The latest and greatest technology to be discovered is the electronic cigarette. I have focused on the brand of E-Cigarette. The E-Cigarette looks like a traditional cigarette but it is in fact better than such for what's inside this revolutionary product. The body of this product consists of a cartridge, an atomization chamber, a smart chip controller and lithium battery. On the tip of the device is an operating mode indicator that lights up when you inhale it; simulating the burn of a traditional tobacco cigarette.
The most amazing part of this product is the atomization chamber, I believe. This is where all the magic happens. This chamber is responsible for ceating the vapor like smoke, simulating a real cigarette. "This vapor is a result from the heating up or atomizing of the liquid inside the cartridge." Giving the smoker the full efect of smoking the traditional cigarette without the harsh carinogens and without second hand irration.
Starting the E-Cigarette there is no more:
- Standing Outside
- Lost Productivity
- Cigarette Butts
- Tar
- Carbon Monoxide
- Ashtrays
- Offensive Smoke
- Second-hand Smoke
- Smoker Breath
However, On September 9th, of this year, The FDA claimed that all electronic cigarettes are classified as "new drugs" because of this specific language:
"Any product that bears labeling claims that it helps stop or reduce the cigarette urge, helps stop or reduce smoking, or similar claims is a smoking deterrent drug product."
The Electronic Cigarette Association was also alerted of the FDA's new policy and was notified of the new application process. These new products were required to file an investigational new drug application, which mandates manufacturers to provide data on animal testing and even human clinical trials. Each manufacturer was given fifteen days to notify the FDA in writing with their plan of actions.
http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/09/fda-warns-e-cig-makers-on-stop-smoking-claims/?iref=allsearch
So with the FDA's conclusion on these "new drugs" does that make these products safer for the public and for others. Should it be qualified for the limits of the smoking bans? I do believe it is a safer cigarette for smokers for avoiding the tar emissions into our lungs. However, the cost for a starter kit is almost ridiculous.
What do you think?
My family has asked me to try E-Cigarettes and I checked into it and thought the cost was a bit high. Thats my excuse not to quit smoking. I think the FDA should keep their hands off the E-cigarettes.
ReplyDeleteI think I can understand why the FDA says that about these E-cigarettes. I also think they should have other more important things to worry about! For example, all the food and things going into our bodies that are found to have bad things in the like salmonella and E Coli. I think they are spending too much time regulating things that should not be regulated and not enough time regulating things that are harming us.
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