Don’t let Big Tobacco hook a new generation on nicotine with alluring ads for e-cigarettes

Wash Post ^ | April 16, '14 | Robert McCartney

[sheana]

My granddaughter, who will be a freshman next year, and I had a talk last week. She was telling me about all the ‘stoners’ at her school. This is an upper middle class junior high. Haven’t heard anything anywhere about this epidemic, except from her.

[Teacher317]

Moronic. A pack-a-day smoker spends $5/day ($13 in NYC), $150/month, $1800/year. An e-cig smoker spends $30 about 4 times a year for the cig itself, and about $8 per bottle of oil, which lasts for about a week or so... (4 x 30) + (8 x 52)... that’s $120 + $416 = $536 per year, instead of $1800 per year. Why on earth would any “big evil corporation” work to cut their revenues by 2/3?

[Teacher317]

Would Vaping pot be approved then...seems like its the only smokeable product hedonists like.

Vaping oils that contain THC (the active ingredient in marijuana) are already being made.

[mrsmith]

The liberals assume that Soylent Green made from smokers will have to be sold at a loss by the government because it won’t taste as good.

I, however, figure it will get a premium price for it’s nicotine content.

[waxer1]

I have not had a cigarette since October. Vaping has really helped me. I have tried patches gum you name it without success, but vaping has. I can even vape in the office. I am tapering my nicotine content. I was at 18 now I am down to 12.

[ExCTCitizen]

The FDA - Federal Drugged Agency. Another agency that needs to be disbanded. The FDA should go into the Department of Commerce.

[ExCTCitizen]

LOL. That’s true.

[Uriah_lost]

Way to go! Sadly, i get a lot of resistance from my colleagues because they only listen to the drug reps and medical establishment types