Front page news today metro

[worthingbloy]

metro.co.uk/2013/04/11/electronic-cigarettes-help-nine-out-of-ten-smokers-quit-tobacco-completely-3593677/

Here it is guys, happy reading

[genguskhan]

Thanks for sharing worthingbloy

[Vanessa]

Fantastic!

[matt1988]

Brilliant article! Well balanced unlike many articles previously.

Well done Metro!

[djs]

Cool!

Electronic cigarettes have helped almost nine out of ten smokers quit tobacco completely, new research shows.

They are so effective that more people give up their habit than intend to when they start using them.

The findings contradict fears that the battery-powered devices would merely increase users’ intake of nicotine as they sought ways to sidestep smoking bans.

Disappointing to see the 10motives centre stage in the photo.....no product placement there at all. much....

Still, from what I've learned about 10motives, they are FAR cheaper than E-Lites and if as bad as Todd reviewed, that means more dissatisfied customers using their brain and seeking out advice.

Whoo-hoo. Win Win.

[lobeydosser]

<<< However, with use of e-cigarettes rising sharply in Britain, experts said more research into their long-term effects was ‘clearly needed’.>>>

Good article, but how are these "experts" supposed to conduct any research into the "long term effects" on something that has only been on the market for a few years.

Perhaps some secret laboratory has a Time Machine that will take it into the future, do the long term research and then come back to the present day with their results.

Or perhaps the "experts" are living in cloud cuckooland.

[matt1988]

Apr 12, 2013 12:20:56 GMT lobeydosser said:

<<< However, with use of e-cigarettes rising sharply in Britain, experts said more research into their long-term effects was ‘clearly needed’.>>>

Good article, but how are these "experts" supposed to conduct any research into the "long term effects" on something that has only been on the market for a few years.

Perhaps some secret laboratory has a Time Machine that will take it into the future, do the long term research and then come back to the present day with their results.

Or perhaps the "experts" are living in cloud cuckooland.

I think thats meant to mean continue to assess and monitor. It took decades to work out smoking was horrendously bad for you. Before that the doctor was almost prescribing them.

[collie2011]

This article is being passed around Twitter today too.

I was in Manchester a few days ago and 3 people walked past me with "proper" e-cigs (not cig a likes) It is definitely growing in popularity, unfortunately there is a VIP stand in my local shopping centre and people who don't know any better. When I go up tomorrow i'm just going to wave my new e-cig at him and say "don't think so" haha.

[lobeydosser]

What I said about Experts and Time Machines was tongue in cheek.

However when you think that the Cigarette was first invented in about 1750 and it took Experts(?) about 250 years before they cottoned onto the facts about the harmful nature of the ciggy, I do think that it is going to take a very long time before any long term harmful effects are going to arise out of any proposed research.

In the meantime, the next time you see me "smoking" will be when I am halfway up the local crematorium chimney!

[OneDay]

Apr 12, 2013 11:53:48 GMT djs said:

Disappointing to see the 10motives centre stage in the photo.....no product placement there at all. much....

As the Metro is a freebie paper I wouldn't be at all surprised if 10motives didn't sponsor the article. No harm in that though.

[Mary]

The silly woman that said how long can e-cig users afford to use them........I afforded to buy propper cigs for umpteen years, had I not then I could have been on a couple of world cruises and had numerous posh cars, if I could afford that then this is nothing.

[lobeydosser]

My daily costs at the moment are as follows.
E-cigs.......£1.14. per day.
Fags, if I was still on them......£14.04. per day.

Och, I think I will stick with the E-cigs.

[davess]

Apr 12, 2013 13:01:25 GMT lobeydosser said:

What I said about Experts and Time Machines was tongue in cheek.

However when you think that the Cigarette was first invented in about 1750 and it took Experts(?) about 250 years before they cottoned onto the facts about the harmful nature of the ciggy, I do think that it is going to take a very long time before any long term harmful effects are going to arise out of any proposed research.

In the meantime, the next time you see me "smoking" will be when I am halfway up the local crematorium chimney!

[MarkS]

Believe it or not the NHS have actually dedicate a whole page on their website trying to pick the piece in the Metro to pieces.

www.nhs.uk/news/2013/04April/Pages/E-cigarette-vapers-using-them-to-quit-smoking.aspx

Their main argument though seems to be that the figures from this piece cannot be taken seriously because they consulted with people who use electronic cigarettes.


Shocking really, but of course the NHS it's self has a lot to lose by people switching to ecigs and not getting ill from smoking. In terms of funding and positions of importance.

[collie2011]

Have you read the comment at the bottom from the ECCA? Adds a bit of balance to their nit picking exercise. Does make you wonder why they are so against people switching to e-cigs doesn't it!