I am not totally sure what to make of this switch yet..... Feeling the heat on their bad stewardship of $75 million public dollars to keep people smoking?
From their facebook page yesterday....
"Yes! The research and studies have all signs pointing to e-cigarettes being less harmful than traditional cigarettes.
Traditional cigarettes are burned, or are “combustible”. That means tar, carbon monoxide, and other chemicals associated with burning are inhaled. These are highly toxic to the body. There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are poisonous. (http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/whats-in-a-cigarette.html). We have never seen traditional cigarettes produce a positive health effect on our bodies, which is why traditional cigarettes are the #1 cause of preventable death in the US and quitting is the quickest path to achieving optimal health (http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fast_facts/).
Switching completely from traditional cigarettes to only e-cigarettes, a person will inhale fewer toxic chemicals to get the same dose of nicotine. And we think that’s a really good thing! Many of you have commented how much better you feel already from switching from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes. Of course you do - you’re not inhaling 7,000 chemicals in your body!
All of this is good news. And to many of you, it’s old news. Those in the cessation treatment profession would agree, quitting traditional tobacco is a process. It is a personal journey that people pursue differently and use different quitting methods. (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes-prevention/risk/tobacco/withdrawal-fact-sheet).
So yes, studies suggest e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes, but that doesn’t make them “safe”. "
From their facebook page yesterday....
"Yes! The research and studies have all signs pointing to e-cigarettes being less harmful than traditional cigarettes.
Traditional cigarettes are burned, or are “combustible”. That means tar, carbon monoxide, and other chemicals associated with burning are inhaled. These are highly toxic to the body. There are approximately 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, they create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are poisonous. (http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/facts-figures/whats-in-a-cigarette.html). We have never seen traditional cigarettes produce a positive health effect on our bodies, which is why traditional cigarettes are the #1 cause of preventable death in the US and quitting is the quickest path to achieving optimal health (http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fast_facts/).
Switching completely from traditional cigarettes to only e-cigarettes, a person will inhale fewer toxic chemicals to get the same dose of nicotine. And we think that’s a really good thing! Many of you have commented how much better you feel already from switching from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes. Of course you do - you’re not inhaling 7,000 chemicals in your body!
All of this is good news. And to many of you, it’s old news. Those in the cessation treatment profession would agree, quitting traditional tobacco is a process. It is a personal journey that people pursue differently and use different quitting methods. (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes-prevention/risk/tobacco/withdrawal-fact-sheet).
So yes, studies suggest e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes, but that doesn’t make them “safe”. "
