CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA policy on e-cigarettes (as of June, 2011)

[Bill Godshall]

I posted the current CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA policy on e-cigarettes (that was revised in June, 2011) at:
CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA policy on e-cigarettes (as of June, 2011) - Vapers Forum

My recent attempts to post PDF attachments on ECF have been unsuccessful, apparently because I've reached my limit for posting attachments, and the system won't allow me to delete previously posted attachments (so I can free up space to post new ones).

 

[Vocalek]

Here is a copy of the revised policy.

View attachment CTFK ACS AHA ALA e-cigarette policy - June 2011.pdf

It took me a while to track down where to delete the attachments previously uploaded.

Look at the very top of the page. Log Out is located at the far right. Immediately left of that is the link to Settings.

Click the Settings link; the Settings page opens.
Scroll way down the page until you can read the entire list under the heading "My Settings" in the left navigation bar; you will see the Attachments link near the bottom, above Blogs.
Click on the Attachments link; the screen redraws, showing the first page of attachments that you have uploaded. The latest uploads are listed first.

To page through the list, scroll down until you see the Page navigation bar below the list. You will probably want to delete some of the oldest attachments you uploaded. When you click on the Last >> button in the Page navigation bar, the earliest uploads are listed.

Click in the check box next to the name of the attachment you want to delete; a check-mark appears in the box.

After selecting all the attachments you wish to delete, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Delete Selected button.

 

[Stubby]

So the alphabet soup folks want to tax e-cigs the same rate as cigarettes....ban all flavors..... restrict the use to the same places as cigarettes.... and last but not least

There is still no scientific evidence that e‐cigarettes can help smokers quit. The U.S. Public Health Service has found that that the seven therapies approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with individual or group cessation counseling is the most effective way to help smokers quit. Until and unless the FDA approves a specific e‐cigarette for use as a tobacco cessation aid, our organizations do not support any direct or implied claims to that effect.

They just couldn't stop themselves from throwing in that last bit of advice. They just had to promote there pharma buddies with a confusing lecture on cessation, even though e-cigs are not a cessation product.

Just another day at the alphabet soup factory.

 

[TennDave]

Oh, and such effective methods they promote :roll eyes:

 

[Spazmelda]

The U.S. Public Health Service has found that that the seven therapies approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in combination with individual or group cessation counseling is the most effective way to help smokers quit.

Oh wait, are you suppose to use all 7 approved therapies at once along with counseling? Maybe that's why none of them ever worked for me.

 

[Eric A. Blair]

Half of the FDAs budget comes from Big PhRma fees.

Follow the money.

 

[Luisa]

I posted the current CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA policy on e-cigarettes (that was revised in June, 2011) at:
CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA policy on e-cigarettes (as of June, 2011) - Vapers Forum

My recent attempts to post PDF attachments on ECF have been unsuccessful, apparently because I've reached my limit for posting attachments, and the system won't allow me to delete previously posted attachments (so I can free up space to post new ones).

Blast! What are we to do without your postings? This must be another FDA conspiracy against us.

 

[Bill Godshall]

Eric Blair wrote

Half of the FDAs budget comes from Big PhRma fees.

Except that all of the FDA's CTP budget comes from tobacco company fees. Besides, the policy posted above is from CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA, not by the FDA.

Although FDA's policies and propaganda against e-cigarettes are nothing less than public health malpractice, this policy was adopted by the national offices of CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA (to replace their April, 2010 policy, which I previously posted on ECF) and was sent to their regional, state and local affiliates for advice and compliance.

We need to convince various regional, state and local affiliates of ACS, AHA, ALA to distance themselves from their national office's policy on e-cigarettes. I don't expect any of them to publicly oppose their national office's policy, but we can convince more of their affiliates to remain silent and take no action against e-cigarettes.

Forget about CTFK, as they've been setting most ACS and AHA tobacco control policies since 1995, and most ALA tobacco control policies since 2000. The reason CTFK hired/deployed regional reps was to mobilize regional, state and local affiliates of ACS, AHA, ALA to implement CTFK's extremist policies.

 

[Bill Godshall]

For comparison, a copy of the previous CTFK, ACS, AHA, ALA policy on e-cigarettes (from April 9, 2010) is at
http://www.ttac.org/tcn/tfp/2010/may-2010/pdfs/Policy_Guidance_E-Cigarettes.pdf

I had posted this document on ECF back in April, 2010, but I couldn't find it in an ECF search.

