Comment by Fletcher, Karen P.

I have smoked a pack a day for 35 years. I purchased an e-cig and have not had a cigarette in 87 days, and as long as I have my e-cig, I will never go back to smoking. The e-cig is a life saver for thousands of people and me. I am grateful every day for this new thing. I purchased it as a way to cut down on the expense of cigarettes, and ended up just giving tobacco up. The e-cig consists of a battery, an atomizer, and a cartridge which gets filled with juice made from propylene glycol-a common consumer product, water, flavoring, and different strengths of nicotine including 0 mg. It does not kill 400,000+ people a year, or create the thousands of cancer causing toxins produced by burning tobacco. There is no second hand smoke, and the initial cost of the e-cig kit of $50.00-$100.00 makes it unattractive to kids. It's a costly investment, one most likely made by a serious adult smoker who would like to cut down or quit. By banning this product, it will be back to using cancer causing cigarettes for many who have finally found a method that will get them away from tobacco. Doesn't everyone want smokers to quit smoking? I don't know of anyone who wants me or anyone to smoke. I hope that the FDA doesn't want anyone to smoke either.