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One possible problem we may face in the short term is the panic buying of Nicotine. There is every likelyhood that any restrictions imposed as a result of the MHRA will take a couple of years to bite. So we may have bigger problems coming from the EU before that, which could take effect as early as autumn. Or, if we are fortunate, EU regs may be postponed until after the 2014 Euro elections. The problem is that people will base their buying patterns on not what will happen, but what MIGHT happen, causing suppliers to run out of stock. Hopefully, they will have plenty of time to re stock before the excrement makes contact with the rotary ventilation apparatus.

Hi Gluggler, and many thanks for bringing this to the attention of the forum. To be honest, I have mixed feelings about this. New technology? I am not too sure about that. To me it sounds like PWM [pulse width modulation] with the addition of a temperature sensor and a feedback system, so it is new in that sense, but I don`t believe that it is a radical step forward compared to any variable voltage device. It also looks there is a choice of two flavours. I suppose that is 100% better than Henry Fords Model T which was available in any colour so long as it was black, and you had two choices, take it or leave it.

The other thing that worries me is the money and power available to Big Tobacco. I am sure that no one objects to BT having a slice of the pie, provided it is won on merit. The problem is that for the best part of a century, they have kind of got used to having the whole pie, and would quite like to continue to do so. And woe betide anyone who gets between them and the pie. Their main tactic is to spend vast amounts on lobbying to ensure that the regulations are so complicated as to be unafordable. Except of course...by them.

A generally positive article. We are still seeing e cigs described as a form of NRT, a purpose for which they are not intended. As for E-lites, don`t get me started. Their advertising slogan ought to be "Smokers, do you feel the need to pay more for your nicotine?" I know it is early days, but we need to educate people about affordable vaping.
         This business of e cigs in schools is not IMO quite so straight forward as it appears. There is no way we want to recruit new nicotine addicts. The thing that worries me, is what about those kids who are already addicted to cigs. They can go to the stop smoking clinic, and get patches, gum and other stuff that does not work. So I need to ask the question. Can we morally deny them the one thing that does work? Should we ban cans of soft drinks at school? After all, they "look like" cans of beer. There are as always more questions than answers.

I have never owned a Vivi Nova, although I have thought about getting one. Someone said that it vaped too airily for their taste. I have a theory on airy vapes. All you need to dois restrict the air inlet. First locate the air inlet hole or holes. If you cant find it/ them, do the following. Take a good drag, and halfway through, change from sucking to blowing. Vapour will come out of the air hole. If there are two holes, cover one with your finger and try a drag. If this is better, cover the hole with a small sticker or a piece of sticky tape. If there is only one hole, try covering it with a sticker. Then make a tiny hole in the sticker with a needle. Gradually enlarge the whole until you get the desired result.

I have often thought that someone should make a device with a variable air inlet. A bit like the choke on a carburretor. It would have too uses, finding the ideal vapour air ratio, and also a means of cutting down by gradually increasing the air over a period to give less nicotine.

 I am 67 years old. I have worn a full set of dentures, both upper and lower since I was 18. I have had my current dentures for many years, and generally they are in good condition. However, as a result of smoking for many years, they have become stained with deposits from cigarette smoke. As I no longer smoke, I would like to get rid of these stains. Every commercial product I have tried is only partly successful. I did consider having them cleaned by a dentist, but I would not want to be without them for more than a few hours, as i can not eat without them. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, how was it dealt with ?

Karma.Many thanks for the abstract from the original article. I could not access the original article, as, for me, the links did not work. I wonder if the original report named brand names, although that is unlikely. In my opinion, we can take three positive things from this.

1`. No Ethylene glycol and no diethylene glycol. So no "Anti Freeze". FDA eat your heart out.

2. The worst samples tested showed higher levels of nicotine degradation products that NRT products from Big Pharma. So in the worst case scenario, we have an e cig that instead of being 99% safer than tobacco, is only 98% safer.

3. Big Pharma has had years of experience dealing with nicotine and its degradation products. Thus the technology is out there to extract store and mix nicotine, with minimal degradation products.

It is still very early days for vaping technology. Although vaping is already orders of magnitude safer than smoking, further research will enable us to minimise undesirable by products in both e liquid, and vapour. For instance formaldehyde, an undesirable compound, is found in the vapour of some e cigs. Some devices have as much as 50 times as much compared to others. We need to find out why, and keep it to the lower figure. The same applies to undesirables in e liquid. It is interesting to note that among the degradation products were Anabatine, and anabasine. Both of these compounds are Whole tobacco Alkaloids [WTAs} You normally have to pay extra for those!