American Council on Science and health: Some first-hand experiences with e-cigarettes

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

As near as I can tell, this is legitimate (never heard of these people):

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[kristin]

ASCH is legitimate and well-known in science, medical and health circles. They also joined with CASAA and other groups in filing the amicus brief in SE (now njoy) vs. FDA. They are exactly the kind of group e-cigarettes and harm reduction advocates need to have on their side!

About ASCH

The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.

The nucleus of ACSH is a board of 350 physicians, scientists and policy advisors - experts in a wide variety of fields-who review the Council's reports and participate in ACSH seminars, press conferences, media communications and other educational activities.

ACSH was founded in 1978 by a group of scientists who had become concerned that many important public policies related to health and the environment did not have a sound scientific basis. These scientists created the organization to add reason and balance to debates about public health issues and bring common sense views to the public

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[pianoguy]

Excellent!

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

ASCH is legitimate and well-known in science, medical and health circles. They also joined with CASAA and other groups in filing the amicus brief in SE (now Njoy) vs. FDA. They are exactly the kind of group e-cigarettes and harm reduction advocates need to have on their side!


About ACSH > ACSH

I get the feeling they're an advocacy group, though.

 

[Petrodus]

I really enjoy good "one-liners"

I do not know if using a personal vaporizer is 100% safe,
but I know that it is 100% safer than using tobacco.

 

[rothenbj]

As near as I can tell, this is legitimate (never heard of these people):

Some first-hand experiences with e-cigarettes > Facts & Fears > ACSH

Yes, they are advocates, but not specifically on E cigs. They're advocates of good science on health, something lost on the tobacco control movement. The ?non-profit?"health" organizations got lost when they started realizing how much money they could make fighting the "good" fight. I think most of them would be happy keeping the status quo. Invest in marketing of quit smoking methods that don't work, keep the smoking numbers pretty consistent to keep the money flowing and collect their contributions from BP.

Check out some of their blog topics in November-

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[kristin]

I get the feeling they're an advocacy group, though.

What Jim said is correct - they are advocates for sound scientific research and policies based on that research and not on hearsay, scare tactics and assumptions. They have .... heads with the FDA and other "well-meaning" consumers groups who raise unreasonable alarm over products such as e-cigarettes, artificial sweeteners, vaccinations, AIDS, obesity, etc., without any scientific evidence to back the claims.

 

[PoliticallyIncorrect]

What Jim said is correct - they are advocates for sound scientific research and policies based on that research and not on hearsay, scare tactics and assumptions. They have .... heads with the FDA and other "well-meaning" consumers groups who raise unreasonable alarm over products such as e-cigarettes, artificial sweeteners, vaccinations, AIDS, obesity, etc., without any scientific evidence to back the claims.

To borrow a phrase, then, they're politically incorrect. Hence their obscurity.

 

[kristin]

LOL! I don't think they are as obscure as you think in circles "above the masses" (ie, average people). When e-cigarettes first started getting targeted by the FDA, Dr. Whelan's op-ed on them in the Washington Times was really one of the first positive pieces published in a major newspaper: FDA smoke screen on e-cigarettes - Washington Times So, I think she and ACSH have some clout.

I think they are pretty well known in advocacy circles, as well. I think we just weren't as aware of them in the same way most of us weren't as aware of the politics, machinations and hypocrisy involving the FDA, Big Pharma, public health, Big Tobacco and other food/drug industries before we got involved with e-cigarettes.

To borrow a phrase, then, they're politically incorrect. Hence their obscurity.