.

I think there's been a little bit of research showing some young people moving to smoking from vaping.

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