CNN article about poisonous nicotine.

[AtreyuKun]

Interesting CNN article which briefly mentions "snus". By interesting, I mean BS.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/04/19...ex.html?hpt=T2

[Mrobin52]

These people are relentless!! Whatever happened to responsible parenting and personal accountability!? I mean come on..

[timholian]

BS

So the article is ridiculing smokeless tobacco because out of all the children that getting nicotine poisoning from it. 13% is the percentage total of children poisoned by smokeless tobacco, that leaves a total of 87% not being poisoned by smokeless but rather by cigarettes/cigars.

^ Seems to me that most recalls of products (ie. Toyota) don't happen until the percentage is well above 13% failure rate. Things like cars kill more children than smokeless tobacco.(I sound callous but just making a point I hope.) BTW, when I was a tot I ate some of my dad snuff, got sick, and never ate it again. LOL

LMAO Snus is also a hazard according to the study.

^ I can name 100 things in your house right now that can kill you or your children if not stored properly.

"These products are not smoking cessation aids; rather, they are marketed as a nicotine alternative in places where smoking isn't allowed."

^ Since when is a supposed scientific study make presumptions about how someone will use a product. If they had even taking the time to do a poll asking adults that use these things that statement may have held some water, but they didn't and to me it doesn't. They market tons of growing/gardening supplies for tomatoes and such in High Times, so I am certain that those products are only being used as advertised.

I do like how the article pointed out that they didn't test nicotine gum or lozenges. Yeah, why have actual candied nicotine in your study/research.

"An adolescent thinks this is harmless because it looks harmless, but they're exposing their brain to nicotine, and there's a chance that they would be primed to develop a nicotine addiction,"

^Having been one of those adolescents, I can safely say I knew what I was doing wasn't healthy. I mean who thinks the burning sensation of snuff/snus feels healthy?

"that more than half of people who use smokeless tobacco are underage."

^ Again, how did you get that number? Guessing or not giving a source makes this as credible as the spaghetti monster.

In summation, if you don't watch your children and don't protect/teach them about the dangers around them, how can you expect the rest of the world to do it for you? I hope my post isn't too long but I had to rant. LOL

[truthwolf1]

These people are relentless!! Whatever happened to responsible parenting and personal accountability!? I mean come on..

That is over and will be done by the STATE now.

[Premium Parrots]

They only way a kid will get an orb, stick, or strip is if an adult with an IQ of 200 or more gives it to them. Those f**king contailers are hard as hell to figure out how to open. Even with reading the directions......several times.

Took me 10 minutes each to figure them out. It wasn't worth the time it took.

[tom502]

A bottle of whiskey is rather easy to open.

[texasmade]

2nd highest cause of nicotine poisoning......


on a list of which only contains 2 forms of tobacco/nicotine usage...


gee...nice scare tactics though. you get a f*ck you for effort.

[lxskllr]

2nd highest cause of nicotine poisoning......


on a list of which only contains 2 forms of tobacco/nicotine usage...


gee...nice scare tactics though. you get a f*ck you for effort.

No kidding :^S

Also, lets put these numbers into perspective. 13,705 kids got nicotine poisoning over a span of... their numbers aren't definitive, so we'll use 2.5 years. That's 5,482 kids per year. The population of minors in 2007 was 100,700,000. Simple math shows that to be .01% of the child population has gotten nicotine poisoning per year. This is a real epidemic we have here :^S

Edit:
to further focus our magical lens of clarity, an average of 14,700 injuries per year occurred between 1990, and 2007 involving furniture and kids. Almost half of those involved TVs, and resulted in 300 deaths. Which is more hazardous for kids; Camel Orbs, or TVs?

[snusjus]

Nicorette "Fruit Chill". It looks like GlaxoSmithKline is targeting the children.

This resembles candy as well, like the article stated. Ironically, its much easier for a child to open compared to Camel Dissolvables. Perhaps the FDA will ban flavored NRT products? They won't, since the NRT industry is in bed with politicians and the CDC.

[texasmade]

2nd highest cause of nicotine poisoning......


on a list of which only contains 2 forms of tobacco/nicotine usage...


gee...nice scare tactics though. you get a f*ck you for effort.

TVs?

and they rot your brain :roll:

[tom502]

It's anti-tobacco agenda fanatics, who exploit children to sway the ignorant. So many things way more harmful, and dangerous, but you won't hear them mention those.

[Mordred]

Porn isn't for children, therefore adults shouldn't get any.

Alcohol isn't for children, therefore adults shouldn't get any.

Guns aren't for children, therefore adults shouldn't get any.

Voting isn't for children...

[LaZeR]

Porn isn't for children, therefore adults shouldn't get any.
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[CultLeaderLettuce]

Nicorette "Fruit Chill". It looks like GlaxoSmithKline is targeting the children.

This resembles candy as well, like the article stated. Ironically, its much easier for a child to open compared to Camel Dissolvables. Perhaps the FDA will ban flavored NRT products? They won't, since the NRT industry is in bed with politicians and the CDC.

It's even coated for EXTRA FLAVOR, and it has colorful pictures of yummy fruit on the package. Not to mention that it's a GUM.

Yeah, quite convenient that this study ignores products like THIS.