E-cigarettes are often marketed as the safer alternative to traditional tobacco, but a New York Times article published today raises serious questions about that claim. While traditional cigarettes burn dried tobacco leaves, refillable e-cigarettes rely on a liquid tincture that is vaporized and inhaled. Unlike tobacco, however, this liquid is not regulated by the FDA and the health risks haven't been fully explored.
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Now that e-cigarettes have grown in popularity, however, the negative effects of their liquids—especially when misused by children—have slowly come into focus.
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While most of the worst cases of poisoning involve kids getting their hands on a toxic drug, the news should be disturbing to any adult choosing to smoke the liquid. Some of these mixtures are so powerful that one tablespoon could kill a full-grown adult.
[via the New York Times]
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