Article about e-cigarettes in the Metro newspaper

[jSquared]

Hi all,

Just thought I'd share this article:

Electronic cigarettes 'help nine out of ten smokers quit tobacco completely' | Metro News

It was published in the Metro newspaper yesterday, 12 April 2013. For those of you who may not be familiar with the Metro, it is a free tabloid newspaper which is distributed on public transport services in various parts of the UK. It has a particularly large readership here in London.

The main reason that it caught my attention was that after a slew of negative and inflammatory articles about e-smoking in the British media, this one is actually, on the whole, quite positive. Granted, it's not particularly well-written or researched - the Metro is known for its bit-size (and, for the most part, non-political) articles which are designed to be read on the morning commute.

I didn't actually pick up a copy of the Metro on my way to work yesterday, and, when I got to my building, there was a group of 5-6 guys standing outside the main entrance puffing away on disposable E-Lites they'd obviously just bought from one of the kiosks in the Wharf. Good for them! Their sudden interest seemed a bit strange, but, when Mrs jSquared sent me a text about the article later that morning, it all made sense!

JJ

 

[Boiler]

Great headline!

 

[djsvapour]

This article has prompted lots of discussion on other forums.

I can only express my disappointment that people are making move to the nearest E-Lites vendor, as these are the most expensive product on the market in the UK and people actually believe they are buying 40 cigarettes-worth for their £3.99 cartomiser.

When the UK government works out how to tax e-cigarettes (if they aren't effectively banned over 4mg/ml) then I think the vaping community that doesn't use look-a-like e-cigarettes will wish these "claims" never existed. I don't want to pay the same tax as 40 cigarettes. Why should I? these cartomisers DO NOT contain 40 cigarettes-worth of nicotine....not unless you smoke the lightest cigarette available.

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