CNN Health Minute - "The Pros and Cons of E-cigarettes" - gateway argument

[Roger_Lafayette]

CNN should get some e-mail about these stories - they're everywhere. The gateway argument is garbage, both w.r.t. minors and adults. (The minor version says that kids try vaping and then move on to tobacco cigs. The adult version says that adults who have never smoked take up vaping, and/or then move on to tobacco cigs.)

For refutations see:

http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2013/10/first-study-to-examine-e-cigarette.html and

Teen smoking continues to decline in 2013 » University of Michigan Institute for Social Research and

Index of /files/documents
ASH_715.pdf (That contains junk so I have to break the link. It's by the UK org. ASH, but it does say that virtually all UK vapers were somkers).

Paste link into your browser by highlighting both lines. The extra one won't matter.

I first found the story below (which is accompanied by some text, as well as this video report.

Title: E-Cigarettes help some quit, but health experts worry about risk
(CNN "health minute" video) http://www.wday
.com/event/article/id/93934/

Then I realized that the CNN video piece was all over the place under a different title:

Title: The pros and cons of e-cigarettes

http://www.koat
.com/news/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.wtae
.com/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.wday
.com/event/article/id/93934/

http://www.kitv
.com/news/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.kcra
.com/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.wapt
.com/news/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.wcvb
.com/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.ksbw
.com/news/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.wptz
.com/news/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.wmtw
.com/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.wpbf
.com/news/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.kmbc
.com/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

http://www.ky3
.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/21048768_24660976

http://www.ketv
.com/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-ecigarettes/24660976

 

[Frenchfry1942]

I will comment to them. I want to read the references first. I hope others do the same.

 

[Fast and Furious]

KOTA Albuquerque ....... "Well .... there are not a lot of adults who would 'smoke' a Cotton Candy e-cigarette".

I'm not sure who the 'expert' was ...... but it sure isn't 'reporting' ........ it's the same old propaganda. Few facts - publicity.

E-cigarettes can help people quit smoking, but they can also get others hooked on nicotine. ---- Yes they can OR the opposite, perhaps? Comments directly to KOAT "Contact Us"? Not a word in reply. They are also the same folks who claim "automatic weapons" are readily available at this weekends 'gun show' just down the road. They will never listen - nor will they allow a 'face to face' with reporters. The general public must be 'dumb' where KOAT is concerned. I'll keep trying - they'll keep ignoring me.

Tom

 

[Roger_Lafayette]

I recommend we contact CNN .. they're the real prob. here. Most of these locals just mindlessly run the story. THey couldn't care less what it says.