How to complain to Ofcom? E-cigarette advert
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How do I compain and anybody else going to compain?
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linkinpark875
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Some people just seem to like jumping aboard the offended bus.
Glamourising smoking. E-cigarettes are just as bad as Tobacco cigs.
why do you want to complain about it
http://www.asa.org.uk
Thanks will try that.
No they are not, as nicotine is about as harmful as caffeine & the other substances put in E Liquids are the same used for everyday food preservatives. Also with even the highest strength liquids, you get far less nicotine than you do in a cigarette as you don't feel obliged to finish the whole thing.
I used to be a heavy smoker 20+ for almost 20 years, every one I lit up I finished as I hated the taste of relighting one that had gone out. Next month marks 1 year of me Vaping instead of smoking.
My lungs are clearer than they have been in years, no coughing up phlegm every morning,
I don't get wheezy or out of breath unless I have been exercising or walking up a steep hill,
My teeth & gums are healthier
My clothes, curtains & home no longer smells of tobacco.
Also due to the e-liquids costing about £4 per week, where as before I was spending £7 per day, I have more money in my bank.
Yes there may become a time when they are regulated to pharmaceutical standard, but until that happens, I fully encourage those who wish to give up, but also wish to have the warmth sensation going down their throats while holding something similar to a cigarette, then I strongly suggest E-Cigs.
E Cigs are Vaping steam & not inhaling smoke !
But surely things like patches to stop smoking is much more effective which means zero cost if someone quits smoking altogether?
If people kee switching the government will soon tax e-cigs too.
Would you even have been aware of this if the news didn't carry the story all day?
The ad is legal, not offensive and breaks no rules. No grounds for complaint.
There are many things I think are wrong,and many things that I dont like.
As long as they are legal,I guess people other than myself like these things - So I wouldnt dream of complaining
You should try this sometime
Actually that is why they were stopped!:cool:
I'm still tempted to stand in a crowd take a draw on a candy stick though, especially on a nice cold morning where my breath would be visible.
Can't you just find a hobby instead of finding silly things to moan about.
That isn't a hobby?
Its not the nicotine content that people are worried about, it is the chemical composition of the liquids that are a cause of concern as the scientific research into these are so far inconclusive - but do tend to show that they are not without possible risks:-
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/health-risks-e-cigarettes-emerge
I will also add that I was a 20 a day smoker for years but successfully gave up (after a few attemps using gum and the like) 2 and a half years ago and was able to do it cold turkey (which I don't recommend, the withdrawal symptoms were terrible, especially for the first 40-45 days) because one day I just felt in my heart - rather than my head - that I really didn't want to be spend £35+ a week on ciggies anymore.
Are you sure that some are not simply concerned with making "placing an object between one's lips like a real cigarette" look fashionable again?
I remember seeing a similar ad (advertising the product only - was an E-Cig) before at 7.15pm couple months ago, if we are going down the route that these are similar to cigarettes then I personally would put these ads on after 9pm
Yet more Linkinpark attention seeking. Even if it was OFCOM who you complain to, their contact details are on their website. Why he couldnt visit there and answer his own question, God only knows.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30595394
Seems these companies want to glamourise smoking again. Disgusting.
That's not Ofcom, it's the ASA.