Yeah I think the vaping is harmless thing can be pushed a bit to far. I understand the VAST amount of harm reduction and so far, vaping has been proven to be relatively benign compared to smoking, but until there are some really big longitudinal studies done, it's going to be hard to say.
I mean, look at hormone replacement therapy during menopause. For a while there, it was like "Everyone is doing it." Then, the longitudinal study came out via the NIH and there was an artifact, namely "Women who were trying hormone replacement visit their doctors more and take better care of their health generally," and it was SEVERE enough of an artifact that doctors dropped that like hot potatoes, etc.
And in theory it makes sense right, I mean the majority of female heart attacks take place AFTER menopause, so like, extending hormone use should-- in theory-- extend the health benefits only it did exactly the opposite.
Sometimes I wish life were as uncomplicated as-- in theory-- but it's just not. Also anything new i.e. thalidomide can be used abundantly and then, well, things all of a sudden turn out terrifying and like, thalidomide can be quite useful in some cancers (usually occurring in later life) but good luck obtaining it as a treatment. Some things just get such a "name" for themselves, well, any good they might offer is like, unlikely.
Also, used to be you could get birth control like by walking in and proclaiming "I am female!" but it's actually SO dangerous to smokers, you'd pretty much have to buy it illegally if you are over 30, and fortunately the copper IUD is back in style, now that they figured out it was a particular manufacturer, not actually IUDs that were the problem.
We're always working with a bunch of new information, although I do like to remind myself that vaping is way more safer in my opinion because I also believe in the placebo effect.
Even more do I believe that longitudinal studies can and should be done on vapers and etc. Because it's gonna be a while. I hope someone's planning one soon, but I have no idea.
Anna
I mean, look at hormone replacement therapy during menopause. For a while there, it was like "Everyone is doing it." Then, the longitudinal study came out via the NIH and there was an artifact, namely "Women who were trying hormone replacement visit their doctors more and take better care of their health generally," and it was SEVERE enough of an artifact that doctors dropped that like hot potatoes, etc.
And in theory it makes sense right, I mean the majority of female heart attacks take place AFTER menopause, so like, extending hormone use should-- in theory-- extend the health benefits only it did exactly the opposite.
Sometimes I wish life were as uncomplicated as-- in theory-- but it's just not. Also anything new i.e. thalidomide can be used abundantly and then, well, things all of a sudden turn out terrifying and like, thalidomide can be quite useful in some cancers (usually occurring in later life) but good luck obtaining it as a treatment. Some things just get such a "name" for themselves, well, any good they might offer is like, unlikely.
Also, used to be you could get birth control like by walking in and proclaiming "I am female!" but it's actually SO dangerous to smokers, you'd pretty much have to buy it illegally if you are over 30, and fortunately the copper IUD is back in style, now that they figured out it was a particular manufacturer, not actually IUDs that were the problem.
We're always working with a bunch of new information, although I do like to remind myself that vaping is way more safer in my opinion because I also believe in the placebo effect.
Even more do I believe that longitudinal studies can and should be done on vapers and etc. Because it's gonna be a while. I hope someone's planning one soon, but I have no idea.
Anna
