Crescent City Vape Blog
Your source for breaking news, innovations, research, and clarity on electronic cigarettes and vaping.
NOLA City Council Considering Vape Ban in Public Work Places
This Wednesday, January 7th at 10am, NOLA City Council’s Community Development Committee is meeting on an ordinance that would ban smoking in all public workplaces in the city, but would also senselessly ban vaping everywhere “smoking” is banned. The ordinance would...
One E-cigarette User’s Story
How I Started Vaping Like a lot of people, I got into vaping because I was a smoker and I wanted to quit. I smoked between a pack and a pack-and-a-half of Camel cigarettes a day. I never expected to be a smoker -- in fact, during my teenage years I was aggressively...
New Orleanians Weigh in on E-Cigarettes
Vaping is rapidly growing in popularity here in New Orleans, which makes sense for a city that has the 24th highest smoking rate in the nation. But while many New Orleanians are turning to e-cigarettes to reduce or quit their smoking habit, others are still wary of...
Health Benefits of Switching from Traditional Cigarettes to Electronic Cigarettes in Asthmatic Smokers
This study, called Effect of Smoking Abstinence and Reduction in Asthmatic Smokers Switching to Electronic Cigarettes: Evidence for Harm Reversal, was conducted by Riccardo Polosa, Jaymin Morjaria, Pasquale Caponnetto, Massimo Caruso, Simona Strano, Eliana Battaglia,...
The FDA’s Aggressive Stance on E-Cigarettes
In 2010, the FDA attempted to classify e-cigarettes as a drug-delivery system, allowing them to heavily regulate or block importation of e-cigs into the country. This classification was quickly challenged and overturned by Federal District Court Judge Richard J. Leon,...
Banning E-Juice Flavors Is a Horrible Idea for Public Health
On August 8, 2014, 29 state attorneys general sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration proposing that stricter regulations be placed on electronic cigarettes. If the FDA were to follow these suggestions, selling e-cigarettes online would be prohibited, the...
What Is E-Juice?
E-juice, also known as “e-liquid” or “juice,” is the liquid used in an electronic cigarette to create vapor and flavor. At Crescent City Vape, we believe it’s crucial for consumers to be informed about the health implications of electronic cigarettes – and, as the...
What We Know About Electronic Cigarettes
The following is a summary of a public lecture given by Dr. Lynne Dawkins at the University of East London on July 3, 2013, called “Electronic Cigarettes: What We Know So Far.” Dr. Lynne Dawkins is an Experimental Psychologist at the University of East London, and has...
Chemicals Released into the Environment: Tobacco Cigarettes vs. Electronic Cigarettes
Characterization of chemicals released to the environment by electronic cigarette use (ClearStream-AIR project): Is passive vaping a reality? See the full study here. Researchers The study was conducted by G. Romagna MD, L. Zabarini, L. Barbiero, E. Bocchietto, S....
