How do e-cigarettes affect your health?
From the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
E-cigarettes are fairly new. There are
important questions about their ingredi-
ents and how those ingredients may affect
the health of people who use e-cigarettes
and bystanders around them, both in the
short term and over time. 11
E-cigarettes and their ingredients
are not regulated by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) right now. So
there’s no way to know for sure what is in
them or how much nicotine they contain.
Current research shows that:
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Nicotine from e-cigarettes is absorbed
by users and bystanders. 2,10,11
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Nicotine is highly addictive.
Nicotine is especially a health danger
to youth who use e-cigarettes. It may
have long-term, negative effects on
brain growth.
Nicotine is a health danger for preg-
nant women and their developing
babies. Using an e-cigarette and even
being around someone else using
an e-cigarette can expose pregnant
women to nicotine and other chemi-
cals that may be toxic.
E-cigarette aerosol is not “water
vapor.” It contains nicotine and can
contain other chemicals. It is not as
safe as clean air. 13
The nicotine solution in e-cigarettes
is not harmless “juice.” Children and
adults have been poisoned by swal-
lowing, breathing or absorbing the
liquid through their skin or eyes. 14
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Additional chemicals that are harmful
or may be harmful have been found in
some e-cigarettes. These substances
include traces of metal, volatile
organic compounds and nitrosamines.
The levels tend to be lower than in
regular cigarettes, but there’s no way
to know what you’re getting because
e-cigarettes are not yet regulated. 15
Help for quitting smoking
E-cigarettes are not approved by the
FDA to help people quit smoking. But
seven medicines are approved by the
FDA to help quit smoking, including
forms of nicotine that are tested for purity
and safety. These include inhalers, nasal
sprays, patches, gum and lozenges. Some
are available without a prescription.
Quit-smoking treatments may be free
or lower in price through insurance, health
plans or clinics. State Medicaid programs
cover quit-smoking treatments. While the
coverage varies by state, all states cover
some treatments for at least some Med-
icaid enrollees.
Whether or not you use a stop-
smoking medicine to help you quit,
people who reach out for help are more
likely to succeed than those who go
it alone. Help is available in the Quit
Guide at cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/
diseases/dual-tobacco-use.html and by
calling 800-QUIT-NOW (800-784-8669)
or 855-DÉJELO-YA (855-335-3569).
Quitline coaches can answer questions,
help you develop a quit plan and provide
support for your smoke-free life.
References
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Services. The Health Consequences
of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A
Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta:
U.S. Department of Health and Human
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Cigarettes vs. E-Cigarettes: Passive
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Courtesy photos from Norma J. Anderson
Fleet of Flowers
Chewescla (Bill) DePoe (above, left) joins Bob Eder, commercial fisherman on
the F/V Timmy Boy in Newport, Ore.; Cecilia Simonelli, daughter of skipper
Roy Bower; and State Rep. David Gomberg at the Fleet of Flowers Ceremony
on Memorial Day. He was a guest speaker at the event and later went out to sea
on the F/V Tacklebuster to lay flowers in memory of loved ones.
Chewescla has worked for more than 35 years for a company called Delta
Marine in Seattle, where he helped build the F/V Tacklebuster many years ago
and rides out to sea each year during this ceremony (below).
Additionally, Cecila Simonielli was born one month after her father, Ray
Bower, and Jack Chambers lost their lives trying to rescue a fishing trawler on
Oct. 1, 1936, just off the shores of Depoe Bay. She and her mother never knew
of this memorial to her father and others that takes places annually on Memo-
rial Day and she attended this year for the first time.
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Siletz News
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July 2015
Maxine Rilatos – 1932-2015
Today, we lay to rest our mother,
grandmother, great-grandmother, sister,
auntie, cousin and friend. Maxine is the
daughter of Chief Archie Ben and Vic-
toria Butler Ben, and sister to Edmond
Ben, Victoria Nelson, Shirley Walker,
Raymond Ben, beloved Richard Ben and
beloved Virginia Ben.
On May 5, 2015, our mom joined our
family in the promised land.
Maxine was born on Aug. 7, 1932, in
Logsden, Ore. She was a lifelong member
of the Siletz Gospel Tabernacle and a
proud member of the Confederated Tribes
of Siletz Indians.
Maxine was a loyal employee of
the Siletz Community Health Clinic for
34 years as a CHR (community health
representative), the second hired by the
Siletz Tribe. She worked for CETA and
Man Power prior to the restoration of the
Siletz Tribe.
Maxine married the late Robert Paul
Rilatos Sr. on Nov. 12, 1952, in Steven-
son, Wash., joining the beloved Tuton
and Pearl Rilatos family. She gained
five brothers and a sister – beloved
Edward “Ouchie,” beloved Manuel,
beloved Mary Marzan, beloved David,
Phil and beloved Danny.
Maxine and Robert had eight chil-
dren – Marlene “Pug” Stuart (Thomas),
beloved Kathryn “Tiny Jane” Rilatos,
Robert “Shine” Rilatos Jr. (Ruby),
Roger Rilatos (Dorene), beloved Randy
Rilatos, Selene Rilatos (Dan Lynch),
Courtesy photo
Maxine Rilatos
Rollie Ray “Bull” Rilatos and Valerie
Hibdon (Larry).
She has 19 grandchildren, 41 great-
grandchildren and numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Maxine was a master beader. She
taught her children, grandchildren and
students how to bead, dance and pray.
Maxine loved our Lord and Savior
above all else.
Maxine’s memorial service was
held May 9 at the Siletz Tribal Commu-
nity Center with internment at the Paul
Washington Cemetery.