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Activists Say Devices Are Not A Good Substitute For Giving Up Smoking

Electronic cheap cigarettes have caught the attention of the Food and Drug Administration down through government channels to the local level.

E-cigarette smokers and vendors testify the devices make people feel better once they swap from traditional cigarettes products. Government officials and anti-cigarettes activists are scrutinizing many of those claims.

The FDA is considering trying to add e-cigarettes to the same legal regulations that are in place for the discount cigarettes industry.

The Federal Trade Commission discourages vendors from making certain claims, such as the devices are a healthy alternative to traditional cigarettes.

Jeff Lamberson Jr., co-owner of Kokomo Pure Vapors on Washington Street, said many of his customers are “veteran” smokers who come into his shop looking to quit smoking cigarettes cigarettes cigarettes.

Instead of cigarettes, e-cigarette smokers, also known as “vapers,” connect batteries to cartridges that contain a nicotine juice, which can come with flavoring. Electrical currents from batteries convert the liquid into vapor, which “vapers” inhale.

The Indiana cheap cigarettes Prevention and Cessation Agency has focused its efforts on the health of the “vapers,” rather than people inhaling second-hand vapor.

Karla Sneegas, executive director of the organization, which is merging its operations into the Indiana State Department of Health, said there is not enough data available to prove health effects from second-hand vapor.

The ITPC has taken a stand that there is not enough evidence to prove e-cigarettes are a healthy way to quit smoking cigarettes.

“I think the bottom line is, really, what we’re talking about here is safety and we’re talking about health,” Sneegas said. “From a health standpoint, there’s just nothing to show that these are safe products.”

The statewide organization advocates using FDA-approved medications for smoking cigarettes cessation when quitting cold-turkey does not work.

Sneegas said many “vapers” buy nicotine solutions online so they can refill their cartridges on their own. Some solutions are concentrated enough that they can cause overdoses, she said.

“If a child should be able to get into the cartridge and get the nicotine, it could be lethal,” she said. “It could be lethal for young adults as well.”

E-cigarette flavors, such as chocolate, strawberry and bubble gum, also concern anti-cigarettes activists because of the potential appeal to children.

Rachael Polk, owner of Vapor Place in downtown Kokomo, said the store has a strict “We Card” policy to make sure no minors are trying to buy the devices.

Shirley Dubois, coordinator for the Howard County cigarettes online Coalition, said she would like to see more conclusive studies on e-cigarettes’ health effects before considering whether to push for restrictions through a local ordinance.

“If the studies came out and proved that this was no harm, it would be one thing,” she said. “Unfortunately, nicotine is the chemical that makes you addicted.”

Lamberson and Polk acknowledged that their businesses could face government regulation, but they said they weren’t worried about it.

“Nicotine, it’s not harmful,” Lamberson said, “but it’s got a bad name.”

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