"There is a justifiable, general distrust of the media," said Alex Clark, chief executive officer of the Consumer Advocates for Smoke Free Alternatives and Association
The preparation process exposes people to dangerous solvents like ether, ammonia, and other volatile chemicals that cause immediate poisoning symptoms and long-term organ damage
This is bound to cause doubt to set in, as it is seen all over the media, hammering home the fact that e-cigarettes can explode, while disregarding the fact that, firstly, the same applies to any appliance using a battery, and, secondly, that the occurrence is just as rare with e-cigarettes as with any other such appliance
As a result, they smoked fewer cigarettes and made more attempts to quit, compared to people who smoked conventional cigarettes