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A federal judge is expected to rule soon on whether the FDA has the authority to regulate electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, which contain nicotine but not tobacco.

New York – They look like cigarettes, but they have names most people have never heard of: Gamucci, Cloud 9, and Njoy.

That’s because they are electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes. These battery-powered devices do not create smoke but provide a mist of nicotine to the user’s lungs.

These items are about to become better known because a federal judge is expected to decide shortly on whether the Food and Drug Administration has authority to regulate them. The devices, which do not contain tobacco, are already being sold around the country.

From the FDA’s viewpoint, the e-smokes are “drug delivery” devices, the same as nicotine gum, which is regulated by the agency. The industry association for the product describes it as an “alternative to tobacco,” and the association says it would like to work with the FDA. The public-health community is divided, with some wanting to see more research on the items and others seeing them as a way to help people quit tobacco use.

Already, e-cigarettes are entering the public arena.

One airline, Ryanair, which mainly operates in Europe, not only permits their use on flights, but also sells them to passengers. Some “no smoking” restaurants in the United States are permitting their use, say advocates for the product.

The devices are also available as e-cigars and e-pipes.

“Two years ago, no one had ever heard of these things,” says Matt Salmon, president of the Electronic Cigarette Association (ECA) in Washington.

“Today, there is an estimate there are 300,000 users, but I think it’s in excess of that,” says Mr. Salmon, an antismoking advocate and former congressman.

In the e-cigarettes, most of which are made in China, there is no combustion of tobacco. Instead, the device contains a lithium battery. That heats up an atomizer, which turns the nicotine into a vapor.

When the user inhales the vapor, the device’s tip glows with a red LED light to mimic the experience of smoking a cigarette.

On e-cigarette websites, former tobacco users offer testimonials about how the new product has saved their lives.

But John Banzhaf, a professor at George Washington University Law School who also heads up an organization called Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), wonders if there is a cardiovascular risk for e-smoke users. And, he adds, “We don’t know to what extent kids get hooked.”

Enter the FDA.

They have looked at those websites and more. “Some of the product information says you can use the e-cigarettes to help quit smoking,” says Siobhan DeLancey, a spokeswoman for the FDA. The agency believes the products should be brought to it for premarket approval, and data should be presented showing the product is safe and effective for its intended use.

In July, the FDA did preliminary research, buying some of the products online and at shopping-center kiosks. The products were “inconsistent” in their levels of nicotine, Ms. DeLancey says.

However, some of the urban legends about the FDA wanting to ban the products are not true, DeLancey says. “What we are saying is for them to be sold, you should be able to evaluate how safe and effective they are – especially if they are a smoking replacement used over several years, perhaps a lifetime,” she says.

In February, one manufacturer, Smoking Everywhere, which is not a member of the ECA, sued the FDA, claiming it did not have jurisdiction. Shortly, federal judge Richard Leon in Washington is expected to rule.

“It will be a seminal moment,” says Mr. Banzhaf.

Once again, the e cigarette solves more tobacco smokers problems. This revolutionary product solves a “closet smokers” issue due to the fact that e-cigarettes have no lingering odor unlike tobacco cigarettes.

COLLEYVILLE, TX, October 23, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ — Millions of Closet Smokers No Longer Ashamed – Thanks to the E Cigarette

Anita M. had turned fifty the year before and was about to fly to the west coast to celebrate her sisters 50th birthday. The plan was to fly into Los Angeles and stay at her mother’s home with the rest of the family. What she feared most, was staying at her mothers’ house for the weekend. Anita has been a smoker most of her adult life, but her friends and not even her mother knew about her little habit. Anita had been on edge about the whole trip until a friend told her about he No 7 electronic cigarette. “What a relief” she said. “It was wonderful not having that kind of pressure added on top of traveling.” I immediately called eCigaretteChoice.com to order a No 7 starter pack.” The e cigarettes solved another one of Anita’s problems. She is a realtor and has to be careful not to get the odor of cigarettes in her car or clothes.

An electronic cigarette or “e-cigarette” is a battery-powered alternative that provides inhaled doses of nicotine by delivering a vaporized liquid nicotine solution. When you make the switch to an e Cigarette you are really “vaping” instead of smoking. It gives the user the physical sensation and nicotine hit that smokers crave without tobacco, smoke, or the combustion. It even looks like a cigarette and should be a real crowd pleaser to smokers and non-smokers.

“We hear stories like hers daily”, said Kyle of eCigarettesChoice.com. “Another interesting problem solved was in hair salons. The hair stylists would go out back to smoke, and then come back to their workstations smelling like an ashtray. One of our customers overheard someone complaining to the owner and told him about our electronic cigarettes. He immediately purchased a bunch of No 7 trial disposables and gave them to his staff.”

The electronic cigarette appeared in the US a few years ago and has already been targeted by the Personal Freedom Control Police who insist they should be banned. The benefits of these amazing products seem to out-way most of the negative press they have received. A recent statement made by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), in the United Kingdom, stated that e-cigarettes “are likely to be a safer alternative to smoking.”

Obviously ASH in the United Kingdom recognizes the potential of the electronic cigarette as being a better alternative than smoking tobacco cigarettes, which kill millions of people annually. So, why the drastic difference in opinion from American anti-smoking organizations whose goal is supposed to be the same? It could be that funding for ASH in the UK is not tied to companies that are in direct competition with the electronic cigarette industry.

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