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Three years ago, Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),warned that "many kids are starting out with e-cigarettes and then going on to smoke conventional cigarettes." That fear is one of the main justifications for the CDC's hostility toward vaping and the Food and Drug Administration's onerous new e-cigarette regulations, which are expected to cripple the industry. Yet there is no evidence that Frieden's claim is true and considerable evidence that it's not, especially since smoking rates among teenagers have fallen to record lows even as more and more of them experiment with vaping....

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Following last month’s high-profile Royal College of Physicians’ report encouraging smokers to consider e-cigarettes as a less harmful alternative, we asked Dr Andy McEwen, executive director of the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training, to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about the devices.1. Are e-cigarettes safer than smoking?Dr McEwen: Yes. Experts think that e-cigarettes are, based on what we know so far, much safer than cigarettes. Smoking is associated with a number of very serious health risks to both the smoker and to others around them. So switching from tobacco to e-cigarettes substantially reduces a major...

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E Juice, E Liquid, vaping saves lives -

Dr. Derek Yach may be one of the most active anti-smoking advocates on the planet. He is a former professor of global health at Yale. In addition, he developed the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control a model that is now in effect in almost 180 countries.Dr. Derek Yach may be one of the most active anti-smoking advocates on the planet. He is a former professor of global health at Yale. In addition, he developed the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control a model that is now in effect in almost 180 countries. He is well...

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E Juice, E Liquid -

You’re thinking of making the switch from regular cigarettes to e-cigs but need to know the e liquid ingredients. And more importantly, is e liquid bad for you? Don’t worry, we had a ton of questions before we started vaping as well. We put together this e liquid ingredients guide that hopefully helps to answer your e-liquid questions. And it might help you wean off of tobacco and other harmful carcinogens! It’s time to learn more, so let’s break down e liquid ingredients:e liquid ingredientsWhat Are E Liquid Ingredients?So we know e-cigs don’t have actual tobacco or the other harmful...

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healthy alternative, less harmful, Zen Vape Edmonton -

An expert independent evidence review published today by Public Health England (PHE) concludes that e-cigarettes are significantly less harmful to health than tobacco and have the potential to help smokers quit smoking.Key findings of the review include:the current best estimate is that e-cigarettes are around 95% less harmful than smokingnearly half the population (44.8%) don’t realise e-cigarettes are much less harmful than smokingthere is no evidence so far that e-cigarettes are acting as a route into smoking for children or non-smokersThe review, commissioned by PHE and led by Professor Ann McNeill (King’s College London) and Professor Peter Hajek (Queen Mary...

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