Taking a Stand: Regulate Dangerous E-Cigarettes and Liquid Nicotene

Opinion

Lori's Earth Friendly Products strongly condemns the sale of "e-cigarettes" as they are currently made and marketed because they are unregulated, dangerous, and their contents can be easily ingested by children due to lack of childproofing.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a recent study has shown that calls to poison control centers about exposure to the liquid nicotine (“e-juice”) used in e-cigarettes are skyrocketing. There were 215 of these calls in February 2014. More than half of the calls concerned children under the age of 5. Poisoning occurs through contact of the liquid nicotine with the skin or eyes, ingestion, or even inhalation. Vomiting, nausea, and eye irritation are the most common symptoms, but ingestion could be fatal. LIQUID NICOTINE VIALS ARE NOT PACKAGED IN CHILDPROOF CONTAINERS, and the manufacture of liquid nicotine is totally unregulated. Read the full, damning CDC announcement.

"E-cigarette liquids as currently sold are a threat to small children because they are not required to be childproof, and they come in candy and fruit flavors that are appealing to children.” --CDC Director Tom Frieden

OUTRAGEOUS! These are actual E-Cigarette liquid nicotine flavors currently being sold online. The "Fruit" flavors look safe, right? Wrong! Do you think young children will realize that? Nope! And what about those candy and soft drink flavors, which kids love? How many ways are the kid-friendly-lookng flavors more prominent than the "Tobacco" flavors?



Call to Action:

• Spread the word that E-Cigarettes and liquid nicotene should be kept where children cannot possibly get them! 
• Urge your local board of health to ban the sale of E-Cigarettes in your town (or at require that warnings about the dangers be prominently posted) 
• Write to your legislators and alert them to the need for regulation of this poisonous product. Specifically, tell them that liquid nicotine should carry warnings that they are deadly poisons and should be packaged in child-proof containers.

Let Us Help You Quit Smoking

If you are a smoker and are using E-Cigarettes to help you quit, there are safer ways to do it. Here is http://smokefree.gov/, which is filled with resources for anyone who wants to quit smoking. We'd like to help as well. Here are four products carried by Lori's Earth Friendly Products that can help reduce the cravings associated with nicotine withdrawal:

Medicinal Teas: A Safer Habit

Health King Stopsmoking Herb Tea: Stopsmoking Herb Tea is made of licorice, mentha (peppermint) with an excellent flavor. Grown on the pollution-free high plateau of northwest China, they contain glycyrrhizic acid, triterpenoid saponins, flavonoid, amino acids, mint oil, menthone, etc, and are extensively used in traditional Chinese medicine for its antitussive, expectorant and other qualities to clear respiratory ducts, stop coughing, and to correct addictive behavior. It is a detoxifier and system cleanser.

Quit Tea Stop Smoking Tea: A blend of herbs and spices intended to replace the habit of smoking with drinking herbal tea while helping with some common withdrawal symptoms. Quit Tea will help:

• Reduce Anxiety and Stress
• Increase Energy and Suppress Appetite
• Detox Body and Lungs

Homeopathic Helpers

NatraBio Smoking Withdrawal:  This Homeopathic tablet provides relief for symptoms of tobacco and cigarette cravings. It reduces nervous tension and irritability and helps detoxify the body.

NatraBio Stop It Smoking Lozenges: This Homeopathic anti-craving lozenge  is designed to reduce nervousness, anxiety, irritability and stress related to nicotine withdrawal. Use the lozenges throughout the day to reduce tobacco cravings along with Stop-it Smoking detoxifying tablets http://www.earth-friendly.com/natrabio-stopit-smoking-detoxifying-60-tablets-p-10942.html during the entire program to help you stay nicotine free. Stop-it Smoking tablets may be taken while cutting back on the use of cigarettes, tobacco or nicotine gum.


"Taking A Stand" is an ongoing series of opinionated blog posts regarding serious health and environmental issues which we share due to our concern for the health and welfare of our customers and our planet.