Boston Univ. professor, a tobacco expert, praises vaping

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Evidence Suggests E-Cigs Safer Than Cigarettes, Researcher Claims | Recent News

Also, Study Touts E-Cigarettes For 'Harm Reduction' | AHN

(I found this buried in the Reo grand opening thread, but no one responded. I thought this was a better place for it, deserving of more exposure to users.)

It's "mainstream" news like this that we need to see more of - experts giving the praise vaping deserves.

Siegel is a professor, an MD, and has been researching tobacco's effects on health for 25 years. Michael Siegel - Boston University School of Public Health

 

[Vocalek]

I could have sworn that we did discuss this, but I looked for a thread and only found ones with zero or one response. I think the longest discussion is buried in the SE versus FDA thread.

You are absolutely right. This is an extremely important study, and I, for one, find it annoying that none of the major news organizations (mainstream media) have picked up on it. You can only read the abstract of the medical journal article, but it is worth looking at.

Journal of Public Health Policy - Abstract of article: Electronic cigarettes as a harm reduction strategy for tobacco control: A step forward or a repeat of past mistakes[quest]

 

[Free2BeMe]

I just don't understand! I mean...I understand but it makes me so mad that more people don't understand this. Of COURSE the FDA and Big Tobacco are going to have an issue with the e-cig. This is the ONLY thing I have found that works for me! The minute I picked it up it just worked! Granted it has only been almost two weeks but if you would have told me 2 weeks ago that I would stop smoking instantly I would have called you a liar! This thing works! So of course they want to ban it and get it off the market so they can make moooooorrrrrrreeeeeeee money! It is so frustrating that the powers that be cannot see this! And I am even more angry that all these anti-smoking organizations are backing this crap! Don't they understand that this works?! Of course they do, but they don't care. They just want to keep making money. This really upsets me!

 

[Petrodus]

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations
Thomas Jefferson

 

[IOU]

Yes, the whole FDA thing really concerns me. I just wish they really could look at the whole e-cig device as a better alternative to smoking, but it really appears they have it out for the e-cig industry.

 

[kristin]

They don't care about smokers' health. Therefore, they refuse to see it as a benefit to smokers, only as a threat to youth and non-smokers.

 

[judybr]

Thanks for the article, on my facbook now.

 

[Treece]

I agree it would have been nice to see more coverage of this (the front page of the NY Times would have been nice!). I found it in a few places:

E- ciggies much safer than real ones: Study

Electronic cigarettes much safer than real cigarettes, says BUSPH researcher

E- ciggies much safer than real ones: Study - World News, 106812

Evidence Suggests E-Cigs Safer Than Cigarettes - Health News - redOrbit

E-cigs less dangerous than traditional cigarettes, researcher claims

Co-author Dr. Michael Siegel will be on Vapersplace Live this Sunday, Jan. 16th, at 9:00 pm, EST: VP-Live | VapersPlace

Can't wait to hear what he has to say!

 

[danbob987]

Thanks for all the links everyone! Some very interesting reading!

 

[DiggerP]

My favorite line from the article:

"Why would the FDA and the anti-smoking groups want to take an action that is going to seriously harm the public's health? The only ones who would be protected by a ban on e-cigarettes are the tobacco companies, as these new products represent the first real threat to their profits in decades."

Follow the dancing dollar - it always leads home.

 

[banjo]

This is a great thread. Thanks for all of the "must read" links.......