Vape On

I vape.

I love it.

The media has been out to get the users of vaporizers, e-cigs, electronic cigarettes, death sticks, etc., etc. Almost none of what they (anti-vaporizer/e-cig people) are saying is true, although we do look like futuristic bounty hunters. Take this article from Huffington Post. I tore my eyes out reading it.

1. E-cigarettes contain toxic chemicals. 
• False. E-juice contains propylene glycol,  vegetable glycerin, flavoring, and nicotine (optional). The juices come in a varying degrees of mixtures and flavors. All of these are FDA approved food-grade items.  
2. Kids and teens can buy them. 
• Kids can by cigarettes, which are even worse for you. Kids can by alcohol. When I was a kid I would buy highly flammable liquids to burn things with. This is a stupid point. 
3. Marketing to children. 
• Have you ever heard of Prime Times? They're flavored cigarettes, with flavors like cinnamon, wild berry, vanilla, etc.  You can make this argument with anything, what it comes down to is people like good flavors, regardless of age.
4. Lack of laws and regulation.
• This is the only valid point the entire article makes. They're right, it isn't regulated, yet. I'm all for regulation, and the community has done a wonderful job regulating itself. Recently there was a study that caused a scare. People testing cinnamon flavoring found dangerous levels of cytotoxins in it. MtBakerVapor.com, the store I buy from, pulled the cinnamon flavored juices off the market until smarter people showed how testers did the study wrong (using concentrates, not using a vaporized form, etc.).
5. E-cigarettes can be used in many places where smoking is banned.
• It comes down to secondhand on this, and it's almost irrelevant. Weber State has it posted on most of the buildings now, and I'm sure other places will soon. Besides, wouldn't you rather smell a wonderful aroma rather than burning tobacco? 
6. People think e-cigarettes can help them quit smoking.
• Not only do people think this, but are proving it true every day. I've never smoked a cigarette, so I can't tell you my remarkable quitting story, but if you look you can find hundreds, if not thousands of people who have quit thanks to vaporizers. 
7. E-cigarettes aren't taxed like traditional tobacco products.
• There's no "sin" tax, yet. I don't think there should be one either. Why tax something that helps more than harms? (Shameless plug for marijuana legalization)
8. Despite unknown health consequences, e-cigarettes are poised to make inroads with a new generation of young people.
• Absolutely. This is far better than the cigarettes, which past generations have dealt with. This is a wonderful technology that will help countless amounts of people.

There has been no research about the long-term effects, but the vaping community will welcome it, rather than hide it and cause harm to generations. The second studies show that it's harmful I'll be done with it and so will many others. It's just too good to demonize, as many people who have quit smoking by vaping can tell you. 

There ya have it. I love vaping, it's helped (and is still helping) me with some of the problems I face, on top of making me look like I'm from the future (although I use a Provari, not an e-cig). Feel free to ask questions and I'll answer them to the best of my ability.