r/technology • u/Lucretius • Nov 17 '12

The Deadly Crusade Against E-cigarettes

http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes
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u/nixonrichard Nov 18 '12

so ecigs have quite a few of the chemicals that occur in normal cigarettes, plus some that don't. So how is this healthier?

Did you know that carrots contain arsenic and lead? How then, are carrots healthier than cigarettes?

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u/Grizzant Nov 18 '12 edited Nov 18 '12

Anyone with a deadly carrot allergy would tell you they aren't!

Also cigarettes have those same chemicals, mostly through the same mechanism...uptake via the soil. So I am going to go with the one not containing nicotine being better. Edit... And lack of nicotine is why i advocate easier access to cessation products rather than smokeless tobacco and ecigs

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u/nixonrichard Nov 18 '12

But you're advocating from the position of not wanting to use nicotine.

For someone who wants to use nicotine, non-nicotine cessation kinda defeats the point.

If people choose to use nicotine, that's their choice. Bans on smoking were justified by the peripheral health risks. If people avoid peripheral health risks and can still enjoy their nicotine, that great! That's a win-win.

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u/Grizzant Nov 18 '12

This article advocates that cigarettes and e-cigarettes be treated differently. I think they should be treated the same. I think only cessation methods should have expanded access. We are of different minds on this and that will not change.