According to a CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) study, the number of young children suffering from nicotine poisoning has skyrocketed in large part because of e-cigarettes.
As of September 2010, poison control centers were receiving about one call per month for nicotine poisoning from e-cigarettes. By February 2014, this number had increased to 215 calls per month, more than half of the calls concerned children under 5 years old.
« It's shocking" , said Linda Vail, the Ingham County Health Authority. " What we are seeing is that the numbers are changing very quickly. The large number of poisonings and also the number of children who report having consumed e-liquids, there is a growing popularity of e-cigarettes among young people. »
For Linda Vail « There is probably a lack of awareness about the lack of regulations around e-cigarette devices which leads people to believe that e-cigarettes are a harmless little object.."
« Conventional cigarettes made with tobacco can also poison children, but they usually need to be ingested when the nicotine liquid is more 
easy to drink and can even poison on contact with the skin. Many suppliers sell vials of nicotine liquids, and many do not have child-resistant caps. »
« We must take the necessary steps to protect children from the risk of poisoning Dawn Every said which markets e-cigarettes and fights for a "clean e-cigarette"."It is a necessity. I think child safety is a requirement in most industries. »
Products sold at A-Clean cigarettes arrive in cartridges sealed with a special type of glue, which makes opening with bare hands almost impossible. " To reform the industry, we all want nicotine e-liquids to be sold in closed containers and the flavors not to be as appealing to minors.."
OUR POINT OF VIEW ON THIS ARTICLE
If at first glance we can find that the cause is laudable and if we can completely agree to protect children from the risk induced by nicotine, it seems obvious that we are dealing with a new attempt to manipulate the drug. CDC. Certainly, many American manufacturers of e-liquids do not make an effort on child safety as well as pictograms (and this causes harm to all vapers) but from there to make us believe that there are more than 215 poisonings per month ... Or should we conclude that consumers across the Atlantic are irresponsible? There may be a debate to be launched on the subject. What is certain is that in this article we finally come to the promotional side, the famous sealed cartridges " Made by Big Tobacco "That they are already trying to impose on us for" many of our children" Are we going to wrap the cigarettes in plastic wrap to prevent children from eating them? Are we going to ban the household cleaner scent "Summer citrus" because it may attract children? In short, we expected, the CDC and FDA are not done and they will clearly do everything to ensure that Big Tobacco cigalikes are considered healthier and safer more reliable than others.
Source : wibw.com
