CDC keeps lobbying for FDA deeming reg by misrepresenting survey data on cigar use, falsely claiming cigars are as addictive and harmful as cigarettes

[Bill Godshall]

Lobbying for FDA deeming regulation, CDC director Tom Frieden deceitfully misrepresents 2011 NYTS data on “past-30-day” cigar use as “daily use” (just as he did last month with 2012 NYTS data on e-cigs), falsely claims "The so-called small cigars look like cigarettes, addict as much as cigarettes and they kill like cigarettes," falsely claims flavored cigars “are more likely to result in get kids getting addicted” and falsely accuses (without providing any evidence) tobacco companies and retailers of illegally target marketing to youth; CTFK and ALA further exaggerate CDC lies, and liberal news media repeat all of their false claims as factual it without doing any fact checking. Taxpayer funded CDC study only available by purchase.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1054139X13004151
Too many American teens are smoking 'little cigars,' report says. - NBC News.com
Flavors lure 42% of young smokers
News from The Associated Press
CDC: More teens smoking flavored tobacco - CNN.com
More US Teens Smoking Flavored 'Little Cigars' That Are Cheaper, But Just As Deadly As Cigarettes

Also, the 2012 NSDUH survey (below) found a sharp decline in past month use of cigars by teens from 2011 to 2012 (and a significant decline from 2002 to 2012), which explains why CDC chose to show only 2011 survey data (but not 2012 survey data, or past decade survey trend data) in their fear mongering junk science study and press release earlier this week (just as CDC did with e-cigs last month).

2012 NSDUH: Past month use of different tobacco products by teens
http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/20.../NationalFindings/NSDUHresults2012.htm#fig4.2

 

[Uma]

Wait. Cigarette sales are at an all time low. ecig sales are at an all time high. The flavored cigars are at an all time same-o same-o...
How do they figure their figures?

 

[Nermal]

"same-o same-o". Without even asking permission, I'm going to find a way to use that somewhere else.

Edit to Change: Of course, I meant to say "at an all time same-o same-o" Everybody knew that, naturally.

 

[Anjaffm]

What utter bull poo poo!
I loved the small sweet-flavored cigars as an adult lady - started enjoying those when I was over 40, actually.
I could never - and I mean never! - imagine a young lady puffing away on a cigar.
Apart from that, cigars have a very strong flavor, that is nothing to start out with.
And yes, you can inhale those - but only once you have been a heavy smoker for a long time. Any attempt by "new" smokers to inhale those would remind me of the stories of old, about the boys who stole one of Grampa's cigars... and all had to run to the bathroom