I saw the article on the “new” electronic cigarettes [Five Spot, Feb. 5, City Weekly], and as a public-health junkie, I feel it my obligation to warn against recommending these to your readers. E-cigarettes have not been approved by the FDA for tobacco cessation—meaning they have not under gone testing or safety protocols and may have unintended side effects. A safer, FDA approved way to quit is the nicotine inhaler. Nicotine in an inhaler is used to help you stop smoking. It is used for up to six months as part of a stopsmoking program.
This program may include counseling, education, specific behavior change techniques or support groups. With the inhaler, nicotine is inhaled through the mouth and is absorbed in the mouth and throat, but not in the lungs. Eight to 10 puffs on the inhaler provide about the same amount of nicotine as one puff on an average cigarette. This nicotine takes the place of the nicotine that you would otherwise get from smoking.
In this way, the withdrawal effects of not smoking are less severe. Then, as your body adjusts to not smoking, the use of the nicotine inhaler is decreased gradually over several weeks. Finally, use is stopped altogether.
The goal is cessation. 888-567-TRUTH and UtahQuitNet.com are both free resources to help tobacco users kick tobacco to the curb.
David Neville
Holladay
The FDA should not have a say in this product for the sher fact that the Electronic Cigarette Product is not intended to "Treat" or "Cure" any disease there for does NOT fall under the juristic of the FDA. For the same reason that the FDA cannot control products like Coke or Pepsi. All of the ingredients of most Electronic Cigarettes have been individually tested and proven SAFE for human consumption. I truly feel people need to do more research before jumping to such extreme conclusions. The reason why People like the idea of the E-cigarette is because it "Looks" and "Feels" like a cigarette, so it tricks the mind into thinking they are getting the same thing. I have been doing some research and found some incredible information at a site called electriccigworld.com . My recommendation is to do the research and come to your own conclusion.
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