The American Medical Association (AMA) has joined the ban wagon.
Source: AMA Press Release June 14, 2010
Source: AMA Press Release June 14, 2010
American Medical Association (AMA): Electronic Cigarettes Are Drug Delivery Devices
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Dr. Langston - Ray Langston from CSI??? Oh, it's just Ed, big deal!
I thought nicotine was a pesticide, not a drug. Oh well, e-cigs dilute the profit pool, and we can't have that.
I can see this getting ugly very quickly....
I am honestly disappointed. If all their complaint are regarding lack of research and trials, why not DO some?
Seems this is just going to feed the hype.
Now we face the potential risk of not only having the "Smoker" stigma attached to us, but the "Druggie" stigma as well.
I am honestly disappointed. If all their complaint are regarding lack of research and trials, why not DO some?
Seems this is just going to feed the hype.
Now we face the potential risk of not only having the "Smoker" stigma attached to us, but the "Druggie" stigma as well.
The AMA has always been in cahoots with the Axis of Evil (ALA, AHA, ACS, etc).
They are included in the EcigsSaveLives.info petition - so get it signed!
They are included in the EcigsSaveLives.info petition - so get it signed!
I found a link to their facebook page. The third post down links to this e-cig article.
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Yep, they are a drug delivery system, without a doubt. Are they 100% safe, nope. Are they potentially addictive? Yep.
Am I an adult who should be allowed to decide what is best for me?
Am I an adult who should be allowed to decide what is best for me?
Duh? "We can't figure out whether they're any safer than smoking!"
It isn't rocket science. Even a lay person can look at the difference between smoke and vapor and figure out which one might be a tad more dangerous.
It isn't rocket science. Even a lay person can look at the difference between smoke and vapor and figure out which one might be a tad more dangerous.
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If you don't like the Alphabet soup, go here:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ssions/93672-please-print-get-signatures.html
This is something YOU can do about a potential ban!
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ssions/93672-please-print-get-signatures.html
This is something YOU can do about a potential ban!
Left this comment on their Facebook page. I checked out their rules for commenting and don't believe this violates any of them.
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What can we expect? The AMA admits that 20% of their funding comes from business related donations and 50% from advertisers in their journal. Pharmaceutical companies make up the brunt of both avenues. In the 60s, even after the Surgeon General had severely questioned the safety of cigarettes, the AMA was helping Philip Morris spin the fact that they had substituted Diethylene Glycol for Glycerin in the cigarettes as a safer alternative, and was excepting large amounts of advertising from them. The AMA has never actually been interested in the health of their doctors' patients.
Well I guess I will go back to the taxed drug delivery device Newports 100's....NOT!
Off topic but your post made me realize something: The axis organizations appear to have an affinity for the letter "A". Interesting. Is this a marketing technique? Do alphabetically ahead acronyms acheive accelerated audience acceptance?
Might they just as well use the acronym AAA? (Arbitrarily Arranged Acronym, with the words in any order of course. )
If the AMA was serious about protecting our health wouldn't you think that they'd actually take a serious look at these and do some real studies as opposed to just saying "We don't know enough about them." and pretty much just dismissing them? These won't be accepted until there is either heavy taxation on them or a large enough lobby to pump some serious $ into the political system. I'm actually happy that right now they are staying 'under the radar' for the most part, because right now these products aren't horning in too much on the tobacco industries profits. You can bet that if / when Phillip Morris or RJR makes an e-cig they'll be sure to find a way to ruin them just like they ruined snus and natural tobacco with their additives.
I am always under the impression that if something is potentially good, and we don't know enough about it, it would make perfect sense to try and find out as much as we can.
It is extremely pitiful to see how these so-called expert bodies and authorities are so willing to succumb to being collectively stupid with their comments. If they're going to say something, at least come up with something new. I've lost count of the number of times I've read about how cotton candy flavored e-juice will cause every single 10-year-old in the world to be addicted to nicotine.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: if there is so much 'genuine' concern for the health and well-being of the general population, the solution is simple - ban tobacco/tobacco smoking. Funny how money can control our leaders into making strange decisions.
It is extremely pitiful to see how these so-called expert bodies and authorities are so willing to succumb to being collectively stupid with their comments. If they're going to say something, at least come up with something new. I've lost count of the number of times I've read about how cotton candy flavored e-juice will cause every single 10-year-old in the world to be addicted to nicotine.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: if there is so much 'genuine' concern for the health and well-being of the general population, the solution is simple - ban tobacco/tobacco smoking. Funny how money can control our leaders into making strange decisions.
I tried posting to the AMA Facebook Page twice now. Both times my share was accepted, however, neither has made it past the censors. I wasn't rude; I just stated some inconvenient facts. Apparently, some information that conflicts with the AMA's mindset on E Cigarettes gets kicked to the curb; go figure!
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