'I thought my e-cigarette was a miracle. Turns out, I was smoking the equivalent of 40-a-day'

The Telegraph ^ | Aug 27, 2014 | Rachael Lloyd

[DannyTN]

When Rachael Lloyd took up vaping, she thought she'd stumbled across a miracle alternative to smoking. Little did she know, her e-cigarette wasn't quite as guilt-free as she'd assumed - as the World Health Organisation is now starting to realise

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Two days later I scurried to my doctor for a second opinion. She asked exactly how much vapour I was consuming per hour. “Up to forty inhalations an hour on a particularly stressful day,” I admitted. According to her, I was inhaling the equivalent of 40 fags a day – at least in terms of nicotine. There was no doubt about it, I was a vape addict.

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[Dead Corpse]

I’m with you guys... Let’s outlaw tomatoes the same way we outlawed hemp...

[Dead Corpse]

Don't confuse anyone with facts. It's for the Children! ^TM

[Durus]

It’s a stimulant that is about as poisonous as caffeine.

[Dead Corpse]

Someone MIGHT drink too much water and die of hyponatremia.

Outlaw water...

[stremba]

My father is 79 years old and has smoked at least 2 packs a day since he was 20. Surprisingly enough , he has developed lung problems within the last few years. He was unable to quit smoking, but recently started vaping instead. He has felt better for the past several months since giving up smoking. I know that this is just one case, not a scientific study, but it sure does seem sensible that it would be better for one's health to inhale nicotine instead of nicotine plus tars, carbon monoxide and a whole host of other poisonous chemicals. Sure, e-cigs aren't totally safe, but they seem better than the traditional cigarettes that they are meant to replace.

[jjw]

according to webmd, nicotine does not cause cancer, but it does nicotine promotes the growth of existing cancer cells. So as long as you don’t have any of those you’re probably alright.

http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20060720/nicotine-speeds-lung-cancer

oh yeah, and it also raises your blood pressure — so if you don’t have that either i’m sure you’ll be fine.

[WayneS]

READ THE DIRECTIONS!

Idiot.

[WayneS]

;-)

[WayneS]

How much nicotine is in the average fag anyway?

[Boogieman]

“nicotine in its purest form will kill on contact I hear”

Yes, it will. Kill insects, that is.

[WayneS]

What about Tomacco, the tomato-tobacco hybrid?

[DeakonSmith]

Nicotine is found in many nightshade variety plants including tobacco (its strongest naturally occurring concentration), tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, cauliflower, and medium to hot peppers. Just saying.

[meadsjn]

Nicotine is no more harmful than the caffeine in coffee or soft drinks.

The terror surrounding e-cigs is the drastic decrease of tax monies going into the communist tax coffers. That's the real terror, and the only reason for all these high-drama articles.

If tobacco taxes stopped completely, every state in the USA would be bankrupt within one month, even those with healthy budgets now.

[WayneS]

“They” told her it was perfectly safe.

[TigersEye]

Over 70+ posts and still waiting for you to point out those health dangers.

[1rudeboy]

In before the e-cig vendors, addicts, smokers, pot heads and libertarians show up to call me a nanny-stater for daring to post an article pointing out the health dangers.

Dude. You posted this thread.

[TurboZamboni]

Nicotiana: Plant used to make Ebola drug
http://www.punchng.com/news/nicotiana-plant-used-to-make-ebola-drug-zmapp/

Tobacco may help to save Ebola victims
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/08/13/tobacco-may-help-to-save-ebola-victims/

and drinking too much water can kill you.

[Nepeta]

Nicotine is an addictive chemical. Is this news to anyone?

At least e-cigs don't have all the grunge from burning vegetation.

[Dead Corpse]

Didn’t Troy McClure do a segment on that?

[WayneS]

Yes, I believe he did.