Given that InjuryBoard.com is a group "promoting safety" and is run by (cue Jaws soundtrack) lawyers, the article is surprisingly balanced:
The E-Cigarette Controversy
Posted by Jane Akre
Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:22 AM EST
E-Cigarettes May Be Bad For Your Health
First of all - what is an E-cigarette?
It is an electronic cigarette consisting of a metal tube with an atomizer, a battery, and a cartridge filled with liquid nicotine. A smoker sucks on the tube, a lighted end glows like a real cigarette and the nicotine vaporizes so it is inhaled. A smoker takes the nicotine in then exhales and a smoke is exhausted, although it doesn’t have a tobacco smell.
For some smokers, it is an effective tool to cut down on tobacco-filled cigarettes.
But despite their marketing as a smoking cessation device, E-cigarettes are attracting the wrong kind of attention. ...
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