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http://www.vox.com/2014/12/16/7402053/health-myths-2014
They have 7 mostly factual things then this turd:
8) The benefits of e-cigarettes outweigh the harms
(Thomas Coex / AFP)
This year, more people — particularly teens — used e-cigarettes than at any other time in the past. Part of the popularity of these devices has to do with the mistaken notion that they are somehow safe and fine for your health.
Medical researchers, however, are worried about risks related to using these products, particularly the toxicity of the vapors they produce. Or, they worry that — despite the growing popularity of e-cigarettes — we don't yet have enough data to know how truly harmful they may be.
The World Health Organization has called e-cigarettes safety "illusive", since the ingredients they contain are not always disclosed and there is not "adequate data on emissions." When it comes to helping people quit smoking, they also say the science is not conclusive.
The US Centers for Disease Control takes a similar stance: that there is not enough evidence to understand the health impact of vaping. They warn of the potential for nicotine addiction,poisoning, and call for more robust regulation.
The e-cigs industry, meanwhile, contends they're safe and helpful for getting people to quit real cigarettes, and some former smokers swear by these devices.
Maybe we'll get more evidence and learn that e-cigarettes are much safer than worried researchers could have anticipated, and that industry advocates and vapers are right. But for now, we need to square that future promise with the fact that some e-cigarettes haveexploded in people's faces, and ingestion of the liquid within them has led to poisonings and even deaths.
Related reading: How e-cigarette companies are quietly winning the war on regulation, The most alarming study on e-cigarettes yet, Everything you need to know about e-cigarettes.
They have 7 mostly factual things then this turd:
8) The benefits of e-cigarettes outweigh the harms
(Thomas Coex / AFP)
This year, more people — particularly teens — used e-cigarettes than at any other time in the past. Part of the popularity of these devices has to do with the mistaken notion that they are somehow safe and fine for your health.
Medical researchers, however, are worried about risks related to using these products, particularly the toxicity of the vapors they produce. Or, they worry that — despite the growing popularity of e-cigarettes — we don't yet have enough data to know how truly harmful they may be.
The World Health Organization has called e-cigarettes safety "illusive", since the ingredients they contain are not always disclosed and there is not "adequate data on emissions." When it comes to helping people quit smoking, they also say the science is not conclusive.
The US Centers for Disease Control takes a similar stance: that there is not enough evidence to understand the health impact of vaping. They warn of the potential for nicotine addiction,poisoning, and call for more robust regulation.
The e-cigs industry, meanwhile, contends they're safe and helpful for getting people to quit real cigarettes, and some former smokers swear by these devices.
Maybe we'll get more evidence and learn that e-cigarettes are much safer than worried researchers could have anticipated, and that industry advocates and vapers are right. But for now, we need to square that future promise with the fact that some e-cigarettes haveexploded in people's faces, and ingestion of the liquid within them has led to poisonings and even deaths.
Related reading: How e-cigarette companies are quietly winning the war on regulation, The most alarming study on e-cigarettes yet, Everything you need to know about e-cigarettes.