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It’s been going on for a little more than a year now. Once electronic cigarette liquid became a much more common thing, poison centers started reporting an increase in nicotine poisonings across the nation. From 2011 to 2013, some are reporting increases in nicotine poisonings by as much as 300 to 500%. Approximately half of these poisonings tend to occur in children.

A sizable article in the New York Times highlights issues with the industry, referring to bottled nicotine as a powerful stimulant hitting markets nationwide. They go on to raise alarms about the powerful neurotoxins which can cause vomiting, seizures, and death.

The article isn’t entirely wrong. Nicotine poisonings are becoming a concern for vaping parents and even pet owners. Nicotine is a toxin which, in not so large amounts, can wreak havoc on a person’s system — especially that of a child or non-smoker. But this isn’t anymore the case than with, say, cleaners, alcohol, cosmetics, drugs, and more. The only difference is that this is new, and some vapers might not be as conscientious as they should be.

Nicotine poisonings are shaping up to be a concern, but the 1,351 cases linked to e-liquid in 2013 represent less than .2 percent (1 out of every 500) of the more than 800,000 poisonings which lead to emergency room visits in the US each year.

Many argue that the bright colors and flavors on e-liquid packaging inspire kids to try the stuff. This likely plays a role in these unfortunate events, but the most common culprit of poisonings for children under 6 each year is actually cosmetics and personal care products. No one complains that these look too enticing. In general, we assume that these products are kept out of reach and place the responsibility with parents.

Basically, vapers just need to be more aware of where they leave their e-liquids. Some companies are even producing products with child resistant caps to help. But this is still likely to inspire a good deal of anti-e-cig sentiment among politicians and public health groups and provide them with ammunition against the products.

Unfortunately there is little to argue against this without looking like the group that is okay with child poisonings. And that’s what the other side will argue. Even in the face of massive product cultures that poison many hundreds of thousands more, it is just another area where e-cigs can be spun as the bad guys.

Whether this will stand up to public scrutiny and skepticism has yet to be seen. The tide seems to be turning away from just accepting arguments like these however, and politicians may find that people prefer to leave responsibility in the hands of the individual.

If you’d like to learn more about nicotine poisoning, you can read about it right here.