Gerry Stimson Lecture on Vaping at London's Guildhall April 14th

[Oliver]

Following on from my post last week on the NEJM article , I thought this might interest ECFers - it's a lecture given last week by Professor Gerry Stimson on Harm Reduction, E-Cigarettes and the historical achievements in harm reduction in the UK.

It's a great lecture, and a really important historical perspective which should give Public Health great pause in their railing against vaping.

 

[Paul lamb]

Brilliant speech

And ECF shout out!!

 

[Adan]

Thanks for the link. Definitely worth a watch.

 

[Robino1]

Excellent. We've always called this tobacco harm reduction. If only this is can be done globally it would be a miracle.

I think about where we were just 3 or 4 short years ago. It was hard to even see something of this caliber being viewed. I do believe that eventually it will come to pass, being recognized as a viable alternative and embraced by more and more 'Health' organizations. Unfortunately, will it come too late? How many people are being turned off of possibly using a harm reduction tool because of the lies and misinformation that is being spread maliciously? Those are the people I am concerned with.

How many of the Anti's were in the audience? Were any there and did they start to think in a different way? Did this message get to those that need to hear it?

I really hope so.

 

[Oliver]

Robin - The Guildhall is a very auspicious venue in the City of London and has played host to many initiatives over the years that deal with drugs and alcohol substance abuse. I can't tell you who was in the crowd (although it was full), but I can say that it seemed to be people from all walks of life, and I'd imagine a few movers and shakers who were unaware of the issues Gerry described prior to attending. Antis? Yeah, probably a handful!

Gerry was introduced by Professor David Nutt, who you can see leaving the stage just before Gerry starts talking. David is no stranger to controversy himself, having been sacked from his post as UK government's "Drug Czar" for stating publicly that a certain substance is less dangerous than horse-riding! (a comparison that is objectively true).

Oh, David also has the best job title in the world: Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology.

 

[Robino1]

Thank the lord for copy and paste, there is no way I would ever be able to spell ..... Neuropsychopharmacology

LOLOL

 

[pbetter]

What an awesome speech, well worth the watch, this needs to be spread far and wide to try and educate people

 

[pennysmalls]

I'm hoping Mr. Stimson's attitude takes off in the public health world like vaping did for smokers. Like a freight train that now can't be stopped.

 

[Down-Time]

Finally! Just to be recognized as worthwhile.

Thank you for posting this.

 

[DebiK]

Great lecture! It would be wonderful to see speeches such as this all over the US. There is so much bad information out there. With more anti-vaping information being seen than pro-vaping, people tend to believe the bad.

 

[Tivaliman]

Following on from my post last week on the NEJM article , I thought this might interest ECFers - it's a lecture given last week by Professor Gerry Stimson on Harm Reduction, E-Cigarettes and the historical achievements in harm reduction in the UK.

It's a great lecture, and a really important historical perspective which should give Public Health great pause in their railing against vaping.

Following on from my post last week on the NEJM article , I thought this might interest ECFers - it's a lecture given last week by Professor Gerry Stimson on Harm Reduction, E-Cigarettes and the historical achievements in harm reduction in the UK.

It's a great lecture, and a really important historical perspective which should give Public Health great pause in their railing against vaping.

Definitely worth watching. "The best thing you can do is go to your Gp" lmao!
I feel confident knowing that there's some really smart and active people, who support the vaping community, doing what they do best. Very academic and simple in speech. They make the best teachers, people learn more because they have simplicity in they're presentations.
Kudos...
And a big shout out to the Ecf. Hip hip... Hooray!

 

[JC Okie]

What a refreshing presentation to watch! Logic. Nice for a change. Thank you for posting this.

 

[sonicdsl]

Following on from my post last week on the NEJM article , I thought this might interest ECFers - it's a lecture given last week by Professor Gerry Stimson on Harm Reduction, E-Cigarettes and the historical achievements in harm reduction in the UK.

It's a great lecture, and a really important historical perspective which should give Public Health great pause in their railing against vaping.

Excellent lecture, thank you for posting! I can only hope more people see and spread this now! (Going to YT to "like" and share! )

 

[juicynoos]

Much enjoyed this lecture, hopefully we will see many more proactive/pro vaping actions as anti's arguments give way to common sense.

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

Following on from my post last week on the NEJM article , I thought this might interest ECFers - it's a lecture given last week by Professor Gerry Stimson on Harm Reduction, E-Cigarettes and the historical achievements in harm reduction in the UK.

It's a great lecture, and a really important historical perspective which should give Public Health great pause in their railing against vaping.

Thanks for sharing! Shared with Vapor Advocates of Ontario!

Love when he displays the costs, 0,0,0,0,0 Saving money for taxpayers ;D

 

[djsvapour]

'Like' x lots.

 

[sonicdsl]

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Following on from my post last week on the NEJM article , I thought this might interest ECFers - it's a lecture given last week by Professor Gerry Stimson on Harm Reduction, E-Cigarettes and the historical achievements in harm reduction in the UK.

It's a great lecture, and a really important historical perspective which should give Public Health great pause in their railing against vaping.

 

[WharfRat1976]

The gentleman poses the question which he has no answer for namely, why did Public Health get behind harm reduction for drug abuse but does not get behind harm reduction for tobacco. That is the 100 billion dollar question.

Furthermore, not only does PH not get behind harm reduction for tobacco, they vehemently oppose it.

The first 19 minutes of the talk references the HIV epidemic and how PH backed harm reduction in the context of interveneous drug users.

I suppose one could conclude that PH was more concerned with people dying of Aids then from dying of tobacco related illnesses.

We all know the answer to the gentleman's question. He knows the answer as well.

I wonder why he did not come out and render the answer to his question?

Joe?

 

[Oliver]

The gentleman poses the question which he has no answer for namely, why did Public Health get behind harm reduction for drug abuse but does not get behind harm reduction for tobacco. That is the 100 billion dollar question.

Furthermore, not only does PH not get behind harm reduction for tobacco, they vehemently oppose it.

The first 19 minutes of the talk references the HIV epidemic and how PH backed harm reduction in the context of interveneous drug users.

I suppose one could conclude that PH was more concerned with people dying of Aids then from dying of tobacco related illnesses.

We all know the answer to the gentleman's question. He knows the answer as well.

I wonder why he did not come out and render the answer to his question?

Joe?

I don't think it has a straightforward answer. A valid answer would have to make mention of some combination of moral psychology, paradigms and thought leaders, money, the long (500 year) history of anti-tobacco crusades, and a whole host of things that add up to where we are at now.

 

[WattWick]

Saving this for later viewing and keeping an eye on the discussion. Thanks for sharing!