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In reply to the discussion: CDC: Number of teens hooked on e-cigs might be greatly underestimated because many teens don't know [View all]Glitterati
(3,182 posts)90. The only one who says this
is a proven anti smoking campaigner, in a PRESS RELEASE, without a single study to prove their allegations.
And our AntiECigarette Crusaders on DU.
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CDC: Number of teens hooked on e-cigs might be greatly underestimated because many teens don't know [View all]
pnwmom
Mar 2014
OP
So? Many states allow them to be sold to teens. Have you checked into whether your state does?
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#6
Well that's crazy. I was unaware that any states still allowed e-cigarette sales to minors.
Gravitycollapse
Mar 2014
#43
Ohio passed a law where you have to be 18 (HB 144) DeWine is just a tool like many here
krawhitham
Mar 2014
#130
The same letter was also signed by the Democratic Attorney General of MA, Martha Coakley.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#137
Ohio is not 1st state to ban sales to minors, please educate yourself & stop spreading faslehoods
krawhitham
Mar 2014
#150
Thanks. Google is the friend who offered up the article I posted. It was the first article listed.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#151
And your point is what? Big Tobacco knows. The FDA knows. NICOTINE IS ADDICTIVE.
Hekate
Mar 2014
#23
Yes you can. But if you read the article you'll see many teens are unaware of the nicotine content
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#12
Yeah, here is a thread about it...People are pretty cavalier about the elephant in the corner
pipoman
Mar 2014
#18
These vape stores are popping up on every streetcorner in this campus town.
redstatebluegirl
Mar 2014
#13
I'd say a lot of e-cig use by teenagers are kids that have already started smoking real
brewens
Mar 2014
#16
If you read the article, you'll see that many of these kids don't smoke regular cigarettes
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#19
They are buying and sharing these things they call "hookah pens" or "vape pens,"
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#88
Imagine all those potential smokers that will never try a cigarette because of these devices.
Jesus Malverde
Mar 2014
#31
Unlike prescription nicotine patches, no electronic cigarettes have been approved for therapeutic..
Tikki
Mar 2014
#169
They need to age restrict them and that's it. They also come with ZERO nicotine.
Autumn
Mar 2014
#33
It depends on what e cig you buy, with mine I buy the 3 oz bottle of juice and fill it
Autumn
Mar 2014
#42
The FACT is that these things are unregulated in most states, and sold to minors.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#48
40 State Attorney Generals have petitioned the FDA to restrict the use by minors.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#58
Re-read the post. There's a link from Think Progress. You can't deny that the 40 attorney generals
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#62
I will list them as soon as you can site me a single report showing the opposite --
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#74
I have proved that there are no Federal regulations restricting the sale of e-cigs to minors.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#85
Read the OP. There are no regulations requiring labeling, so the labeling is inconsistent.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#187
Big Tobacco is already moving in on the e-cig market. That's the future for them.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#38
The leap in logic was made by Big Tobacco, starting with Lorillard and Philip Morris.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#108
Then they should be thrilled when the FDA finally bans the sale to minors. Good news!
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#122
They're selling e-cigs right now to minors, but you keep on displaying your ignorance. n/t
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#126
Are you saying that nicotine isn't bad for people? Are you equating nicotine addiction
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#52
The article in the OP says that, because of the marketing, and the lack of labeling requirements,
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#83
Wake up, Glitterati! Big Tobacco is taking over the e-cig market, starting with Phillip Morris.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#50
you are calling many DU'ers "trolls" while providing nothing but ludicrous anecdotal evidence.
KittyWampus
Mar 2014
#61
KittyWampus, the person I was responding to just accused people like me of being trolls.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#63
Lorillard already took over an existing e-cig company, and Philip Morris is offering
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#164
Lorillard taking over one existing e-cig company, and Philip Morris offering trials...
beevul
Mar 2014
#165
When companies of that size move into a market, they're in the process of taking it over.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#166
Big Tobacco has been expert at getting young people to try their nicotine products.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#171
Big Tobacco is laughing at people like you who think they give a shit how you take it
CBGLuthier
Mar 2014
#100
Big tobacco doesn't care what's in it, as long as they can addict people to it.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#113
Better that they not get duped into being hooked on nicotine in the first place.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#140
So, we can at least agree that the pens should be labeled if they contain nicotine?
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#142
I agree. E-cigs should not be "about the children." So let's agree on a Federal ban
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#153
The e-cig manufacturers themselves insisted they be classified as tobacco products, so blame them.
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#163
I'm pretty sure nicotine is already regulated that way in most states isn't it?
phleshdef
Mar 2014
#167
That is not true. They are not the same at all and a simple internet search
Live and Learn
Mar 2014
#179
There you are! The same person who argued this point last week -- apparently it doesn't
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#181
You are still living in the dark ages. You haven't even moved up to the 1960's, (or earlier)
pnwmom
Mar 2014
#186
Get real. They weren't used for hookah here first and those were called bongs.
Live and Learn
Mar 2014
#188