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Dear lord. We here at Ecig Advanced try to maintain at least a minimal level of open mindedness about the studies and arguments surrounding electronic cigarettes, but this one is a doozy. According to Utah ABC news channel 4, a study of Utah youth in 2011 found that 1 in 20 kids there tried electronic cigarettes and 69% of youth smokers got their start smoking by using e-cigs. This might be a little hard to swallow.

Other studies of youth reactions to and experience with electronic cigarettes have shown that e-cigs aren’t really of interest. Of kids that showed any likelihood of using electronic cigarettes, all were either likely to try smoking first or were already smokers. Kids not interested in smoking also weren’t interested in electronic cigarettes.

ABC news channel 4 in Utah covered the new findings. You can watch the video and read the article here. The two big facts we should all be concerned about according to the report: 1 in 20 kids has tried e-cigs and most youth smokers started with e-cigs before moving to regular cigarettes. Where on earth did these numbers come from?

Digging has yet to turn up the study that the story references. The closest thing we can find is a fact sheet about hookah and e-cig use in Utah. According to it, in 2011 8% of Utah’s youth had tried e-cigs and 3% were current users. In short, these results sound rather suspect.

So maybe 1 in 20 students in Utah have tried e-cigs. In 2011, 18% of youth were considered smokers. If (and this is a huge if) every single teen that tried electronic cigarettes did so before trying conventional cigarettes and then became smokers of conventional cigarette, that would account for less than 28% of youth smokers. So where on earth does the 69% figure come from?

E-cig community members have seen some outrageous claims in efforts to make the product look sinister. This will undoubtedly rank among the more ridiculous ones.