Debra recently left a comment on our suggest a blog post competition suggesting a post on how e-cigs can help people with emphysema. We asked her if she would contribute, and she has very kindly answered our questions about how she got emphysema, the devastating effects it has had and how she feels e-cigs have helped. Tell us a bit about your background:
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Ask most vapers about the history of e-cigarettes, and they'll tell you it began in China, not much more than ten years ago. So let's start there...Like most men in China, Hon Lik was a smoker. He’d get through two or three packs per day, but he knew that one day, it could kill him.Then disaster struck.Hon’s father –.....
If you're like me, when you first heard of the electronic cigarette you immediately wondered what was wrong with it. In fact, it was a fortunate comment left by a researcher, now a good friend, in the very very early days of this blog which reassured me (and lead to our Interviews with Scientists series).I think I have learnt a.....
Nicotine causes cancer.That's just one of the misconceptions that surrounds nicotine. In fact, while not healthy in an absolute sense, nicotine is nothing like as bad as nicotine plus the tar, toxins and carcinogens that are in cigarette smoke. And in this post we aim to clear up some of the misconceptions.1. Does Nicotine Cause Cancer?Many.....
Updated August 2022Smoking is one of the worst things you can do for your health. According to the NHS, smoking kills around 78,000 people a year in the UK alone and is the cause of over 50 diseases and health issues including:heart diseasemany types of canceremphysemaimpotenceIt goes without saying that you should never take up smoking. However, while the.....
Quotes on SmokingFletcher Knebel1. Smoking is the leading cause of statistics.Smoking is the leading cause of statistics - Fletcher KnebelClick Here to TweetWinston Churchill to the Wahabbi king of Saudi Arabia2. My rule of life prescribed as absolutely sacred.....
Updated: August 2022Pick up any e-liquid bottle and you’ll typically see letters VG:PG. The VG refers to vegetable glycerine, one of the key ingredients used in almost every e-liquid. In this article we’ll cover what vegetable glycerine is, how it is different from propylene glycol and other frequently asked questions.ContentsWhat is vegetable glycerine?Why is it used in e-liquid?
Introductory note: This is a controversial interview. I thought hard before publishing comments about e-cig industry groups, not wanting to make enemies, but a form of censorship in an interview I had requested would be unfair. I also think is truth in what David Goerlitz says about what he says about some e-cig users, but.....
One thing we have noticed is that we don't seem to need electronic cigarettes in the same way we used to need cigarettes.I have also seen discussions on forums speculating that it is not just nicotine that causes the addiction in cigarettes. I'm not a scientist, but it did lead me to wonder whether electronic cigarettes were less addictive than.....
I think one of the faults of this blog is that I don't link out enough. Which is a shame because there are some super bloggers out there providing great information on e-cigs - and the search engines don't always do a great job of sifting them out from all the rubbish.....
By Paul Bergen of tobaccoharmreduction.orgThis really has nothing to do with vaping at all but it is amusing.Vaping has come in at a time when the ways of using tobacco and/or nicotine don't exhibit quite the imagination when compared to days of yore.Nowadays the choices are:inhalingchewingand a little.....
Updated: April 2022Feeling lonely and strange when you vape? Don’t be! There are now around 40 million vapers worldwide. That includes many famous faces who have been spotted with e-cigarettes.From A-list actors to singers and sports stars, vaping is becoming so popular among celebs that some have even launched their own vaping brands!Here are a few of the A-listers you.....
Slowly but surely, vaper discussion is growing in Facebook, on walls, groups, pages - and even in the enemy camp!And if you want to look for friendly facebook discussion, support or advice on vaping, here are six eleven twelve places to get started. 1. CASAARun by users and proffessionals, including doctors, CASAA does sterling work to.....
These shocking ads will repel, disgust, intrigue, confuse - and possibly even arouse!But the most shocking information is not an advert, but a little known fact ignored by the makers of these ads. Read on to find out what it is - and find out what smoker's/ex-smokers reactions are to these adverts.Sexual/Erotic Anti-Smoking Adverts
Read More of the article 'The 37 Most Shocking Anti-Smoking Ads Ever - But Do They Work?'
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Update: This blog post was written five years. Research such as this suggest some of these fears over eliquid are not valid, although of course vapers should continue to ensure eliquid is kept out of reach of children.One vaper, contributing to a discussion on an e-cigarette forum, recently speculated on the lethal nature of the e-juice he was carrying.A little.....
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