E-cigarettes less harmfui than conventional cigarettes

摘要

The Publisher's Letter on E-cigarettes concerns me. The argument that because cigarette companies want to get into that market means it is BAD is irrational. Should big business get to make E-cigarettes, you would expect regulation unlike the status quo (where the fluid supplied may not even contain nicotine). Ten (10) current E-cigarettes would have to be smoked in a confined area to create the same nicotine level in passive smokers that one (1) normal cigarette does. There is no toluene or heavy tars that contribute to pulmonary disease. However, heavy metals are released, much the same as from a soldering station. This needs regulating.