Wow. Just... "wow!!" The amount of misinformation (especially from misleading "studies") in the quotes in that article are... well, wow.
Thanks for the link,
hoth0.
Gotta love this bit of stupidity in the article --
Oceanport resident Kim Murphy, who helped found the borough’s Drug Education Initiative committee (DEI) said:
“All of these flavors, all these marketing tactics, they’re absolutely trying to draw in younger users, and as a parent it’s very upsetting,” Murphy said. “I’ve read that they’re primarily targeting young girls, because the vapors smell like their perfume, so they can get away with it easier. But the fact is the marketing is working. Young kids are very into it. These companies are making a lot of money. And it’s our job to educate our families.”
Murphy and the DEI committee are taking an initial educational step by inviting local parents to “Vaping: What Every Parent Should Know,” a presentation on March 20 at the Maple Place School, which will display information on the dangers of vaping, trends concerning kids, the cosmetic makeup of vaping devices and the flavored liquids that are available.
According to Murphy, the presentation is a response to the lack of easily digestible and readily available information on the issue, and the recent increase in questions she and the DEI committee have received from concerned parents.
“It’s been the No. 1 question people have had and it’s a topic that we personally don’t know much about,” Murphy said. “We don’t know what our kids were facing. We don’t know why it’s so easy for them to do it. It’s obvious that times are changing. Kids really aren’t smoking cigarettes anymore. But this is a new threat. And we need to create different platforms for professionals to come and educate us on what we’re dealing with.”
So. The lady (Murphy) who personally
doesn't know much about the topic, but heads up the "Drug Education Initiative" committee, has already made up her mind that vaping is bad, bad, bad.
She says, "Kids really aren't smoking cigarettes anymore." (Perhaps thanks to the existence of e-cigs. Hmmmm?)
She says, "But this (vaping) is a new threat."
Perhaps she should take a clear-eyed look at the BENEFITS and
lack of threats the public health agencies in Great Britain have found in vaping, before she opens her mouth.
She already has a HUGE benefit staring her in the face...
"Kids really aren't smoking cigarettes anymore."
