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Britain may crack down on e-cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes - that contain nicotine-infused water which is inhaled as a vapour - face a crackdown in Britain after the health minister said some were...
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E-Cigs Becoming Cool? Trendy? ... Profitable?

E-Cigs Becoming Cool? Trendy? ... Profitable? | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
I don't know who Jodie Marsh is, but the video below says she is a model, so does that make her glamorous?
Whether the answer is yes or no, she certainly knows her stuff on e-cigs, by crikey!
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The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: Anti-Smoking Advocate Uses Bogus Research to Deny Overwhelming Scientific Evidence on Electronic Cigarettes

Anti-Smoking Advocate Uses Bogus Research to Deny Overwhelming Scientific Evidence on Electronic Cigarettes http://t.co/F3OZtzOZ2z
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions ...and poor amendments

The road to hell is paved with good intentions ...and poor amendments | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
It has to be asked... Is Linda McAvan MEP, European Parliament rapporteur for the Tobacco Products Directive, in an unholy alliance with the tobacco industry? At the European Parliament hearing on ...
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E-cigarettes blow fog into ban on DC Metro - The Japan Times

E-cigarettes blow fog into ban on DC Metro - The Japan Times | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
E-cigarettes blow fog into ban on DC Metro
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In 2010, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II ruled that the state's smoking ban does not apply to electronic cigarettes. On the other hand, the D.C.
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Why Most Information Supporting E-Cigs Doesn't Count As Evidence ...

Why Most Information Supporting E-Cigs Doesn't Count As Evidence ... | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
Electronic cigarettes were constantly in the spotlight and one major issue kept coming up. Joel Nitzkin is Chair of the Tobacco Control Task Force for the American Association of Public Health Physicians.
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FDA tobacco chief says health community grappling with idea that some products are less risky

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Changes in the marketplace have forced the public health community to wrestle with the idea that some tobacco products may pose less of a health risk than others, the new head of the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco...
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Do E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit? - LiveScience.com

Do E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit? - LiveScience.com | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
Do E-Cigarettes Help Smokers Quit?
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Smokers who wish to quit commonly use electronic cigarettes to help them, despite the lack of evidence that the devices work, a new study finds.
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Utah lawmakers look to regulate child access to e-cigarettes | Deseret News

Utah lawmakers look to regulate child access to e-cigarettes | Deseret News | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
Utah lawmakers intend to pursue legislation that would regulate the sale and marketing of electronic cigarettes to children and teens. (Utah lawmakers look to regulate child access to e-cigarettes - Deseret News: Deseret NewsUtah lawmakers look t...
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SC lawmakers debate taxing electronic cigarettes

SC lawmakers debate taxing electronic cigarettes | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
A bill that would allow South Carolina to tax electronic cigarettes passed a House panel Wednesday, but supporters acknowledge it has little chance of becoming law this year.
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E-Cigarette Use Growing in the Tri-Cities - KNDO/KNDU

E-Cigarette Use Growing in the Tri-Cities - KNDO/KNDU | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
E-Cigarette Use Growing in the Tri-Cities
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KENNEWICK, Wash.-- Electronic cigarettes are grabbing the attention of tobacco smokers as an alternative to their addictive habit.
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Electronic Cigarettes - An Uncontrolled Experiment with Consumers - HealthCanal.com

Electronic Cigarettes - An Uncontrolled Experiment with Consumers - HealthCanal.com | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
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Electronic Cigarettes - An Uncontrolled Experiment with Consumers
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by MPL/Sel - Unlike conventional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes do not produce thousands of toxic and carcinogenic substances.
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CASAA: Call to Action! South Carolina Bill to Tax E-Cigarettes And ...

