Gottlieb: What the Trump administration should do on vaping

[LoveVanilla]

What the Trump administration should do on vaping

As a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last winter made clear, vaping almost certainly contributes to accelerating declines in smoking rates. E-cigs aren't safe, but when used properly they are not nearly has harmful as lighting tobacco on fire and smoking it.

Yet providing adult smokers with a safer alternative to cigarettes cannot come at the expense of addicting a generation of young people to nicotine with these same products. New data from the Food and Drug Administration shows almost a third of teens now vape. And according to a study published in February in the Journal of the American Medical Association, young people who start out using nicotine through e-cigs are more likely to become long-term smokers.

The solution is to get e-cigs out of the hands of kids but preserve the devices' potential to help adult smokers fully quit cigarettes.

 

[bask]

“almost a third of teens now vape”

 

[Fredman1]

Its a craze and it'll pass. Nicotine isn't nearly as addictive as BTs chemically laced cigarettes. Its much easier to quit vaping than smoking due to the addictive additives in cigarettes.

 

[Jman8]

The solution is to get e-cigs out of the hands of kids but preserve the devices' potential to help adult smokers fully quit cigarettes.

No, that is not the solution. That's a regulation pipe dream and NEVER EVER IS GOING TO HAPPEN that way. It literally is just creating a black market for kids. How'd that work out recently?

The actual solution is one of two options, neither of which stand much of a chance. The pro-vaping solution truly ought to be make it legal for everyone regardless of age. For sure this is debatable, and I'm glad to debate it with anyone. Be warned, you'll lose the debate. The other option is the ANTZ solution, as in ban all of vaping, or as much as legally possible. If a huge black market results, oh well, we can deal with that as it comes up. If it proves to be inherently unsafe, don't worry, we can spin that information and continue to fool people indefinitely.

 

[thanswr1]

>>>>But many shirk their duty to keep these products out of the hands of kids.
I call horse hockey. I don't know of one B&M vape shop that doesn't age check and sells to minors.

This is another FDA fantasy along the lines of "they're marketing to children".

 

[jeff roberts]

FDA is a joke, they are pro vape shop for a while and then out of no where they are pushing an anti-flavor agenda? FOLLOW THE $$$

 

[nomore stinkies]

Well I knew Trump would have a sensible answer and he did.
I wonder what was drawing kids to JUUL /vaping? The absurd dose of nicotine (50mg) or bubble gum? What else do they vape? THC. I bet if you take away the nic and thc they're not going to vape for a blast of bubblegum . Illinois now wants to ban internet sales. I'm screwed. We are up against the "children" politicians here. I remember one of them said nic poisonings are sky high while kids were munching on tide pods. Good grief all I wanted to do is quit smoking!

 

[stols001]

The fact the Gottlieb left the FDA when he did when he makes these kinds of statements troubles me. He could read the writing on the wall I am sure.

I would NOT be at all shocked if at least 1/3 of teens have tried vaping.

It's not the nic, the vape, the flavor or ANYTHING. It's just that they have heard infinity times by now they are doing it, loving it, etc.. At this point, they probably think THEY SHOULD vape, it's EXPECTED of them..

One way to curb the teen epidemic? SHUT Up about it.

The only solution is to let things be, and move ON.

But no... we can't have THAT.

There are many more pressing issues like the 4th amendment and the right to bear arms. I think it needs some updating because automatic rifles stand no chance against a tank. I still think that needs looked at but no we are wasting our time on the evils of vaping.

Anna