Brilliant spoof of the Durbin Report by Dr. Siegel: Anti-Smoking Groups and Policy Makers Attack Big Pharma for Targeting Kids with Flavored NRT

[DrMA]

«A group of Congressmembers today released a report that criticizes pharmaceutical companies for targeting kids with candy-flavored nicotine replacement products. [...] [P]harmaceutical companies are attracting youth by using social media, sponsorship of youth-oriented events, and television and radio advertisements»

http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/04/anti-smoking-groups-and-policy-makers.html

I'm sure many of us have used the same rhetorical device in posts critical of the ANTZ position that flavors are intended to attract the chillun; but here it is formalized in a witty and scathing blog post by a prominent member of the tobacco control field.

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

When I read one of the ANTZ articles on flavors I just mentally replace e-cig with NRT or vodka to remind myself just how stupid they are.

To bad the average person reading them doesn't do the same.

 

[Uma]

Ha! Loved it. He nailed it.

 

[Katya]

I like Dr. Siegel.

 

[pianoguy]

Bravo, bravo!

 

[LaraC]

ROTFL !!

I have to admit, I thought the links to pictures of race cars emblazoned with "Nicorette" on their hinder parts was a continuance of the spoof.

But then I googled "nicorette sponsors race cars" and ...wow!

This link for example:
NASCAR Welcomes First Quit-Smoking Sponsor; GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Partners with Target Chip Ganassi... -- re> PITTSBURGH, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ --

Nicotine is alive and well.

Wonder if Nicorette gum could be considered a gateway to vaping? Vaping sure tastes better.

 

[Nate760]

Even though there are an almost limitless number of reasons why the "targeting children" thing is a bunch of plainly transparent nonsense, this is one I never hear anyone bring up:

Millions of American teenagers start smoking cigarettes every year. They are apparently not deterred from doing so by the unavailability of non-tobacco flavors. So what possible reason is there to believe they'd be deterred from using e-cigs if non-tobacco flavors didn't exist?