CASAA: Call to Action! South Carolina Bill to Tax E-Cigarettes And ... | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
As recently exposed on the Daily Caller by Matthew Bandyk, bills like H. 4074 are a part of a concerted strategy by tobacco company R.J. Reynolds (RJR) to tax sales of electronic cigarettes. RJR has its lobbyist(s) out ...
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E-Cigs Could Help Reverse The Decline - MO, LO, RAI - Foolish Blogging Network

E-Cigs Could Help Reverse The Decline - MO, LO, RAI - Foolish Blogging Network | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
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The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary: New Study Purports to Estimate Efficacy of Electronic Cigarettes By Studying Quit Rates for Select Group of Smokers who Failed to Quit U...

RT @cjsnowdon: There's a special place in hell reserved for @ProfGlantz and his friends. The truth about that study here: http://t.co/MD5mKIfmiH
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My Acceptable E-Cigarette Addiction - TheFix.com

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My Acceptable E-Cigarette Addiction
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I was first introduced to electronic cigarettes three years ago. My flatmate at the time had a 40-a-day habit, and was unsuccessfully attempting to give up smoking every six months.
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Italian Tobacco Industry Wrestling With Electronic Cigarettes - The Epoch Times

Italian Tobacco Industry Wrestling With Electronic Cigarettes - The Epoch Times | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
The Epoch Times Italian Tobacco Industry Wrestling With Electronic Cigarettes The Epoch Times “There is a very large drop in consumption due to smuggling, counterfeiting and the dissemination of the electronic cigarette,” said John Risso, National...
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To Many Anti-Smoking Advocates, Nicotine is the Problem, Rather ...

“Nicotine addiction has always been the problem. People trying to use e-cigarettes aren't really addressing that issue,” Ms. Kowalczk said. “They're still putting nicotine in their bodies and they're still engaging in smoking ...
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Jury's Still Out On Electronic Cigarettes - Sky News - Sky News

Jury's Still Out On Electronic Cigarettes - Sky News - Sky News | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
Orange UK News Jury's Still Out On Electronic Cigarettes - Sky News Sky News The role of the e-cigarette is a controversial one, but already some schools, social venues and public bodies have decided to treat them as they would normal cigarettes...
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FDA Tobacco Chief Acknowledges Possibility of Less Risk

FDA Tobacco Chief Acknowledges Possibility of Less Risk | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
Convenience Store Petroleum, CSP, is the leading c-store publication. CSP reports on fuels, beverages, tobacco, snacks, foodservice, etc.
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Do E-Cigarettes Really Work? Smokers More Likely to Quit with Vaporized Nicotine

Do E-Cigarettes Really Work? Smokers More Likely to Quit with Vaporized Nicotine | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
One-third of smokers looking to quit used e-cigarettes. (Do E-Cigarettes Really Work?
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Why the WHO is not qualified to attempt to educate people about electronic cigarettes | ECITA Blog

Why the WHO is not qualified to attempt to educate people about electronic cigarettes | ECITA Blog | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
Why the WHO is not qualified to attempt to educate people about electronic cigarettes http://t.co/MhMIbtma4j
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Italy To Propose Tax On E-Cigs By The End Of The Week?

Italy To Propose Tax On E-Cigs By The End Of The Week? | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
Following swiftly on from yesterday's article about how Italian MEP Giancarlo Scottà has been floating the idea of sin taxes on e-cigs, comes this from German news source Südtirol Online.
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We're Losing Revenue! Quick, Let's Tax E-Cigs!

We're Losing Revenue! Quick, Let's Tax E-Cigs! | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
Could this be what it's really all about?
Italian MEP Giancarlo Scottà tabled this extraordinary written question a couple of weeks ago.
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Stand up for Snus

Stand up for Snus | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
We the undersigned, as citizens of the European Union, believe that the current legal framework for tobacco products is discriminatory against Swedish oral tobacco, a.k.a. snus. (RT @iDelfosse: Time to write to the #EU MEPs!
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E-cigs still regulated - The Herald

E-cigs still regulated - The Herald | Tobacco Harm Reduction | Scoop.it
THE Medicines Control Council (MCC) has refuted claims by electronic cigarette distributor Twisp that it does not have to comply with medicine-related laws, confirming that the product is subject to medical scheduling and can only be sold at...
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