The fight over e-cigarettes is growing but evidence of potential dangers is inconclusive

Dec 29, 2013

The fight over e-cigarettes is growing but evidence of potential dangers is inconclusive

Tim Swift 1 Comment Nation, The Baltimore Sun blu, e-cigarettes, ecigs, vapor

The growing popularity of e-cigarettes has not escaped the notice of the industry’s critics, who have stepped up calls for new regulations, including bans on their use in public places, even though the scientific evidence about exposure to their vapors remains inconclusive.

: Catharine Candelario, an employee at the newly opened Henley Vaporium, vapes, or smokes an electronic cigarette, on December 19, 2013 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: Different flavors for vaping pipes, or electronic cigarettes, are viewed for sale on a blackboard at the newly opened Henley Vaporium, on December 19, 2013 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: New York City has voted to extend its strict smoking ban to e-cigarettes, barring them from bars, restaurants, parks, beaches and other public places. The bill, approved late December 19, 2013, is expected to be signed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the coming days and will then come into effect after 180 days, his spokesman said.

: Customers puff on e-cigarettes at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: Customers puff on e-cigarettes at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: An employee “Vapologist” stands behind the bar as he puffs on an e-cigarette with customers at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: An employee “Vapologist” (right) stands behind the bar as he puffs on an e-cigarette with customers at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: Matt Kostecki, of Milwaukee, who helps out at the store Milwaukee Vapor, exhales some of the vaporized e-juice from the e-cigarette, Dec. 6, 2013, in Milwaukee. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)

: Matt Kostecki who helps out at the store Milwaukee Vapor as well as being a good customer of e-cigarettes and fluid, shows how to add the fluid known as e-juice to the e-cigarette, Dec. 6, 2013. (Michael Sears/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MCT)

: A customer puffs on an e-cigarettes at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: A customer puffs on an e-cigarettes at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: Customers puff on e-cigarettes at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: A customer puffs on an e-cigarettes at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: An e-cigarette sits in a tray on the bar at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: A customer puffs on an e-cigarettes at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters) Different flavors for vaping pipes, or electronic cigarettes, are viewed for sale at the newly opened Henley Vaporium, on December 19, 2013 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

: A customer puffs on an e-cigarettes at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: A customer holds an e-cigarette at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. The growing popularity of e-cigarettes has not escaped the notice of the industry’s critics, who have stepped up calls for new regulations, including bans on their use in public places, even though the scientific evidence about exposure to their vapors remains inconclusive. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: A customer holds an e-cigarette at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: Various e-cigarette products for sale are seen at the Henley Vaporium in New York City December 18, 2013. At the Henley Vaporium, one of a growing number of e-cigarette lounges sprouting up in New York and other U.S. cities, patrons can indulge in their choice of more than 90 flavors of nicotine-infused vapor, ranging from bacon to bubble gum. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: Different vaping pipes, or electronic cigarettes, are viewed for sale at the newly opened Henley Vaporium, on December 19, 2013 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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