Author Archives: Victor Vitale

45% Quit Smoking Using E-cigs

45% Quit Smoking Using E-cigs

Some pretty impressive stats on how ex-smokers in Minnesota were able to kick the habit. Spinfuel’s Vapers News Are e-cigs and tobacco taxes driving MN’s abrupt decline in smoking? Watchdog.org is reporting that almost half of the smokers that quit used e-cigarettes to help. Put this in your electronic cigarette and vape it:  A comprehensive  survey […]

Vape enthusiasts weigh in on e-cigarette health debate

Vape enthusiasts weigh in on e-cigarette health debate

Some reaction from real vaping enthusiasts about health issues associated with vaping. 20 hours 53 minutes ago by LiLi Tan, KSBY News You wouldn’t know it from being inside Blue Sky Vapes in San Luis Obispo that the state declared electronic cigarettes a public health risk. “Honestly, I love it. It’s 10 times better than […]

Take the weekly poll: The vaping state

Take the weekly poll: The vaping state

Nice to see some research gathering done on public opinion. Rhiannon Griffith-Bowman smokes an e-cigarette at Digital Ciggz in San Rafael. Photo By Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Do we need laws on vaping? Health issue? Lifestyle debate? Commercial battle for the business of the nicotine-addicted? E-cigarette use or vaping is another area where inaction by the […]

Going ‘vape’

Going ‘vape’

The vaping market in Oklahoma is clearly booming and their smoking rates drop. Tobacco is a drag. In 2013, Oklahoma ranked 39th in the country for adult smoking, which dropped from 47th place in 2012. Smoking is Oklahoma’s leading preventable cause of death, according to the State Health Department, and there were 75,000 fewer adult […]

Tips for Successfully Switching from Cigarettes to E-Cigarettes

Tips for Successfully Switching from Cigarettes to E-Cigarettes

A great piece to help those considering switching from traditional cigarettes to vaping. Quit smoking e-cigarettes As January rolls on, the New Year’s resolutions are starting to feel the strain. Whether you’re still attempting to replace your deadly combusted tobacco habit with e-cigarettes, have tried to quit smoking using traditional methods and aren’t having much […]

Vapers Speak Out on NOLA Ban

Vapers Speak Out on NOLA Ban

The New Orleans smoking ban included vaping, here’s a great piece showing some reasons why. Spinfuel’s Vapers News Electronic Cigarette Retailers Say ‘Paid Fearmongers’ Are Behind NOLA Smoking Ban According to a report from The Hayride , New Orleans recent vote to ban smoking, which included e-cigarettes, did not sit well with the area’s vaping […]

Caught up in the smoking ban, the New Orleans ‘vaping’ community wants to clear the air

Caught up in the smoking ban, the New Orleans 'vaping' community wants to clear the air

Great article from a city with some of the most lax smoking laws in the country! Anyika Laskoski and friends ‘vape’ as advocates for using e-cigs and nicotine vaporizers feel unfairly caught up in the proposed smoking ban in New Orleans. As they gathered at Custom Vaporz lounge in Kenner, Tuesday, January 13, 2015, they […]

Regulate E-cigs Like Tobacco

Regulate E-cigs Like Tobacco

Some good commentary here about legislating e-cigs and vapor. Spinfuel’s Vapers News Physicians: Michigan’s e-cigarette bill falls short In this opinion piece from The Battle Creek Enquirer written by two physicians discusses why they think that the law passed by the Michigan Legislature is not strong enough. The explosion of electronic cigarette, or “e-cigarette,” advertising […]

Yale Study: ‘Vaping’ On The Rise In Connecticut Schools

Yale Study: 'Vaping' On The Rise In Connecticut Schools

Especially as more and more campuses go tobacco-free, not surprised this trend is taking off. Store manager Robert Everhart uses an electronic cigarette at MadVapes in Charlotte, N.C. Electronic cigarettes are growing in popularity, but concern still lingers nationwide about their safety. (DIEDRA LAIRD / McClatchy-Tribune) One in four Connecticut high school students has used […]