California Alcohol and Drug Educators (CAADE) Endorses THR and E-cigarettes

[Placebo Effect]

Fr. Jack commented on this article, and was immediately attacked by one of the ANTZ.

Commentary: The Old Tobacco Industry Playbook and A Game That Two Can Play | The Partnership at Drugfree.org

My comment in response is awaiting moderation.

The guy attacking Kearney is a San Francisco ANTZ who represented one of the few positive commenters on articles about San Francisco considering (but never adopting) an e-cigarette use ban.

 

[Vocalek]

The guy attacking Kearney is a San Francisco ANTZ who represented one of the few positive commenters on articles about San Francisco considering (but never adopting) an e-cigarette use ban.

According to this, Hellig claims to be an epidemiologist. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-heilig/

If so, why is he unfamiliar with the plethora of epidemiology studies on snus users in Sweden, Norway, and North America?

Or is he a dedicated practitioner of "Confirmation bias"? Confirmation bias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[TennDave]

Good, Elaine- they posted your come-back!!

 

[Dimitris]

Lori Phelps, Executive Director of CAADE and avid vaper will be our guest to discuss this great break thru Wed night 9:30pm est on Vapers Place - Watch Live - Vape Team Live !

 

[Uma]

What great news!
Bumping to the top

 

[mwa102464]

+1000 om that email from Fr. Jack Kearney = Winning

 

[intervention]

So in short, this means that addiction counselors will be openly advocating e-cigs for those looking to quit smoking?

Most counselors I have talked to will support using e-cigs. I know a few treatment centers that actively encourage ecig use to help stop smoking, with a couple telling me that they would estimate that 50-70 percent of clients who smoke have started to use ecigs. I also know of one treatment center and a few counselors who have drank the ANTZ kool-aid and actually forbid the use of ecigs. I will soon be doing an ecig workshop at the treatment center in question; hopefully they will come around. We're getting there.... Fr. Jack

 

[Vocalek]

This comment, in which I provided much more detail on the safety of smoke-free alternatives, is awaiting moderation.

Let’s consider this logically first, and then apply current research. Logically, since smokeless tobacco (ST) use does not expose the lungs to tar, carbon monoxide, particulates, and thousands of chemicals of combustion, ST use does not cause lung cancer, which accounts for 120,000 of the 443,000 of the deaths that the CDC attributes to cigarettes. An additional 103,338 deaths are attributed to respiratory diseases, as well as 49,400 deaths attributed to second-hand smoke exposure. It is simple math to add up these numbers and deduce that if all smokers switched to ST, at least 272,738 lives could be saved, each and every year.

There is a wealth of research available on the health effects of switching from smoking to snus in Sweden, Norway, and North America. Lee’s “Summary of the epidemiological evidence relating snus to health” reveals that the relative risk (RR) for snus users of developing heart disease ranges from 0.91 to 1.12 and the RR of strokes ranges from 0.95 to 1.15. These average out to 1.01 and 1.05 respectively–nearly equal to the risks for a non-tobacco user. Thus, switching to snus would eliminate most of the 128,497 annual deaths related to cardiovascular diseases. Lee’s analysis also states, “After smoking adjustment, snus is unassociated with cancer of the oropharynx (meta-analysis RR 0.97, 95% CI 0.68-1.37), oesophagus (1.10, 0.92-1.33), stomach (0.98, 0.82-1.17), pancreas (1.20, 0.66-2.20), lung (0.71, 0.66-0.76) or other sites.”

In a presentation to the FDA, toxicologist Dr. Neal Benowitz reviewed the research on ST and extrapolated from the RRs of snus use to determine that long-term use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy )NRT) products would be much, much safer than continued smoking. A more recent form of THR is electronic cigarettes, which have helped countless smokers who previously had been unable to quit regardless of which approved treatment product or method they tried. When surveyed about the health effects, 90% state that their lung health has improved. Many respiratory specialists are now recommending e-cigarettes to their patients who have been repeatedly unsuccessful in quitting smoking.

Conflict of Interest Declaration: I am a volunteer director of the non-profit Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA). I receive no compensation from tobacco companies or electronic cigarette companies. I finally quit smoking on 3/27/2009 after switching to an e-cigarette.

 

[Hulamoon]

Elaine! You never cease to amaze me. Thank you for your wonderful and fruitful work.

 

[Stubby]

Lori Phelps, Executive Director of CAADE and avid vaper will be our guest to discuss this great break thru Wed night 9:30pm est on Vapers Place - Watch Live - Vape Team Live !

After listening to the show I have to wonder if Lori Phelps really has a handle on THR in that it isn't just electronic cigarettes. E-cigs are just one form of THR, along with smokeless tobacco. She still seems to be afraid of tobacco and is still trying to distant herself from it. That's not a good direction for THR to go.

 

[Vocalek]

Don't worry, Stubby. We will bring all the research to her attention.

 

[Dimitris]

Replay of the show is up, Dr Lori's segment starts at 00:30:00

 

[Spazmelda]

Marking to watch later...

 

[Uma]

I'm listening now, very impressed, with utmost respect. Awesome!

But it's long, and my bandwidth allowance is short. Is there a transcript I could read?

 

[Dimitris]

I'm listening now, very impressed, with utmost respect. Awesome!

But it's long, and my bandwidth allowance is short. Is there a transcript I could read?

i can trim out the interview and post it seperately, its about 35 minutes total.

 

[Uma]

Nah, that's okay. I used the starting number given, to avoid it being too long for me. But I am one who has to rewind and rewind, cuz I miss words... I use subtitles when playing all DVD's .... shoot, even the rest of the family now love the subtitles for reruns because they're always surprised by what was actually said.

 

[Dimitris]

Nah, that's okay. I used the starting number given, to avoid it being too long for me. But I am one who has to rewind and rewind, cuz I miss words... I use subtitles when playing all DVD's .... shoot, even the rest of the family now love the subtitles for reruns because they're always surprised by what was actually said.

Especially if you are watching Jersey Shore lol thanks for tuning in!