Musings of a Pharma Rep and Nurse.

[andym]

As suggested i thought i would start a Thread about Big Pharma and Medical Aspects of Vaping.

First,my credentials.I left school and became a Medical Assistant in the RN(I was a smoker of RN issue baccy then)I then did my RGN ans was an ITU/CCU Nurse for 15 years,i then joined the Pharma Industry and have been there for 15 Years.I have sold ALL manner of products INCLUDING smoking ceasation products(IMO they are rubbish,they taste foul and require huge amounts of willpower.)I stopped smoking as soon as i got my Ego set up,which kept me happy for about 2 weeks,so i got a Lavatube and Vivi Nova which suits me fine.Physically i feel far better,no nasty morning cough,taste coming back.I enjoy vaping and will continue to do so untill i cant do it anymore!I have laid out my thoughts on Big Pharma getting on the act in another thread.

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=11750&page=5

I am happy to answer any questions you may have at anytime.(Im not an expert in Pharmacology or a Medical Genius)

[Karma]

So pleased that vaping has helped you stop smoking and that you're experiencing the benefits

[Perpetua]

Welcome Andy . . . I'm pretty philosophical about what the future for vaping will be, big Pharma/MHRA/EU whatever . . . the powers that be have doubtless made a decision on our behalf anyway.

[andym]

Obviously a lot have read the Daily mails splurge on the "supposed" bad things about Vaping,well this is what i found out.

It seems that the report in the wail was highly selective,it cut out the VERy interesting part.

"In the new study, the researchers compared the heart function of 20 daily smokers before and after smoking one tobacco cigarette to that of 22 e-cigarette users before and after using the device for seven minutes. The people studied were healthy and varied in age from 25 to 45.

Heart function got worse in the tobacco smokers, and their blood pressure and heart rate rose. People using e-cigarettes experienced only a slight elevation in blood pressure.

American Heart Association spokesman Russell Luepker, MD, of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, says that because they “light up,” electronic cigarettes may be preferred over other smoking cessation aids by some people trying to quit.

It’s not surprising they are less harmful than the real thing, he says. “The e-cigarette has the advantage of not having the thousands of other chemicals, besides nicotine, that a real cigarette has,” he says.

“I don’t think it’s conclusive but there’s no doubt if you expose someone to fewer bioactive chemical compounds there is going to be less effect on the heart,” Luepker says. But they should only be used as a temporary bridge while quitting smoking, he says.

The e-cigarettes used in the study contained 11 milligrams per milliliter of nicotine (Nobacco, USA Mix) in the liquid. That’s a “moderate” amount, according to Farsalinos, who says they can contain up to 23 milligrams per milliliter of nicotine.

Many laboratory analyses have shown electronic cigarettes do not contain carcinogens, he says. But even in studies where formaldehyde and other carcinogens were found, the levels detected were 500 to 1,400 times less than the amount present in one tobacco cigarette, Farsalinos says.

“You would have to use e-smokes for six to eight months to get the amount of chemical present in a single tobacco cigarette,” he says.




Full report here.
philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/09/04/e-cigarettes-dont-harm-heart-study-shows/

[andym]

And the news Gets better..............

www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/positive-findings-in-e-cigarette-study-follow-bad-news-for-tobacco-168589206.html

[andym]

Also a good study that backs up the efficacy of e Cigs in giving the weed up.