CDC warns against vaping as mysterious "vape lung" disease spreads

[daveza]

India bans vaping but is happy with 2 million people bathing in the Ganges river every day which has raw sewage and dead bodies floating in it......

Public health risk...

 

[lkswan747]

Seems to me that the common denominator is THC oil and additives used for vaping! IMHO man made substitutes don't seem to be good for ones health. Another example is Spice (synthetic weed).
Because the chemical composition of many synthetic cannabinoid products is unknown and may change from batch to batch, these products are likely to contain substances that cause dramatically different effects than the user might expect

 

[Blackhand]

The reaction seems very knee-jerk.

One of the big failures here is there still being no regulation around e-liquids and devices. All the studies show that it’s an effective method to stop smoking and with massively reduced health risks, provided the fluid and devices are safe.

I would be disappointed to see a blanket ban over vaping as it helped myself and three other people I know quit smoking after numerous other failed attempts. I was a 40 a day smoker and after vaping for just a week, I felt so much physically better. You don’t even realize how bad smoking makes you feel.

 

[RaptorSA]

The reaction seems very knee-jerk.

One of the big failures here is there still being no regulation around e-liquids and devices. All the studies show that it’s an effective method to stop smoking and with massively reduced health risks, provided the fluid and devices are safe.

I would be disappointed to see a blanket ban over vaping as it helped myself and three other people I know quit smoking after numerous other failed attempts. I was a 40 a day smoker and after vaping for just a week, I felt so much physically better. You don’t even realize how bad smoking makes you feel.

Vaping as I type this.
Had no idea how I was going to quit after 17 years of smoking (and loving it).

Haven't had a cigarette since picking up vaping a month ago (and I wasn't even planning to quit smoking). All this banning will accomplish is what banning always accomplishes, pushing it into the underground unregulated market and making it more dangerous by not enforcing standards and practices (See AEMSA for example in the US https://www.aemsa.org/).

In fact, this entire ordeal is the perfect example of why vaping needs to be properly recognized and regulated... it seems the UK is so far the only country that really "gets it". Good on them.

 

[marco]

I will vape Jeys Fluid and then blame e-cigarettes for my illness.

 

[mister]

I will vape Jeys Fluid and then blame e-cigarettes for my illness.

You can then push for a ban of both Jeys Fluid and e-cigs!

 

[marco]

The NHS here in the UK issued a notice that users of e-cigarettes should not be alarmed by what is reported in the USA and can continue to vape. E-cigs will still be available at state hospitals.
The small percentage of users infected are concentrated in the USA where regulations are not strictly adhered to unlike the UK.

 

[John_Phoenix]

Vaping as I type this.
Had no idea how I was going to quit after 17 years of smoking (and loving it).

Haven't had a cigarette since picking up vaping a month ago (and I wasn't even planning to quit smoking).

Congrats on kicking it, me? Smoked for 18 years, then last December just decided enough, bought a Rta and a mtl (Home and travel) and haven't craved a ciggy since.

Pros:
You feel better and breathe easier
You can taste and smell the things around you again.
Your skin clears up, and you just naturally drink more water.
You don't smell like an ashtray.

Cons
Juice, coils and devices can be expensive.
Keeping your device charged is a pain sometimes.
You still have to sit in the smoking section...
Vapours' tongue is real
Good juice is hard to come by, specifically at low nic levels.

Would I go back to Smoking? No thank you. Vape or nothing.

 

[BBSA]

Walmart will stop selling e-cigarettes in the wake of vaping-related deaths

Walmart is the latest to pull back from the industry. Federal regulators said they will soon ban flavored e-cigarettes, while some nations have outlawed the products altogether, saying they pose too much of a health risk.

www.cnbc.com