Comments needed - They look like candy!

[Vocalek]

Ignoring the fact that Camel Strips and Tic-Tacs are very unlikely to be displayed next to each other in a retail location, this report makes a big deal about the packaging of the new dissolvable products.

Dissolvable Tobacco Product Display - News Story - WSOC Charlotte

Comments needed from proponents of tobacco harm reduction, regardless of your favorite smoke-free replacement product.​

 

[HarmonyPB]

Wow!! I was going to post (anything to help the cause) but I was a little intimidated by your post Do you have any pointers for a noob that isn't as knowledgeable but wants to help out? I thought of saying something along the lines of "parents responsibility/don't punish those who want to quit" with a little bit of "second hand smoke worse for children". Would that be appropriate? I don't want to step on any fellow ECFers toes or start any type of debate (here at ECF).

Thanks for all the advocating you do!! I've been following you a bit

 

[Vocalek]

Those would be quite appropriate comments, Harmony!

There are a few on ECF who bristle about mention of second hand smoke, due to the fact that the science is very flimsy on any risk of death from SHS.

 

[HarmonyPB]

Thank you so much!!

 

[rothenbj]

I joined you in commenting,

"I don't know anything about these products other than checked you tube and found this interesting demonstration- YouTube - Dissolvable tobacco: Camel vs. Stonewall

When you consider that most, if not all, states REQUIRE tobacco products to be sold behind the counter as opposed to pharmaceutical products being sold on shelves, the chances of a child being poisoned by NRT products like Commit lozenges or Nicorettes would seem far greater. These products are packaged just as much like tic tacs and are sold in yummy children"s flavors. From looking at the video, I think most children and many adults would have problems getting into these tobacco product containers.

I have looked at a child poisoning study a while back. Only 1.1% of poisonings were from tobacco products and .16% were from smokeless products. To me, this whole fight to protect the interests of the Drug companies is a farce. If you want to reduce poisonings in children, ban or restrict cosmetics and personal care products, household products and Pesticides. They account for almost 50% of childhood poisonings.

If you want to really impact the health risks of using tobacco products where 99% of the risk is from smoking, encourage tobacco companies to develop these much safer products products and encourage smokers to switch. Why attempt to protect the pharma industry's products that have a 2 percent success rate after 20 months."

As far as I'm concerned, it's just BT protectionism.

 

[TWISTED VICTOR]

I say mark the box "Safe for septic systems" and keep 'em brown so they look like rat turds. That should keep the anti's off the trail for a little while as they try to regroup.......

 

[Stubby]

I try to do a bit of candy every day in the form of Stonewalls. I find it helps keep me in tip top shape............

I also find it helps with my own personal septic system.......