Comments on: Fact Vs. Fiction: Clearing the Air on Vaping.

By: DJ Osiris

DJ Osiris — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 07:19:54 +0000

A very good read. Keep informing and teaching the public that vapes are not the demon they are made to be by many media sources and so-called scientists who already biased against it or have found a way to profit from it by publishing false information.

I was a smoker for 24 years. I started when I was 13. The first time I tried to quit, I stayed smoke free for 3 years. Chantix (which I consider to be very harmful) is what I used the first time to quit. It was effective, the first time. I fell off the wagon when I deployed to Iraq. When I tried to quit again using Chantix, it was ineffective. What helped me quit the second time??? VAPING! I have been smoke free for almost 2 years now, thanks to vaping.

I still vape to this day. I don’t stink like cigarettes anymore, I feel healthier, and I don’t wake up anymore coughing my lungs up. It is a life-saver. I know many others with similar stories. A ban on vaping will only aide the tobacco industry and keep people addicted to cigarettes.

By: Murray B

Murray B — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:09:11 +0000

Great article except for the first sentence. Vaping is not “smoking” because the thermal vaporizers do not burn anything. Vaping fluids are not tobacco products even when some of them do contain nicotine because many plants other than tobacco contain the drug. USP nicotine is the same regardless of its source. Virtually all vaping juice is composed primarily of glycerin and propylene glycol. Both of those are common food additives which are generally regarded as safe and available in bulk at low cost. Nicotine has been studied for a long time and is considered to be about as harmful to consume as caffeine.

Most young people know the facts about vaping but many older folks see it as just another form of smoking. Some old people want to ban it along with modern haircuts, popular music, low worn pants, piercings, and tattoos.

Not minding their own business is the worst habit of all and no good will come from stigmatizing vapers for vaping. They are not smokers and they are not using tobacco products.