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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-03-2015 PH2 Lovejoyi I 5 SHOCKING MYTHS i P_ING- DE13[I� 1) AGENDA CORRESPONDENCE ate. - -15 itL-M# Kk_ GaAka*K 1_&J�"T ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES ®CONTAIN ANTI -Ir - EEZE � Many e- liquids do contain propylene glycol - an ingredient recognized as safe for human consumption by both the EU and the FDA. ATEW�y " " "- propylene glycol is V11ir iS W G imes used in anti - freeze, �� �,,, TO TOBACCO S�MOKII'1G i additive intended to it LESS harmful if ;ntally swallowed. People start smoking for In reality the situation is reversed: 20 different reasons. Studies smoking is a gateway to electronic show that children and cigarettes, which ex- smokers are NICOTINE CAUSES young adults are more moving on to as a form of harm influenced by their peers, reduction. CANCER parents and stress In the UK it is illegal for a retailer to levels than advertising or sell an e- cigarette to anyone under Nicotine alone is about as flavours. 18 and the US is likely to follow suit. dangerous for your body as regular caffeine. It is not the nicotine in tobacco that causes cancer, it is the tar created when tobacco and it's preservatives are burnt. This tar contains thousands of harmful chemicals including 70 known carcinogens. Because e- cigarettes do not burn tobacco there is no tar and none of the carcinogens. VAPING IS JUST AS DEADLY AS TOBACCO CIGARETTES Several studies have shown us that a -clg vapour Is free from the vast majority of the 4000 harmful chemicals found In tobacco smoke. Those that have been detected have been in 'Trace Amounts' and not at ham�ful levels. The scientific definition of 'Trace Amount' means amounts that are 'detectable' but too small to actually measure. _W_Wft,_ / _ I SECOND -HAND VAPOUR IS A THREAT TO BYSTANDERS Research published in Inhalation Toxicology, a peer - reviewed medical journal that focuses on respiratory research, compared the ^ ^��� *� ^+ concentrations present in tobacco ith e- liquid vapour... ,- 4, electronic cigarettes produce very small exposures relative to tobacco cigarettes. The study indicates no apparent risk to human health from e- cigarette emissions based on the compounds analyzed. ■ gl