Addiction (journal) : Electronic cigarettes: getting the science right and communicating it accurately

[Anjaffm]

Electronic cigarettes: getting the science right and communicating it accurately -
- Prof. Robert West,University College London -
Addiction - - Wiley Online Library

Unfortunately in some notable cases the science is being misused, with findings being distorted, misinterpreted or misrepresented.

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Failure to quantify: e.g., statement that e-cigarette vapour contains toxins so creating the impression that they are dangerous as cigarettes, without indicating that the concentrations are typically orders of magnitude less than tobacco smoke.

Failure to account for confounding and reverse causality: e.g., arguing that use of e-cigarettes reduces chances of stopping because in cross-sectional surveys the prevalence of e-cigarette use is higher in smokers than in recent ex-smokers.

Selective reporting: e.g., focusing on studies that appear to show harmful effects whole ignoring those that do not.

Misrepresentation of outcome measures: e.g., claiming that e-cigarette use is prevalent among youth by using data on the proportion who have ever tried and creating the misleading impression that they are all current e-cigarette users.

Excellent Article and excellent further reading! - pass it on if you wish!

 

[Painter_]

There is already a thread about this. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-puts-together-collection-vaping-science.html

 

[Anjaffm]

oh sorry, I did not see this. Thank you for pointing it out!

 

[Robino1]

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