Subj : Re: Smoking
To   : RETROSWIM
From : Cougar428
Date : Mon Aug 04 2025 07:47:14

-=> Quoting Retroswim to Mro <=-

 >> People tend to think of 'vaping' as safe, but it's not safe.
 >> 'E-liquid' or 'e-juice' or 'vape juice' is what the devices use to
 >> vaporize for you to breathe in. E-liquids are not just water, they
 >> contain some nasty chemicals.

 Re> The chief ingredient is propylene glycol and/or vegetable glycol.
 Re> These are ingredients used in countless food, medicine, cosmetic, and
 Re> other products. Been to a live show? Theatrical fog is the same stuff,
 Re> just un-scented, and obviously does not contain nicotine.
 Re> It's true that a lack of regulation means potentially bad stuff in the
 Re> flavouring compounds (see below), but if you buy from reputable juice
 Re> manufacturers who are open about their ingredients, and/or operate in
 Re> a jurisdiction that regulates the industry, you are far far far better
 Re> off than inhaling combustion products.

 M> you get the popcorn lung!

 Re> Popcorn lung is associated with diacetyl, found in popcorn flavouring
 Re> (hence the name) and some low-quality vape flavouring compounds. It is
 Re> not associated with vaping itself. In countries that regulate vape
 Re> juice (like the UK), diacetyl is a banned ingredient.
 Re> Hope this helps.

 It's strange what people do to justify smoking or 'vaping'. As I
 stated in the message originally, I'm no one to talk as I smoked
 cigarettes until I was 27 years old. I knew it was bad at the time
 I was doing it and could find countless ways to justify it. Also
 the government did regulate cigarettes at the time, so yeah that
 didn't actually do anything to mitigate the problems.

 Smoking cigarettes is bad for your lungs. Vaping is bad for your
 lungs, and of course placing your mouth over the exhaust pipe of a
 running combustion engine is bad for your lungs.

 Going to a show where they use 'fog' is something I may have done
 once or twice, but not every hour of my waking life.

 Just saying...


.... A woman drove me to drink, and I never had the courtesy to thank her

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