A 47-year-old member asked:
are e-cigarettes bad for me? are they at least better than regular cigs?
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
Yes: The only reason to take up smoking E-cigs is that you are trying to stop smoking regular cigs. They are a vicious scheme to get people addicted to nicotine. They are less harmful than regular cigs, but they'll still enslave you.
Answered on May 30, 2014
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