I was telling a friend about e-cigs, she has been trying to quit smoking. She was very excited about them until she talked to her Doc about them and was told that they still contain tar, and are therefore still very bad for her. Is that true. I didn't think they could contain tar since there wasn't any smoke or anything but a vapor. Is the Doc uninformed or am I
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I am no doctor or scientist but i am pretty sure there is no Tar. Its PG or VG, nicotine, and flavor.
That is the first time I've heard that. I don't know though. I would say no, but I'm not sure. It doesn't make any sense that there would be tar in vapor.
There is no tar in Ecigs that I know of.. It's funny I have talked to a couple of doctors, I think they are scared if we smoke ecigs they will have less money coming in, seriously though..
Sounds like the Doc. e-cigs don't produce tar -- it's nicotine in a PG/VG base, vaporized (turned into a mist).
Tar is, from Wikipedia: "Tar is the common name for the resinous partially combusted and healed particulate matter produced by the burning of tobacco and other plant material in the act of smoking."
Absolutely not something in an e-cig.
Tar is, from Wikipedia: "Tar is the common name for the resinous partially combusted and healed particulate matter produced by the burning of tobacco and other plant material in the act of smoking."
Absolutely not something in an e-cig.
I would change DOCTORS. Obviously he doesn't read much, probably also an ex smoker.
Well, that's one way to discover who is a bad doctor.
If they think a byproduct of combustion comes out of PV in normal use, somebody didn't do very well in their science classes.
If it were me and my doc said something that silly, they would be my ex-doc. No sense arguing with that level of displayed intelligence.
If they think a byproduct of combustion comes out of PV in normal use, somebody didn't do very well in their science classes.
If it were me and my doc said something that silly, they would be my ex-doc. No sense arguing with that level of displayed intelligence.
sounds like the Dr was afriad to admit he didnt know any information. So he made any uneducated guess.. thats really sad;(
Maybe it was a "dumbed-down" way of saying that it still leaves a residue in the lungs?
I don't think many of us would have a hard time believing that. The actual health risk, amount of residue and the body's ability to break down that residue is all still a mystery (as is if there actually is a residue).
I don't think many of us would have a hard time believing that. The actual health risk, amount of residue and the body's ability to break down that residue is all still a mystery (as is if there actually is a residue).
I like the way you phrased that. I am not convinced that e-Cigs do not pose some form of health risk.
But given the extreme amount of information out there about the risks of analogs, even choosing the lesser of two evils seems better.
The best thing would be to not put Anything in our lungs. For me, quiting analogs is a good first step.
I agree, the less unknowns you ingest, the better. I, however, have not been very successful in those pursuits; especially when it comes to cigarettes. I'll happily choose the lesser of two evils in this situation.
Tar?! Lol, this guy must be confused.
A friend of a friend is a family practice doctor, who apparently recommends e-cigs to his patients who've tried and failed with other methods. I'd guess he's done a bit more research than this fellow.
A friend of a friend is a family practice doctor, who apparently recommends e-cigs to his patients who've tried and failed with other methods. I'd guess he's done a bit more research than this fellow.
I hear you...
It was extremely difficult for me to not have a few hits off a cigar during the day when I quite cigarettes.
But even that passed. Now I'm pulling slowley back on the nicotine level and see a day when I'm just doing 0mg.
At that point it would seem that the major addiction, the nicotine would be gone and quitting vaping would be easier.
More of just quitting a psycological(sp?) addiction.
Just because someone is a doctor does not automatically mean that they know everything. Perhaps all he knew was what he read in an article somewhere. New evidence on conditions, drugs, diseases, etc. come out on a near daily basis; it can be hard to keep up with all of that information.
Sometimes docs are wrong...they're human.
I agree 101% confirmed that PG or VG liquid contain not Tar and not even 0.001%/
Maybe you can help me out. What is that Brown Gunk is see coating my atomizer wire when it hasn't been clean in 2 weeks of heavy vaping?
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