factasia.org

2 days ago

A transatlantic schism has opened up over vaping and health. In the US, the war on vaping is being pursued by activists, politicians and scientists who believe that tobacco companies are cynically promoting e-cigarettes as a means to get people addicted to nicotine, which will – sooner or later – lead them to cigarettes. In the UK, anti-smoking campaigners and health experts counter that for many adult smokers, vaping offers the best hope of avoiding a premature death.

The two sides periodically break into open hostilities. The claim by PHE that vaping is 95% safer than smoking tobacco, frequently quoted by e-cigarette manufacturers and sellers, has been criticised as misleading by anti-smoking campaigners in the US. Matt Myers, who heads the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids in Washington DC, the biggest anti-smoking organisation in the world, has called the 95%-safer figure “mere fiction”.#vaping #ecigarettes #thr #whoisfailingus ... See MoreSee Less

factasia.org

3 days ago

The headline isnt telling the entire story ....

"The (Royal Australian College of General Practitioners) last month released an updated guide for GPs helping patients to quit smoking, cautiously recommending the use of liquid nicotine-based e-cigarettes as a potential second-line aid, calling for a widening of prescribing options for nicotine replacement therapies - a position that puts it at odds with the (Australian Medical Association)."
#vaping #ecigarettes #whofacts #tobaccoharmreduction ... See MoreSee Less

factasia.org

1 week ago

Seventy-seven percent of people surveyed said they believed vaping was healthier than smoking cigarettes, though several studies have published evidence to the contrary. Another 60% said vaping was healthier than drinking alcohol, and 39% said it was healthier than smoking marijuana.#vaping #ecigarettes #THR ... See MoreSee Less

factasia.org

1 week ago

But the issue really is conflating between e cigarette use and THC [illegal, unregulated, black market] vaping where the liquid has been cut with vitamin E acetate. These ARE NOT e cigarettes, they are called, ‘dab pens’ or, ‘e joints,’ they are not e cigarettes. I have written about this here, [xxvi] and, oh! This article is criticising the American Heart Association, an organisation who you refer to in order to support your views. #ecigarettes #vaping ... See MoreSee Less

factasia.org

2 weeks ago

EXCERPT
In the decision that was made on the WHO FCTC Budget for 2020/2021, there is a considerable conflict of interest outlined on pages 7, 8, and 13. Here on these pages it clearly states that the WHO FCTC receives approximately five millions dollars from each of the foundations/private trusts of Michael Bloomberg and Bill and Melissa Gates. The WHO FCTC receives a total of ten million dollars, from private funders who are publicly anti-vape, of the 22 million dollar budget for 2020/21. #tobaccoharmreduction #who #whofctc #vaping ... See MoreSee Less