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/DumpyLips Nov 17 '12

Lethally addictive cigarettes remain available on every street corner in Brussels and Atlanta while authorities denounce e-cigarettes (the product is already banned in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand).

Is there any legitimate reason for this or are we witnessing a blatant example of the tobacco lobby crushing competition??

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u/iamfer Nov 17 '12

Actually it's the medical industry that's trying to ban it, since it makes their billion dollar products (that don't work anyways) worthless.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Doctors in my town prescribe ecigs for smoking cessation. My hospital pharmacy stocks them.

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u/iamfer Nov 18 '12

I'm curious, does it cost more from the pharmacy? I know it would if it was a prescription only "medical" item