The Facts In Five Minutes

Tobacco Epidemic One person dies every 6 seconds from smoking

Why are cigarettes so addictive? 1. Nicotine addiction 2. Tobacco additives 3. Ritualistic behaviour Cigarettes are 3 times more addictive than just nicotine!

Ingredients Vaping Smoking  4 ingredients  600+ ingredients  Propylene glycol  Snake root oil, 6-  Glycerine acetoxydihydrotheaspiran, furfuryl mercaptan  Nicotine  Ammonium salts  Flavour  Menthol (Occasionally thinned  Eucalyptol & theobromine with water/alcohol)  Lactones  Acetaldehyde NON-TOXIC VERY TOXIC Vapor Smoke

Inhalants Vaping Smoking • 70-90% water • 4000+ chemicals • Propylene glycol • 1500 pathogenic • Glycerine • 69 carcinogens • Traces of nicotine • Tar • Traces of flavour • Carbon monoxide • Hydrogen cyanide • Free radicals • Heavy metals Vapor is NOT HAZARDOUS to bystanders!

Smoking cessation 6 month quit rates: NOT wanting to quit • 21% with vaporizers Wanting to quit: • 6% with nicotine patches Dual users: 40% smoking reduction!

All the pleasures without the toxins! Effectively delivers nicotine Uniquely satisfies the ritualistic behaviour Uniquely mimics the internal sensations

Public bans are unethical • Prevents maintaining nicotine levels in the body • Deceivingly implies vaping is hazardous • Forces smokers trying to quit to stand amongst people smoking

Conclusion Smokers have a fundamental right to utilize vaporizers to: • Improve their health! • Reduce disease and suffering! • Reduce associated social costs!

Questions

The Evolution of the Vape st 1 generation: cig-a-like and cartridge style nd 2 generation: the tank system: Vaporizer or Vape Pen

The Vaporizer (Electronic Cigarette)

Nicotine Most people have nicotine in their bodies from food

Cigarettes are 3x more addictive than nicotine





Reduction of 14 types of harm

Misinformation about vaping Formaldehyde

Misinformation about vaping Heavy metals

Misinformation about vaping Carcinogens

Reduction of 10 top toxins

Risk of death

‘Normalize’ smoking Vaping does NOT… • Smell • Look • Operate • Pollute • Addict • Harm …like smoking!

Banning flavours

Gateway Theory As vaping rates are increasing, smoking rates are decreasing faster than ever

Who are using vaporizers?

Tobacco Harm Reduction It just makes sense in a country with universal health care $20 billion/yr!

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