Comment on Policy banning vape sales outside of pharmacies to go before Senate, health minister says
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days agoFor both of our convenience I would really appreciate it if you just listed the specific concerns you had in mind, along with a primary source.
If a primary source is too much because you believe something is “common knowledge” (e.g. asking for a primary source on why to look both ways before crossing the road is a bit pedantic) a relevant Wikipedia page about the immediate health concern would be fine.
Let’s exclude popcorn lung (diacetyl damage) for aforementioned reasons.
I’d also like to ask, are you concerned about fog machines which also make a vapour of vegetable glycerine? Or are your concerns limited to flavour compounds and trace nicotine exposure?
Ilandar@aussie.zone 6 days ago
Read this.
Articles mentioned in there:
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
I will could you answer my question about fog machines though?
unionagainstdhmo@aussie.zone 5 days ago
It’s a lot easier to avoid fog machines than it is people vaping. I’ve never seen a fog machine at the train station…
naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days ago
That is a separate issue. I’m trying to understand what their specific health concerns are, why it is they feel any amount of vaping represents an antisocial immediate health hazard distinct from say driving while unhealthy, tired or whatever or taking drugs known to increase violent tendencies like alcohol.
There is something they feel is different and I’m trying to unpick what it is. Like is there a specific chemical they believe even trace vaping exceeds safe limits of? a class like VOCs but are they also afraid to be around a stove etc? Is it fear of lack of regulations meaning unknown contamination could be present? Is it lack of precedent of characterised harms? (e.g. standing next to a stove while cooking seems about as unhealthy as being near most* vapes but we tend to be comfortable with poorly ventilated stoves and not with vapes because stoves are boring).
They unfortunately seem to thing my curiosity represents some hostility, despite having stated that I am in favour of regulation and basically just have a couple of quibbles with this law ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Ilandar@aussie.zone 6 days ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism