A new e-cigarette cafe in Moncton is sparking debate about whether health regulations for the electronic devices are needed sooner rather than later.Marc Sonier opened Vape Vision Cafe on Main Street about a week ago, offering coffee and snacks, as well as a place for people to buy and smoke e-cigarettes."It gives the people a public place to come and vape where they don't have to worry about anybody saying, 'You can't do that here.'More or less, with the cigarettes you can't do it anywhere.These are socially acceptable for the most part," he said.E-cigarettes use flavoured liquids that emit a vapour when heated.Many retailers, like Sonier, sell liquids that contain nicotine.Health Canada has not authorized any electronic cigarettes with nicotine or health claims, but proponents contend they are healthier than smoking traditional cigarettes and can help people quit.Sonier says trying to find accurate information about the health impacts for himself and his clients has been a challenge.

Still, he believes e-cigarettes are a healthier alternative and says he is catering to a growing number of e-cigarette users.e cigarette kr808 turbo"I mean cigarettes have 11,000-plus chemicals, I believe this only has around 10.e cigarette kirkcaldyLess than 11,000 is a good number."e-cigarette leboncoinCritics, however, say the science is not there to determine the health effects of e-cigarettes Barbara MacKinnon, president and CEO of the New Brunswick Lung Association, recommends people not use e-cigarettes until more research is done.e cigarette meridian id"There are some toxins that are fewer in the e-cigarettes than in regular cigarettes.e cigarette manhattan

However, they do have chemicals in them that aren't present in cigarettes.They have propelyn-glycol, they have formeldahyde in them.e-cigarette navadminAnd we do not know the level of dosage that people are getting with e-cigarettes and we don't have any long term data to show the health effects of these exposures," she said.MacKinnon would like to see the current ban on smoking in public places extended to e-cigarettes."And the reasons for that is, as I mentioned before, the lack of understanding of just what the second hand exposure is when people smoke these," she said.Sonier's father, Hector Sonier, who was a smoker for 42 years and says he quit by using e-cigarettes, argues a ban would go too far.He says second hand smoke from cigarettes is toxic and different from what's emitted from e-cigarettes."This is vapour … and it dissipates quick.And there's no smell to it, okay?"Canada WATCH ABOVE: A Riverview, N.B., man is speaking out after he was severly burned by a spare e-cigarette battery that exploded in his pocket.

Global's Shelley Steeves reports.- A A + A Riverview, N.B.man is speaking out about the risks of careless vaping after he was severely burned by a spare e-cigarette battery that exploded in his pocket.READ MORE: Exploding e-cigarettes?Here’s what Canadians need to know“All of a sudden I just flared up, it’s like a flare went off in my pocket,” said Wayne Walker.Walker said he was sitting at his desk at work when the pocket on his jacket where he stored his e-cigarette and spare battery suddenly burst into flames.The spare battery had exploded and left him with painful burns on his leg and abdomen.“You just throw them in your pocket and go about your day.You don’t realize the effects it can have,” said Walker, who had quit smoking last fall and turned to vaping to help him kick the habit.He said he was worried he might run out of power for his machine, so he threw an extra battery in his pocket along with his car keys.That, said Moncton Fire Marshal Charles LeBlanc, was where Walker went wrong.READ MORE: Spare e-cigarette battery explodes in man’s pocket in dramatic video“As soon as you have any type of metallic surface that goes from your positive to your negative you are going to have an adverse effect with any type of battery,” LeBlanc said.LeBlanc said it’s not just e-cigarette batteries that can catch fire.

He said any lithium battery, like the ones used in computers and phones, can explode into flames if the come into contact with metal and short out.Philippe Leger, who owns 1755 Vape shop in Dieppe, said the lithium batteries used in most vapes are especially powerful.“Even on the label when you buy your battery it says how dangerous it is and people are not paying attention,” Leger said.That why he said he always reminds and recommends that his customers store their spare batteries in a protective case to keep them from shorting out.“They are just made of little rubber and then you have your plastic casing.”READ MORE: Alberta teen injured after he says e-cigarette explodedEven the e-cigarettes themselves he said can overheat and cause injury if they’re not a regulated unit and said he tells people to make sure to shut the devices off when they put them in their pocket or purse.Walker’s mishap happened in late December, so his wounds have finally healed.But he has been left with a scar for life, which he said serves as a harsh reminder to be more careful with his vaping supplies.“I was lucky that it was at my desk and not in my car, god knows what would have happened.” © 2017 Global News, a Division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

CBC News CBC News Navigation Home Opinion World Canada Politics Business Health Entertainment Technology & Science Video Canada NB E-cigarettes a growing trend at Riverview High School Riverview High School Principal Jason Reath recently warned parents about the trend in a letter sent home CBC News Posted: Apr 25, 2015 10:02 AM AT Last Updated: Apr 25, 2015 10:02 AM AT Powered by batteries, e-cigarettes heat up a liquid, creating a vapour that mimics the sensation of smoking.(Torin Halsey/AP Photo/Wichita Falls Times Record News) Officials at Riverview High School are trying to crack down on a growing number of students using e-cigarettes on school property and in some cases inside the school building.Powered by batteries, e-cigarettes heat up a liquid, creating a vapour that mimics the sensation of smoking.While they're marketed as a non-tobacco alternative to traditional cigarettes, they remain controversial, especially in Moncton's schools.

"We had an announcement the other day saying they banned e-smokes but people still bring them, because today I walked into the bathroom and there's like five or six people in a group smoking," student Calvin Bannister said.Classmate Zach Cyr agrees."All the time," he said."Not only outside but even in, after gym there's always that one guy with an electronic cigarette."Student Ashley Venieris says many who are using e-cigarettes in school aren't shy about it."A lot of the bus ride home from school, sometimes in the hallway, like they'll be walking," she said."And I think they forget there's cameras in the school sometimes."Riverview High School Principal Jason Reath recently warned parents about the trend in a letter sent home.The letter, in part, read: "An increasing number of students are using e-cigarettes and vaporizers.I want to let you know these devices violate our province's tobacco free schools policy.Students are not permitted to use them while on school property and should also not have them at school."

The Anglophone East school district says other schools have sent home similar notes.Prof. Robert Schwartz with the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit at the University of Toronto says they are right to be concerned."In New Brunswick 26 per cent of youth, those are 15 to 19-year-olds, have tried a cigarette," he said."And a similar proportion aged of 20 to 24 have tried an e-cigarette so this isn't something that is just very small on the fringe."A ready market Health Canada has not yet authorized use of nicotine in e-cigarettes.But there's a ready market for the devices.Roy Shakibaei's convenience store has only been selling them for a couple of weeks.He treats them the same as any tobacco product."I don't sell it to anybody under 19," he said."And if somebody wants to come and buy here, and they're young, I ask them for ID and also, I gave them a small lecture."Other vendors CBC contacted say they only sell e-cigarettes to people 19 and over, but students say they don't have any trouble getting their hands on them.

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