ALA claims switching to ecigs is still smoking, KSDK Missouri, 29 Apr 13

Another from the @SteveVape archive

http://stevevape.com/tv-station-reports-acs-expert-on-definition-of-smoking/ outsources to http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/378118/3/Electronic-cigarette-health-risks-and-benefits

Critics say too little is known about the safety of electronic cigarettes because they’re not regulated. Michelle Bernth handles communications for the American Lung Association St. Louis, which opposes e-cigarettes.

“Right now there’s a lot of misinformation about electronic cigarettes,” said Bernth. “The first is that they’re not harmful to your health which is not true because nicotine which we know is harmful to your health. They also contain chemicals we don’t fully understand. Right now they’re not being regulated by the FDA. And so we want to learn more about what goes on with them before we can understand how harmful or not harmful they are to people.”

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The American Cancer Society, like the American Lung Association, opposes e-cigarettes. “As long as you’re inhaling nicotine and other toxic chemicals into your lungs, you’re still smoking,” said Michelle Bernth.