By Gilbert Ross, M.D.Wednesday, November 20, 2013Filed under: Health & Medicine, Science & Technology Smoking is a leading cause of death, and cessation treatments are largely ineffective, yet regulation threatens a promising new technology that might help smokers quit. Anyone with a modicum of knowledge regarding public health will agree that the most important, devastating, […]
In the UK, the government pushes for citizens to swith to e-cigarettes because officals “officials believe the rigid “quit or die” approach to smoking advice no longer works.” The first annual report of the “nudge unit” ( the Cabinet Office’s insight team), states that if “alternative and safe nicotine products can be developed which are […]
The Parliamentary Health Select Committee recently asked the Ministry of Health to provide advice on electronic cigarettes: “As the e-cigarette delivers only nicotine in a mist of propylene glycol, without the other 4,000 or so other chemicals in tobacco smoke, it is far safer than smoking.” “The current safety data would therefore suggest that the […]
A member of the Vapers Lounge posted a lecture handout regarding some studies relative to tobacco harm reduction (Potential Reduced Exposure Products: A Harm Reduction Strategy), and I started wondering about what we really know about how the body handles nicotine. I’m reposting my initial thoughts here in hopes that individuals knowledgeable in these areas would contribute to […]
Read full research report at: www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/research/electronic-cigarettes -potential-harm-reduction.html (E Cigarette Direct)
Very good video! Posted on YouTube by TheECigA 06/28/09: ECA President Response to FDA
Prepared for NJOY by Exponent Health Sciences, this report gives an in-depth analysis of the numerous flaws, limitations and erroneous findings of the single “study” the FDA used to try and shut down the e-cigarette industry in the United States. Technical Memorandum 07/30/09: Technical Review and Analysis of FDA Report: “Evaluation of e-cigarettes”
While the FDA and anti-tobacco groups (“antis” in the vaping world) continue to fight tooth and nail against the e-cigarette, research is emerging that counters their arguments. (Which is why they just fight harder, of course.) Read more: WebMD 02/08/11: Survey: E-Cigarettes May Help Smokers Quit
The FDA is there to protect consumers, make sure products that reach us are safe, and remove products that aren’t safe from the market, right? Think again. Perception and propaganda is alive and well here as well. Read more: The Hill 09/14/09: FDA’s drug and e-cigarette warnings counterproductive