 

[Petrodus]

Oh wait, are you suppose to use all 7 approved therapies at once along with counseling?
Maybe that's why none of them ever worked for me.

I saw a recent post on another thread ...

The patches work great
Put one over each eye and you can't see to find your cigarettes.

 

[Vocalek]

There is still no scientific evidence that e‐cigarettes can help smokers quit.

Well, if they want to ignore these....

Dockrell M, Indu SD, Lashkari HG, McNeill A. "It sounds like the replacement I need to help me stop smoking": Use and acceptability of "e-cigarettes” among UK smokers. 12th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Europe. Bath, UK, 2010. https://secure2.symphonyem.co.uk/CMS/UserDocuments/899/Cathy Book1-121 .pdf

Etter JF. Electronic cigarettes: a survey of users. BMC Public Health. 2010; 10: 231. Electronic cigarettes: a survey of users

Etter JF, Bullen C. Electronic cigarette: users profile, utilization, satisfaction and perceived efficacy. Addiction, 106: 2017–2028. Electronic cigarette: users profile, utilization, satisfaction and perceived efficacy - Etter - 2011 - Addiction - Wiley Online Library (accessed June 2011) Full Text: Electronic Cigarettes

Foulds J, Veldheer S, Berg A. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs): views of aficionados and clinical/public health perspectives. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 2011; DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2011.02751.x Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs): views of aficionados and clinical/public health perspectives - Foulds - 2011 - International Journal of Clinical Practice - Wiley Online Library

Goniewicz ML, Zielinska-Danch W, Koszowski B, Czogala J, Sobczak A. Patterns of use of electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDS) among Polish e-smokers. 12th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Europe. Bath, UK, 2010. https://secure2.symphonyem.co.uk/CMS/UserDocuments/899/Cathy Book1-121 .pdf

Heavner K, Dunworth J, Bergen P, Nissen C, Phillips CV. Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as potential tobacco harm reduction products: Results of an online survey of e-cigarette users. Tobacco Harm Reduction 2010: a yearbook of recent research and analysis. A production of TobaccoHarmReduction.org. http://tobaccoharmreduction.org/wpapers/011v1.pdf

McQueen A, Tower S, Sumner W. Interviews with "Vapers": Implications for Future Research With Electronic Cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2011. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr088. Interviews With

Siegel MB, Tanwar KL, Wood KS. Electronic cigarettes as smoking cessation tool: Results from an Online Survey. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2011 Apr; 40(4):472-5. http://www.stop-tabac.ch/fra/images...op_tabac/seigel e cigs am j prev med 2011.pdf .

Then what about these clinical studies?

Bullen C, C, McRobbie H, Thornley S, Glover M, Lin R, Laugesen M. Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery device (e cigarette) on desire to smoke and withdrawal, user preferences and nicotine delivery: randomised cross-over trial. Tob Control. 2010 Apr;19(2):98-103. http://www.healthnz.co.nz/2010 Bullen ECig.pdf

Caponnetto P, Cibella F, Mancuso S, Campagna D, Arcidiacono G, Polosa R. Effect of a nicotine free inhalator as part of a smoking cessation program. Eur Respir J. 2011 May 12. Effect of a nicotine-free inhalator as part of ... [Eur Respir J. 2011] - PubMed - NCBI

Caponnetto P, Polosa R, Auditore R, Russo C, Campagna D. Smoking Cessation with E-Cigarettes in Smokers with a Documented History of Depression and Recurring Relapses. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2011, 2, 281-284. http://www.casaa.org/files/Polosa-E-Cig-Smoking-Cessation-Depression.pdf

Darredeau C, Campbell M, Temporale K, et al. Subjective and reinforcing effects of electronic cigarettes in male and female smokers. 12th annual meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Europe. Bath, UK, 2010. https://secure2.symphonyem.co.uk/CMS/UserDocuments/899/Cathy Book1-121 .pdf

R Polosa, P Caponnetto, J B Morjaria, G Papale, D Campagna, C Russo: Effect of an Electronic Nicotine Delivery Device (e-Cigarette) on Smoking Reduction and Cessation: A Prospective 6-Month Pilot Study. BMC Public Health 2011, 11:786. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-786.pdf

But other than that, there's no scientific evidence that people can use them to quit smoking....

Wait! I just figured it out! Unless you have also stopped inhaling vapor and/or using nicotine in any form, you haven't quit smoking.