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CASAA BLOG What FDA's "rapid surveillance and a data-driven approach" absurdly considers a "youth-appealing" vaping product. UK says they will defy WHO COP10 anti-vaping directives. Fact-checking media misinformation. Some surprising new research. D.C. disinformation. CASAA Live replay and... -
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If the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products "rapid surveillance and a data-driven approach" considers this old-school device as a "youth-appealing" product, then what WOULDN'T it consider "youth-appealing?" It's patently absurd to believe these products are popular with anyone other than older... -
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One of the most poignant statements we’ve seen about the state of tobacco harm reduction, as told by advocate and Michigan shop owner Marc Slis. A couple in their 70’s came into his shop and told him how they make their own e-liquid and “have several years of supplies, including frozen nicotine... -
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Well, this tweet blew our minds: Here’s a paper published in BioMed Central that backs it up: "Treating several individuals suffering from post-COVID-19 syndrome (AKA "Long COVID") with a nicotine patch application, we witnessed improvements ranging from immediate and substantial to complete... -
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Researchers conclude snus use "entails a cancer hazard where the magnitude of cancer risk may be affected by user history and the susceptibility of the host." Of course, they didn’t take HARM REDUCTION into consideration. Many snus users in Sweden would likely be smoking if snus wasn’t an... -
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This article by Dr. Poulikidis Hackensack Meridian Health is about as BAD as it gets. He gives readers the FALSE IMPRESSION that nicotine e-cigs cause EVALI (without mentioning the true cause: illicit THC vapes,) then states there’s a “link” between vaping and popcorn lung, lipoid pneumonia and... -
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COP10 delegates from the US (really EVERY country) should show the same backbone as the UK delegation and tell the WHO where they can stuff their anti-THR policies -- especially regarding banning adult access to affordable and appealing #vaping products... -
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Cochrane Report: E-cigs, varenicline and cytisine were most likely to help people quit smoking. For every 100 people, e-cigs led the pack with up to 19 likely to quit smoking by using them; cytisine with up to 18 likely to quit and varenicline with up to 16 likely to quit. Only 6 in 100 people... -
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University at Buffalo researchers compared abstinence rates between 2 groups using data from 1,329 pregnant women through the U.S. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (2016 - 2020). They found those using e-cigarettes before pregnancy were MORE LIKELY TO ABSTAIN FROM SMOKING later in... -
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Note the new endgame language: "CRACKDOWN ON tobacco and nicotine ADDICTION." This is very stigmatizing to consumers of these products rather than addressing the actual health risks that come from use – which are nearly all from SMOKING. Whatever happened to the noble and far more realistic goal... -
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"Based on the evidence that nicotine e‑cigarettes are an effective tobacco harm reduction tool, it is not unreasonable to ask if the DC Department of Health’s anti‐vaping campaign should be classified as DISINFORMATION."... -
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This study does NOT show "whether stress caused an increase in vaping, or whether vaping increased experiences of stress, or if another factor led to an increase in both." However, according to the NIH website, "Stress is a well-known risk factor in the development of addiction." So…maybe... -
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Quick fact check of yet another article filled with misinformation and lies: - Vaping is NOT "marketed as healthy" or "safe." - Current scientific evidence DOES support vaping helps people quit smoking. They should look at studies beyond 2021. - Adolescents are NOT "likely to transition from... -
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Patients face rising stigma when diagnosed with lung cancer and smoking-related diseases that is associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes, including distress and isolation, delayed help-seeking, and concerns about the quality of care... -
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We must keep calling out misleading news stories such as this one by WAFF48 in Alabama. They not only falsely claim EVALI is "infectious," but also fail to mention it was linked to vitamin E acetate in illicit THC vapes NOT to any ingredients in nicotine e-cigs. It’s unconscionable that CDC has... -
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This study found changes that "mimic" those seen in COPD and have the "potential" to cause inflammation and tissue damage. However, they rely on a FALSE PREMISE there's a "perception that e-cigarettes are SAFE" rather than HARM REDUCTION and didn’t bother to compare their results to cells... -
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CASAA LIVE We're back! Join CASAA CEO Alex Clark, Vice President Logan Evans and Member Coordinator Kristin Noll-Marsh on Twitter, Facebook Live or YouTube for the 2023 Summer Recap show TODAY, September 9th, at 4:30 PM EDT/3:30 PM CDT/1:30 PM PDT! -
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CASAA BLOG CASAA Live is back! CASAA joins support for Congressional THR caucus. The role of nicotine in harm reduction. Bangladesh will punish citizens for #vaping. Anti-vaping research accidentally proves vaping is safer than #smoking and more... -
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CASAA Live is back! Join CASAA CEO Alex Clark, Vice President Logan Evans and Member Coordinator Kristin Noll Marsh for the 2023 Summer Recap show tomorrow, September 9th at 4:30 PM EDT/3:30 PM CDT/1:30 PM PDT. Watch on YouTube, Facebook Live or Twitter! -
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The citizens of Multnomah Co. will now have reduced access to life-saving products because of hysteria over an imaginary "youth vaping epidemic" that has so tragically caused . . . RECORD LOW smoking rates. Meanwhile, flavor bans have INCREASED smoking...