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California health dept. head campaigns against ‘addictive’ e-cigarettes

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A top public health official at California health department on Wednesday opened campaign against ‘addictive’ electronic cigarettes, saying these slow killers are causing nicotine poisoning among children that in turn is threatening to decelerate the decades-long effort of the state to check tobacco use.

Ron Chapman, Director of the California Department of Public Health, released a report on e-cigarettes use in an attempt to express his serious reservations about their use as an alternative medium for traditional cigarettes at a time when the state legislature is debating whether to regulate these modern smoking devices under the tobacco regulations of the state.

“I am advising Californians to avoid the use of e-cigarettes and keep them away from children of all ages. E-cigarettes contain nicotine and other harmful chemicals. The nicotine present in them is equally addictive as the nicotine found in cigarettes,” Chapman said.

Meanwhile, the growing e-cigarette industry has criticized Chapman’s report, saying the heated liquid inhaled by the users is not as hazardous as the by-products of tobacco burning in regular cigarettes, pipes and cigars.

Gregory Conley, President of the American Vaping Association, said, “This report inappropriately paints this complex and crucial public health topic as a black and white issue. There is ample evidence that indicates vaping helps smokers quit and is far less hazardous than smoking.”

7.6 percent of people in the age group 18-29 in California used electronic cigarettes in 2013, which is up from 2.3 percent in 2012, according to Chapman’s report. The incidents of nicotine poisoning among children under the age of five increased shockingly from seven in 2012 to 154 in 2014, showed the report.

The health experts say owing to the fact that there are lesser research works on health effects of electronic cigarettes, their risks and benefits over traditional ones are the subject of intense debate.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working in direction of finding potential product standards in the areas of toxicity, addiction and product appeal. However, FDA’s tobacco division head has noted that modern cigarettes do not cause flooding of smoke and tar in the lungs as done by the regular cigarettes.

 

Filed Under: Lifestyle & Health Tagged With: California Department of Public Health director, California health department, electronic cigarettes, health effects of electronic cigarettes, Nicotine, Ron Chapman, Ron Chapman report on e-cigarettes, vaping

About 16 million American children are legally allowed to by e-cigarettes

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E-Cigarettes Become Increasingly Popular Amongst Smokers

About sixteen million American children can buy electronic cigarettes as the loose regulation allows them to do so legally, according to a new estimate by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

According to a CDC survey of state tobacco laws, ten states have still not banned the sale of equally injurious modern cigarettes to minors.

Dr. Brian King, a senior scientist at the CDC’s Office of Smoking and Health, said, “The aerosol that’s emitted from these products has been shown to include harmful, and potentially-harmful, ingredients.”

According to King and other public health officials, their main concern is not limited to nicotine and its adverse effects on the brain development of adolescents.

“There’s also some other ingredients that have been detected such as things like volatile organic compounds as well as ultrafine particulates, including heavy metals. And so the contention that these products emit a harmless water vapor is simply not true.” King asserted.

Experts said that the Congress must expedite the passage to a legislation that makes the sale of e-cigs stricter for children.

“Specifically, we have concerns that the proposed rule’s February 15, 2007 grandfather date for newly deemed tobacco products will impede innovation and impose unnecessary regulatory burdens on both the FDA and regulated industries,” write the House Republicans which includes bigwigs like House Speaker John Boehner, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich), House Majority Leaders Keven McCarthy (R-Calif).

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a two day public workshop this week in order to gather scientific facts and figures on e-cigarettes.

Earlier this year, the federal agency has proposed inclusion of electronic cigarettes to the list of tobacco products that it regulates. But the scope of that regulation remains a big issue for debate.

The health agency detailed the report’s findings in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).

 

Filed Under: Lifestyle & Health Tagged With: Brian King, CDC, CDC survey on E-cigarettes, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, electronic cigarettes, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

New York infant dies after accidental ingestion of liquid nicotine

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A year-old infant died in New York on Tuesday after ingesting a harmful substance often used in electronic cigarettes, the police said.

The Fort Plain, N.Y., child was found unresponsive at his home after the boy accidently ingested liquid nicotine.

According to the police, the boy was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital in Little Falls, New York, but the doctors pronounced him dead.

Calling it a “tragic accident”, the police said they are clueless from where the infant got exposed to the harmful substance and if the nicotine was associated with an e-cigarette device.

Health experts say liquid nicotine, which is commonly used in the modern form of cigarettes, can prove fatal for children even if they are exposed to doses as small as a teaspoon.

In a released statement on Friday, the American Association of Poison Control centers, said, “One teaspoon of liquid nicotine could be lethal to a child and smaller amounts can cause severe illness, often requiring trips to the emergency department. Despite the dangers these products pose to children, there are currently no standards set in place that require child-proof packaging.”

Expressing concern over the growing incidents of hospitalizations of children who are exposed to the dangerous substance, Pediatrician Dr. James Saperstone he said, “The number of poisonings has skyrocketed. Depending on what number you using it’s up 150-300 percent.”

The sale of liquid nicotine is legal in New York. The substance is sold as a supplement to e-cigarettes. Experts say the chemical is so harmful that it must be diluted before taken in use. Its concentrated liquid form can be lethal to a child if taken in the smallest quantity.

 

Filed Under: Lifestyle & Health Tagged With: electronic cigarettes, hospitalization related to nicotine, liquid nicotine, liquid nicotine death, New York liquid nicotine death, Nicotine

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