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No More Alcohol
Jul. 4th, 2015 09:58 pmIt's actually vaguely annoying that basically everyone I know drinks all the time. One friend I have is an exception - he just smoke dope all the time. I drank more than I wanted to last night (still, not much) and therefore, I feel terrible today. Still rode the Honda to a little picnic at my aunt and uncles, though. Can't manage much more. I'm all people'd out, and I've a wonderful headache.
I'll leave you with this (stumbling across some interesting stuff on oil industry and birth defects.) Bold for emphasis.
Glycol ethers are a group of solvents based on alkyl ethers of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol commonly used in paints and cleaners. These solvents typically have a higher boiling point, together with the favorable solvent properties of lower-molecular weight ethers and alcohols.
The devices [electronic cigarettes] atomize a nicotinated propylene glycol solution, known as e-liquid, that may be doctored with additional additives, such as flavorings and colorings or variable nicotine concentrations. They can also be modified to vaporize cannabis derived products.
Teratogens are agents (such as a bacteria or viruses) or substances (such as a drugs or chemicals) that can cause harm to an unborn child developing in the mother’s womb. The following substances commonly found in industrial solvents are among the chemicals most often associated with birth defects:
Glycol Ethers
Glycol ethers may be used alone or in combination with other ingredients in
paints, varnishes, dyes, stains, and inks
semiconductor chip coatings
degreasers and dry-cleaning fluids
brake fluids and jet fuel de-icing additives
Glycol ethers have been linked to cleft palates, heart defects, spina bifida, missing or deformed limbs, and other birth defects.
To sum up, electronic cigarettes are probably not fucking safe at all.
In addition, apparently electronics industry workers have pretty high levels of birth defects in their children (and typically it's a man exposed) so it's fairly likely that long-term exposure to any teratogenic agent can result in birth defects, whether it's a pregnant mother, a future mother, or a future father.
Almost all the chemicals I was exposed to at United act on the CNS and reproductive organs first. Yay.
I'll leave you with this (stumbling across some interesting stuff on oil industry and birth defects.) Bold for emphasis.
Glycol ethers are a group of solvents based on alkyl ethers of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol commonly used in paints and cleaners. These solvents typically have a higher boiling point, together with the favorable solvent properties of lower-molecular weight ethers and alcohols.
The devices [electronic cigarettes] atomize a nicotinated propylene glycol solution, known as e-liquid, that may be doctored with additional additives, such as flavorings and colorings or variable nicotine concentrations. They can also be modified to vaporize cannabis derived products.
Teratogens are agents (such as a bacteria or viruses) or substances (such as a drugs or chemicals) that can cause harm to an unborn child developing in the mother’s womb. The following substances commonly found in industrial solvents are among the chemicals most often associated with birth defects:
Glycol Ethers
Glycol ethers may be used alone or in combination with other ingredients in
paints, varnishes, dyes, stains, and inks
semiconductor chip coatings
degreasers and dry-cleaning fluids
brake fluids and jet fuel de-icing additives
Glycol ethers have been linked to cleft palates, heart defects, spina bifida, missing or deformed limbs, and other birth defects.
To sum up, electronic cigarettes are probably not fucking safe at all.
In addition, apparently electronics industry workers have pretty high levels of birth defects in their children (and typically it's a man exposed) so it's fairly likely that long-term exposure to any teratogenic agent can result in birth defects, whether it's a pregnant mother, a future mother, or a future father.
Almost all the chemicals I was exposed to at United act on the CNS and reproductive organs first. Yay.
