Latest News
The first ever Australian campaign that encourages adult tobacco smokers who can’t or won’t quit to switch to vaping to reduce th...
Archives
The contradiction inherent in Australia’s decision to prop up smoking at the expense of new nicotine products was aired on natio...
According to the paper, 21% of youths with asthma reported having an attack in the previous 12 months, while a third reported having been exposed to “second-hand vapour”. There was an apparent link between having been around e-cig vapour and a higher likelihood of reporting an asthma attack. If true, this would suggest that vaping can trigger asthma symptoms – and support the endless calls for vaping bans.
However, there’s a major problem with the paper. The data it’s based on doesn’t come from controlled experiments. Instead, it’s all self-reported – including whether the asthma sufferers even have asthma, or experienced an attack. This means the results are open to all sorts of biases. For example, the constant negative publicity about vaping could influence subjects into linking the two. In the absence of any scientific reason why vaping could cause asthma attacks, this study doesn’t actually tell us anything useful. #vaping #tobaccoharmreduction
Researchers claim vaping triggers asthma, as bans and harassment continue | Vaping Post
vapingpost.com
Home Press Researchers claim vaping triggers asthma, as bans and harassment continuePressWeekly overviewResearchers claim vaping triggers asthma, as bans and harassment continueResearchers claim vaping triggers asthma, as bans and harassment continue American researchers claim to have found a link b...To date, 39 countries in the world currently outlaw vaping in all forms (ridiculing NHE findings that #ecigarettes are a viable stop smoking option) citing unfounded “epidemic” claims among youth and other at-risk populations.#vaping #tobaccoharmreduction
Where vaping is banned, smoking rates are high, and public health is at risk | Vaping Post
vapingpost.com
Home Politics Where vaping is banned, smoking rates are high, and public health is...PoliticsWhere vaping is banned, smoking rates are high, and public health is at riskBy Michael McGrady - January 8, 20191790SHARE Facebook Twitter tweet Harm reduction advocates commonly argue the same point: Vaping...Medical research finds that switching from cigarettes to #ecigarettes can be lifesaving. According to a study conducted at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, “Up to 6.6 million cigarette smokers will live substantially longer if cigarette smoking is replaced by vaping over a ten-year period... In all, cigarette smokers who switch to e-cigarettes could live 86.7 million more years with policies that encourage cigarette smokers to switch completely to e-cigarettes.” #harmreduction #quitsmoking
Teen Vaping Is Bad, but the Alternative Is Worse
blog.independent.org
The FDA’s efforts to reduce teen vaping rates will likely result in worse health outcomes by prompting teens to switch to smoking cigarettes.There is no epidemic in teen vaping. The latest survey data from the Centers for Disease Control only reveals any e-cigarette use in the last month, but previous data showed that fewer than 6 percent of teens (including 18 year olds, who can legally purchase e-cigarettes) vaped habitually (20-30 days a month). That means over 94 percent of teens are not regularly vaping. Furthermore CDC data does not tell us how many of these teenage vapers are using nicotine, but previous research found most of them were not. It also doesn’t say what percentage of teen e-cigarette users had never smoked, a number previous research puts at less than 1 percent. #vaping #tobaccoharmreduction
Unfounded E-Cigarette Panic Puts Public Health at Risk – InsideSources
insidesources.com
E-cigarettes pose a tiny percent of the risk of cigarette smoking, just 1 percent to 5 percent according to authorities like the United KingdomLead researcher Dr Leonie Brose, from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, said 'Tobacco cigarettes kill over half of those who smoke long-term, yet very few people know that nicotine is not the direct cause of smoking-related death and disease. We found those people who think nicotine is to blame for harms from smoking are more likely to think e-cigarettes and NRT are just as bad as smoking.' #vaping #tibaccoharmreduction
Misperceptions about vaping common among UK smokers
eurekalert.org
Research from King's College London finds smokers and ex-smokers in the UK overestimate the harm from vaping, with fewer than six out of 10 accurately believing that e-cigarettes are less harmful than tobacco cigarettes. Misperceptions appear to be on the increase and are particularly strong in smok...