CBS Philly: Tobacco Companies Introduce Their First Electronic Cigarettes (featuring 2 CASAA Board members)

[Placebo Effect]

Health: Tobacco Companies Introduce Their First Electronic Cigarettes « CBS Philly

CASAA Legislative Director Gregory Conley and CASAA Science Director Dr. Carl Phillips were interviewed for this piece.

Unfortunately, the producer who interviewed me did not bother to ask about the adverse events that were reported to the FDA. Had I known they were going to report it, I would've informed them of the thousands of adverse event reports submitted each year for Chantix, the nicotine gum, patch, etc.

I'm biased, but I like this quote that they ended the piece with

“I really think that in the future, there is going to be some recognition that there are many public health groups that got this issue wrong,” said Conley.

 

[Petrodus]

“I really think that in the future, there is going to be some recognition that there are many public health groups that got this issue wrong,” said Conley.

I suggest we are seeing early stages of the evidence today.

 

[alexrho]

Exactly!!!!!!

 

[(So) Jersey Girl]

I found it interesting that the ALA rep quickly corrected herself when she started to say "no studies" to "more studies" being needed. Me thinks she's hoping the "more studies" will somehow conform to her preconceived ideas that e-cigs are BAD.

 

[AgentAnia]

Actually, Placebo, I think you're being too modest. Here is your quote w/ more context:

“There still needs to be a lot of research done, a lot more research done, I should say, on whether these are effective ways to help people quit smoking as well,” said Deb Brown of the American Lung Association. The association doesn’t support e-cigarettes. It’s also concerned about the effects of secondhand vapor.

“I really think that in the future, there is going to be some recognition that there are many public health groups that got this issue wrong,” said Conley.

The FDA regulates tobacco, so it’s expected to eventually propose new rules for e-cigarettes. Advocates hope they don’t muzzle the message of e-cigarettes.

These are the last three paragraphs of the article. The writer very nicely countered both negative statements with your quote (brilliant!) and the final sentence. Very encouraging!

 

[tommy2bad]

Just looking at the comments and a thought struck me. The anti ecig brigade have moved on from arguing that they are a bad thing to just claiming that clean air is their right and ecigs should be banned.
Again I suspect orchestration in these comments. Or it could be that we are winning the campaign and their counter argument is getting weaker all the time.

 

[NorthOfAtlanta]

Just looking at the comments and a thought struck me. The anti ecig brigade have moved on from arguing that they are a bad thing to just claiming that clean air is their right and ecigs should be banned.
Again I suspect orchestration in these comments. Or it could be that we are winning the campaign and their counter argument is getting weaker all the time.

I suspect both are true.

 

[Petrodus]

What is really ticking off all those opposed to e-cigarettes
is every day there seems to be more and more
evidence discounting all their lies and fear-mongering.

 

[Semiretired]

Interesting direction this is taking. Hope it all works out...

 

[AgentAnia]

The proponents of THR sure are making them work hard, aren't we?! And no matter how hard they scrabble to find new tactics, new scary buzzwords ("electronic smoking devices" indeed...), new ways to massage statistics, they're still losing ground. And meanwhile, our numbers just keep on increasing... the evidence just keeps on mounting...

Resistance is futile...

 

[Uma]

What a natural you are on camera!! Awesome awesome job!!!! How fun it was to see a REAL eCig, the VV Provari with a real atty/tank system too. I get so tired of seeing only those little wispy ciglikes, but this video showed a variety of styles. Very nice way of informing the public (smokers) that there is more to life than wispy wisps.

 

[rothenbj]

Very good report other than the dancing ALA lady. Greg and Karl, you both did an excellent job. It's good to have you locally supporting the cause.

 

[Bill Godshall]

The ALA's Deb Brown was just repeating the talking points she was sent by the DC office of ALA (which developed them in collaboration with CTFK, ACS and AHA).

Deb Brown (and everyone else at ALA) is/are fully aware that e-cigarettes emit no smoke, are exponentially less hazardous than cigarettes, and are very effective for smoking cessation.

But ALA's national office is far more interested in receiving tens of millions more dollars from drug companies that market FDA approved drugs, and I suspect that Brown and other ALA state affiliates also want that Big Pharma gravy train to continue (as that money also pays their salaries and benefits).

 

[Petrodus]

When anything doesn't make common sense ...
The answer to why seems to always be
"Follow the Money"