New study confirms that chemicals in electronic cigarettes pose minimal health risk

[magicmyst]

A study just released by Professor Igor Burstyn, Drexel University School of Public Health, confirms that chemicals in electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) pose no health concern for users or bystanders. This is the first definitive study of e-cigarette chemistry, and finds that there are no health concerns based on generally accepted exposure limits.

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[Robino1]

I just posted the same thing!!!

If a mod wants to delete mine....... Please do.

 

[Atx51duece]

Funny, the story is down now.....conspiracy? Lol

 

[Atx51duece]

I wanted to read this, but the link to the story not working now

 

[Robino1]

I just read it

 

[Robino1]

I just clicked on both his links and was able to bring them both up

 

[StacyInOkla]

I'm able to read the study, but not the news article.

 

[BuGlen]

Here's a link to the same press release on the CASAA site:

CASAA: New study confirms that chemicals in electronic cigarettes pose minimal health risk

 

[Fyreffect]

The more good news the better. I knew it wasn't completely safe, but this is something solid I've been waiting for to show what the risks really are.

 

[belsenj]

Very happy to see this!

 

[TyPie]

Good stuff.......thank you for posting.
I don't want to jumnp the gun with erroneous info and conclusions before reading the entire study in detail, but it appears that the good Dr. is, (although he does not appear to be too concerned about long-term effects) recommending further study and attention to the long-term exposure to PG & VG in the 'novel' amounts that vapers are exposed to them. (Please correct me if I am wrong.)

Very encouraging!

 

[BlueMoods]

Very good. I take it to say, that second hand vapor is basically harmless by the usual standards and, if vaping is harmful to anyone at all, it's to those of us that do vape and, that is very different than any harm to bystanders - it is our choice to use nicotine and, inhale rather large quantities of PG and/or VG vapor and, it's still a lot better than smoking for us.

Now if further studied bear that out, it's a live and let live situation. If it harms us at all, it's our choice and, we aren't harming anyone else as we were with our second hand smoke when we smoked (or would be if we had chosen smoking over vaping for those that never smoked.)

Pretty much what I figured anyway and, I doubt they will find any long term exposure problems given the prevalence of both PG and VG in so many other, commonly used products that have been in use for decades. Okay so we inhale more of the stuff but, I'd bet that it is easily possible to get just as much into your body one way or another without vaping. (Eating, using air fresheners and sanitizers, lotions, cosmetics, beverages, etc...)

 

[josie wales]

Very good. I take it to say, that second hand vapor is basically harmless by the usual standards and, if vaping is harmful to anyone at all, it's to those of us that do vape and, that is very different than any harm to bystanders - it is our choice to use nicotine and, inhale rather large quantities of PG and/or VG vapor and, it's still a lot better than smoking for us.

I take it to say for the person vaping also. From the article.....

"Dr. Burstyn was able to determine that the levels of contaminants e-cigarette users are exposed to are insignificant, far below levels that would pose any health risk. [/B] Additionally, there is no health risk to bystanders. Proposals to ban e-cigarettes in places where smoking is banned have been based on concern there is a potential risk to bystanders, but the study shows there is no concern".