By now, many people interested in e-cigarettes have come across atleast one of these brands: Electronic Cigarette 123, Cloud 9, Whitecloud and Njoy.

One airline, Ryanair, which mainly operates in Europe, not only permits their use on flights, but also sells them to passengers. Some “no smoking” restaurants in the United States are permitting their use, say advocates for the product.

“Two years ago, no one had ever heard of these things,” says Matt Salmon, president of the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) in Washington. “Today, there is an estimate there are 300,000 users, but I think it’s in excess of that,” says Mr. Salmon, an antismoking advocate and former congressman.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, during 2000-2004, “An estimated 443,000 persons in the United States died prematurely each year from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. During 2001-2004, the average annual smoking-attributable health-care expenditures nationwide were approximately $96 billion. When combined with productivity losses of $97 billion, the total economic burden of smoking is approximately $193 billion per year.”
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The FDA is trying their best to tell everyone that electronic cigarettes are bad for you. Their logic is laughable as the ‘culprit’ they point to is diethylene glycol, an ingredient used in antifreeze. It is also used in toothpaste, tobacco and quite a few everyday products. The real problem is that the FDA and the tobacco industry are mad that they aren’t getting their cut. As always..its all about money.

By Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan

At a time when the government is ostensibly trying to cut health costs, why is it trying to ban something that might help people quit smoking tobacco, perhaps the most devastating health problem in the U.S.?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a press conference late last month to scare Americans about the so-called “e-cigarette” — claiming it was loaded with harmful “toxins” and “carcinogens.” The agency was implicitly saying: Stay away from these newfangled, untested cigarette substitutes — better to stick with the real ones, the ones that we are more familiar with, the ones that cause over 450,000 deaths annually in the U.S.
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