Last year the author of an EU bill which would effectively ban electronic cigarettes was forced to resign after allegedly seeking bribes from a tobacco company.The same person, former EU commissioner John Dalli, has now been accused of trying to move one hundred million dollars to the Bahama.Dalli.....
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Have you ever left ordering your vaping supplies until the last minute - then realised you will run out before your order arrives?Or wished you could try an electronic cigarette before you buy it?If you live in Swansea, your problems could be over.At our new E-Cigarette Direct Store in Neath, Swansea, you'll be able to chat about which is.....
Before the Internet... Here’s how what would have happened to e-cigs if they had been invented 30 years ago.1982:Electronic Cigarette is invented.1983:Large companies recognise the threat to tobacco and pharmaceutical industry.Anti-smoking groups funded by the pharmaceutical industry campaign against the device.1984:Tobacco industry agrees that to admit the e-cigarette is.....
Want to know what is going on in the secret underground labs at E-Cigarette Direct's headquarters? We thought we'd give you a sneak preview of some of the devices which they are working on - and which you might be vaping in a few month's time!1. The ECigPodVaping - what could be more relaxing? Well.....
By Paul BergenFor those out there curious about this new bit of research from Schripp and company on “passive vaping”, the abstract (which is all most of us ever see) is only a little misleading.Essentially the study consisted of one vaper using three different types of e-cigarettes and exhaling in a relatively small.....
By James Dunworth and Paul Bergen There has been plenty of concern about nitrosamine levels in the e-liquid in e-cigarettes, and whether it has the potential to cause harm. However, when bearing in mind the question of harm from vaping, it's important to compare the levels of any harmful substance to those of cigarettes.....
Text by Steve KryworukaThe electronic cigarette has in less than a decade become one of the most promising technologies in the field of tobacco harm reduction. From a modest beginning in the mid-2000s, e-cigarette adoption has grown to over 2.5 million users worldwide.How did the e-cigarette get.....
E-Cigarettes are a hot topic.The EU is consulting on what to do about them, and the MHRA next year will decide whether to effectively ban the devices, introduce regulation or do nothing.And both the government and tobacco policy advisors have mixed feelings about e-cigarettes.So we decided to ask several e-cigarette bloggers, presenters and campaigners what they thought would happen.We'd also.....
I've had lots of questions about diabetes and electronic cigarettes, but not being a medical professional I've always been reluctant to share my opinions.Fortunately for us, diabetes expert and author Sue Marshall kindly agreed to answer some of our questions.Sue Marshall has had Type 1 diabetes since 1972. Following a career in journalism, she set.....
Cardiology researcher Konstantinos Farsalinos is interviewed by researcher Paul Bergen on behalf of the Ashtray Blog on the motivations for his 2012 study in the latest of our series of e-cigarette interviews.Bio: Dr, Farsalinos has been practicing medicine since 1992. After six years at the Charles University in Prague, he returned to Greece.....
In case you have missed the story, a scientist has alleged that anti-ecigarette groups have been paid millions by Pfizer.These are details of just one pharmaceutical group. In the past on this blog we have exposed other.....
Updated: September 2021Since we first wrote this post, technology has moved forward a lot.If you have a quality tank or pod system, you’re far less likely to encounter a problem with flooding.However, it can and does still happen. Fortunately, it’s usually not hard to solve the issue.In this post, we’ll look at the signs of a flooded coil, what.....
Which is Right for You?The big and ongoing debate in the vaping world is whether you should use electronic cigarettes with disposable cartridges, or whether you should use electronic cigarettes which can be refilled with e-liquid.The answer is not as simple as many vapers make out, and the right electronic cigarette depends on who you are and what you are.....
Although this is a blog about vaping, I think this is an important post for both smokers quitting and for new vapers (electronic cigarette users).That's because while some vapers switch to e-cigarettes effortlessly, others struggle, and some get withdrawals symptoms (especially those using low zero nicotine e-liquid).This year, for example, I've heard two people complaining of mouth ulcers from vaping......
We have been releasing a spate of products recently, but our latest and most exciting is our move into the vrinking market with E-lager.It looks and feels just like a real can of lager, but when you hold up the can and vrink (def: to slurp vinkahol) an atomiser is activated which vaporises.....