According to Tobacco Harm Reduction Organization, there is no evidence that nicotine causes cancer.  Read full article “All About Nicotine (And Addiction)” at — http://www.tobaccoharmreduction.org/faq/nicotine.htm

Study shows more productive workers when allowed to use E-Cigs.  Read the full article at:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8671106.htm

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Article from CASAA showing results of a study on 3587 people who switched to E-Cigs.

Etter JF, Bullen C. Electronic cigarette : users profile, utilization, satisfaction and perceived efficacy. Addiction 2011 DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03505.x.

“Findings. There were 3587 participants (70% former tobacco smokers, 61% men, mean age 41 years). The median duration of electronic cigarette use was 3 months, users drew 120 puffs/day and used 5 refills/day. Almost all (97%) used e-cigarettes containing nicotine. Daily users spent $33 per month on these products. Most (96%) said the e-cigarette helped them quit smoking or reduce their smoking (92%). Reasons for using the e-cigarette included the perception it was less toxic than tobacco (84%), to deal with craving for tobacco (79%) and withdrawal symptoms (67%), to quit smoking or avoid relapsing (77%), because it was cheaper than smoking (57%) and to deal with situations where smoking was prohibited (39%). Most ex-smokers (79%) feared they might relapse to smoking if they stopped using the e-cigarette. Users of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes reported better relief of withdrawal and a greater effect on smoking cessation than those using non-nicotine e-cigarettes.

Conclusions. E-cigarettes were used much as people would use nicotine replacement medications: by former smokers to avoid relapse or as an aid to cut down or quit smoking. Further research should evaluate the safety and efficacy of e-cigarettes for administration of nicotine and other substances, and for quitting and relapse prevention.”

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03505.x/abstract

On July 16, 2011, The Consumer Advocates for Smoke free Alternatives Association has asked the Ohio County Board of Health to remove wording pertaining to E-Cigs from a proposed smoking regulation.  The regulation has the following wording:

“SMOKING” means inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco or plant product intended for inhalation, in nay manner or in any form. “Smoking” also includes the use of an e-cigarette which creates a vapor, in any manner or in any form, or the use of any oral smoking device.

See the letter at:  http://www.casaa.org/news/article.asp?articleID=182&l=a&p