...  myth got started. Yes, using electronic cigarettes means you are ingesting propylene glycol, but you are also ingesting it when you use a medical inhaler or even mouthwash. The FDA has run studies that show that propylene glycol is also non cancer causing. The jury is still out on prop glycol in e cigarettes, but all signs seem to point to it being safe. And regardless of all that, there is no possible way it could cause as much horrible damage and death as tobacco.   BUT WHY AREN’T E CIGS ALLOWED TO BE SOLD AS “QUIT SMOKING” PRODUCTS?   Another big issue that causes people to ask “are e cigarettes safe?”, is the FDA’s ban on calling e cigarettes “nicotine cessation” devices. Other products like nicotine gum, transdermal patches and medication like Chantix are all officially classified as quit smoking products by the FDA, but electronic cigarettes are banned from that classification. Yes, these products have been around a little longer than e cigs, but it’s not like there are long term studies or intensive studies done on nicotine gum or patches either.   There are some conspiracy theories regarding the FDA’s unflinching opposition to e cigarettes, so we’ll go into them a little bit here. It is often thrown around that the FDA has a vested interest in both the giant pharmaceutical companies and big tobacco. By throwing the hammer down on e cigarettes, they ensure that both pharmaceutical quit smoking ...