November 20th, 2014
From: University Herald
New research suggests that e-cigarettes could offer smokers a realistic way to kick their tobacco smoking addiction.
Researchers at KU Leuven found that e-cigarettes successfully reduced cravings for tobacco cigarettes, with only minimal side effects.
E-cigs were developed as a less harmful alternative to tobacco cigarettes. They contain 100 to 1,000 times less toxic substances and emulate the experience of smoking a tobacco cigarette.
“By comparison: of all the smokers who quit using nothing but willpower, only 3 to 5 percent remain smoke-free for 6 to 12 months after quitting,” researcher Frank Baeyens said in a statement.
November 13th, 2014
From: Nicotine & Tobacco Research
One of the most important innovations in people’s tobacco smoking habits is the introduction of “electronic cigarettes,” perhaps better described as Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS). Nicotine & Tobacco Research began receiving papers on these alternatives to conventional cigarettes in 2011. Slowly the number of papers we have received has grown as the interest, both among smokers and the companies that manufacture the devices have grown. As will be clear from one or two of the papers in this list, the first devices probably delivered a minimal dose of nicotine. However, with improved technology, the vapour delivered by the more recent devices is now similar to that derived from a conventional cigarette. Thus, the use of ENDS as potential aids for cessation and the controversy associated with the relative free availability of the devices for people who are existing smokers or who are habitual smokers of conventional cigarettes has become a significant public health issue.
November 7th, 2014
From: Physicians News
Regular use of electronic cigarettes may help users of traditional cigarettes kick the habit. The tobacco habit, that is.
According to a new study from the Center for Survey Research, smokers who used electronic cigarettes every day for one month (intensive users) were six times more likely to stop smoking combustable cigarettes, as compared to smokers who had never used e-cigs.
“This study provides strong support for the potential harm-reducing value of electronic cigarettes, which allow smokers to get the nicotine they want without exposing themselves to the 4,000 toxic chemicals in tobacco cigarettes,” said lead author Lois Biener, PhD, University of Massachusetts.
October 30th, 2014
Fr0m: HoustonPress
By Susan Du
Cloud blowers, flavor connoisseurs, smokeless e-cig puffers, surreptitious stoners, cancer patients trying to quit cigarettes — Houston’s e-cigarette and vape consumers as are diverse as the products created in the local DIY market. It’s a market that’s been allowed to frankenstein and modify new contraptions for vaporizing countless blends of liquid nicotine and flavored juices to the point that no two sonic screwdrivers meeting up at a bar have to be alike.
But with the FDA proposing to crack down, mom and pop vendors are holding their breath to see if regulation will stomp out innovation.
October 23rd, 2014
From: The Epoch Tines
By Jerry Nelson | JourneyAmerica
While government studies show that e-cigarette sales are, at the least, leveling off, some physicians are pointing to the dangers of using the devices because of chemicals contained in the generated vapor which is inhaled.
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E-Cigarette Sales Down
A recent U.S. government study shows that the number of American adults who have used electronic cigarettes may be leveling out. Although the number of users increased from 3 percent to 8 percent between 2010 and 2012, there was no perceptible change in 2013 according to the study performed by the Centers for Disease Control.
