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Vaping deaths: Are e-cigarettes really safer than smoking tobacco? A complete guide to the facts

Vaping has been heralded as a healthier alternative to smoking cigarettes, but what do you need to know about the risks attached? In the US an outbreak of vaping-related illnesses has been linked to 12 deaths and 805 cases of lung injury [...] But in the UK, no vaping-related deaths have been confirmed and health officials continue to endorse e-cigarettes as an effective way to quit smoking. Governments around the world are divided about vaping. Thirty-nine countries have banned the sale of e-cigarettes or nicotine liquids, according to the 2018 Global State of Tobacco Harm Reduction report.

2019-10-03
independent.co.uk

CIGARETTES ARE OUT, VAPING IS IN

Smoking cigarettes has a well documented history of causing health problems, such as lung cancer, and respiratory diseases. But there isn’t the same level of knowledge about vaping, and recent news about illnesses and deaths have raised concerns about the health effects of vaping. “These products will likely be at least 95 per cent less hazardous [than cigarettes] just based on what we know,” said David Sweanor, a Canadian lawyer and professor at the University of Ottawa who focuses on public health. “Cigarettes are just so incredibly deadly,” he added.

2019-10-03
charlatan.ca

Washington to become the fourth state to ban flavored e-cigarettes as US vaping death toll surges to 15

Washington will become the fourth state to ban flavored vaping products amid the slew of mysterious lung illnesses that have sickened hundreds across the country. Governor Jay Inslee signed an executive order on Friday asking the state's Board of Health to issue the emergency rule at its next meeting, scheduled for October 9. The ban, slated to last four months, will apply to products containing nicotine as well as THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

2019-10-03
dailymail.co.uk

Vape Bans and Lung Disease: Picking Through the Feds’ Framing

The feds have been publicly finessing their approach to vaping, amid national outcries over both an outbreak of lung disease and the impact of bans of vape flavors on former smokers. But what do their words indicate in practice? The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data on the outbreak of lung disease popularly associated with “vaping” indicate that 77 percent of over 800 reported cases⁠ [...] involve patients who used unregulated cannabis-derived products. Just 16 percent of the patients reported using only nicotine-containing products.

2019-10-03
filtermag.org

Turkey to ban e-cigarettes, says health minister

Turkey is preparing to ban the use of e-cigarettes and stop them from entering the country, Health Minister Faruk Koca said. Koca said that ministry was currently working on the legal regulation for the ban and it would soon be brought to parliament, independent news site Diken reported on Tuesday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is a fierce opponent of smoking, has labelled e-cigarettes as products as “bizarre” and addictive. In September, he said the ministry and customs officials were working to ban the entrance of e-cigarettes into the country.

2019-10-03
ahvalnews.com

Police Crack Down on Vaping, Surfacing Stockpiles of Illicit Cartridges

The tip came to Minnesota police officers in July via a confidential informant: In a suburb in Anoka County, the informant said, a man had been quietly selling thousands of vaping cartridges laced with marijuana from his home. When authorities entered the man’s condominium last week, they found a staggeringly large stash of vaping cartridges, believed to be one of the biggest busts in the country. [...]

2019-10-03
nytimes.com

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