THE BEST ARTICLES ON VAPING IN JANUARY 2020 from wisepowder's blog
Our December rundown of the best articles on vaping was a hit so we've decided to make it a regular feature. With all of the bad news stories, poorly reported articles, and outright false information being spread it can seem like that's all there is. But there are also positive and well researched stories, and some that are at least more balanced in their reporting. These are the ones that we want to spread- to let others know about them, to refute arguments, and to (hopefully) affect the coverage going forward. We've made a list of January's top articles/studies and linked to them, and we've included an excerpt to accompany each one for easy reference. “...far from hooking a new generation on nicotine, comparatively few teens who have never smoked take up vaping: less than 1 per cent of those who were vaping regularly had never smoked tobacco before.To get more news about vape manufacturers, you can visit univapo official website.”
“...the mainstream media has been routinely conflating vaping nicotine and vaping marijuana — and in the process, making it seem like all vaping is equally dangerous.”
Professor John Newton, director of health improvement at PHE, said: "There is no situation where it would be better for your health to continue smoking rather than switching completely to vaping.
“Benowitz is not exactly a fan of vaping, but he does recognize its value as harm reduction for smokers. What he is a fan of is telling the whole truth about nicotine’s properties and risks.”
“On the one hand, the WHO will suffer a credibility loss as a whole for this (and that is unwelcome). On the other, it is possibly the 'jump the shark' moment at which the facade of credibility and objectivity on tobacco issues crumbles and the organisation goes into a terminal decline.”
"The peak GP organisation has carefully reviewed all the evidence on the effectiveness and safety of vaping and has determined that it is a legitimate quitting aid for adult smokers."
“The total failure of prohibition and the War on Drugs must in all cases be replaced by accurate information, pragmatism and compassion. Young adults who choose to use substances, including nicotine, deserve harm reduction like everyone else.”
“The WHO has a long history of politically biased risk communications when it comes to e-cigarettes, but their most recent ‘fact sheet’ is shockingly bad. The document is recklessly dishonest, dangerously misleading to the public, and difficult to see as anything other than prohibitionist propaganda. In my opinion, it represents a new low for the organization on this issue.” (Amelia Howard)
“Critically, the majority of youth vapers also use or have used more deadly tobacco products (60 to 88.9 percent, depending on the frequency of vaping). While there has been fear that e-cigarettes are introducing nicotine to many young people who otherwise would not have smoked, the data show otherwise—only a small proportion of tobacco-naïve youth report vaping.”
“...the mainstream media has been routinely conflating vaping nicotine and vaping marijuana — and in the process, making it seem like all vaping is equally dangerous.”
Professor John Newton, director of health improvement at PHE, said: "There is no situation where it would be better for your health to continue smoking rather than switching completely to vaping.
“Benowitz is not exactly a fan of vaping, but he does recognize its value as harm reduction for smokers. What he is a fan of is telling the whole truth about nicotine’s properties and risks.”
“On the one hand, the WHO will suffer a credibility loss as a whole for this (and that is unwelcome). On the other, it is possibly the 'jump the shark' moment at which the facade of credibility and objectivity on tobacco issues crumbles and the organisation goes into a terminal decline.”
"The peak GP organisation has carefully reviewed all the evidence on the effectiveness and safety of vaping and has determined that it is a legitimate quitting aid for adult smokers."
“The total failure of prohibition and the War on Drugs must in all cases be replaced by accurate information, pragmatism and compassion. Young adults who choose to use substances, including nicotine, deserve harm reduction like everyone else.”
“The WHO has a long history of politically biased risk communications when it comes to e-cigarettes, but their most recent ‘fact sheet’ is shockingly bad. The document is recklessly dishonest, dangerously misleading to the public, and difficult to see as anything other than prohibitionist propaganda. In my opinion, it represents a new low for the organization on this issue.” (Amelia Howard)
“Critically, the majority of youth vapers also use or have used more deadly tobacco products (60 to 88.9 percent, depending on the frequency of vaping). While there has been fear that e-cigarettes are introducing nicotine to many young people who otherwise would not have smoked, the data show otherwise—only a small proportion of tobacco-naïve youth report vaping.”
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