Supporters of the e-cigarette see it as a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes. After all, it produces no smoke and uses rechargeable batteries. It's even promoted as a new way to get around public smoking bans. But this nicotine delivery device is not safe. Groups like the American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids have called for its removal from the market.
Joel Dunnington, M.D., professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Diagnostic Radiology, and Rob Watkins, a puppet from Too Cool to Smoke: with The Kids on the Block, chime in on the growing debate.
Puppet appears courtesy of The Kids on the Block, Inc., Columbia, Maryland, www.kotb.com.
If you are in the Houston area, request a visit from Rob. Too Cool to Smoke: with The Kids on the Block puppet show is a free tobacco awareness program for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.
So what do YOU think? Let us know your take on the e-cigarette controversy.
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Joel Dunnington, M.D., professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Diagnostic Radiology, and Rob Watkins, a puppet from Too Cool to Smoke: with The Kids on the Block, chime in on the growing debate.
Puppet appears courtesy of The Kids on the Block, Inc., Columbia, Maryland, www.kotb.com.
If you are in the Houston area, request a visit from Rob. Too Cool to Smoke: with The Kids on the Block puppet show is a free tobacco awareness program for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.
So what do YOU think? Let us know your take on the e-cigarette controversy.
Resources
Become a fan of Too Cool to Smoke on Facebook
Visit our website to learn more about smoking and tobacco, including how to quit.
Update 7/22/2009:
The FDA has reported that e-cigarettes contain toxic chemicals and carcinogens. Laboratory tests of two leading brands found that they contained diethylene glycol, an ingredient found in antifreeze and known to be toxic to humans. Read the press release to find out more.
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm173222.htm