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[kristin]

CALL TO ACTION UPDATE! // OREGON FLAVOR BAN

HB 3090 would ban nicotine and tobacco products in flavors other than "tobacco." This bill is moving to a meeting in the Joint Ways and Means Committee. We will update when a hearing date is announced!

Oregon - Stop a Flavor Ban!

Take action to stop HB 3090 which would prohibit safer nicotine products in flavors other than tobacco!

casaa.org

 

[kristin]

Imagine Public Health saying "It's difficult for the public health community to support safer sex products (ie. condoms) because in the eyes of the public we will then become responsible for the increased sexual activity among young adults and the consequences in the future."

 

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"'Medically speaking, there’s no safe amount of nicotine or tobacco,' Dr. Tara Pelletier of MaineHealth said."

Scientifically speaking, NOTHING humans consume is 100% safe, so the same could be said for coffee, tea, soda, alcohol, ice cream...even water. Just another disingenuous claim intended to manipulate the public!

Supporters of bill to ban flavored tobacco products rally in Augusta

LD 1215 proposes ending the sale of flavored tobacco, directing enforcement at retailers rather than the consumer.

www.wabi.tv

 

[kristin]

CASAA BLOG
Anti-vaping campaigns look suspiciously like D.A.R.E. 2.0. Tobacco control harm reduction hypocrisy. Plans to lie to UK footballers about snus risks. CASAA CEO quoted. Clive Bates on rethinking nicotine. Calls to Action and more!

Anti-vaping Campaigns Are D.A.R.E. 2.0 and More! THR News

Anti-vaping campaigns are D.A.R.E. 2.0. Plans to lie to UK footballers about snus. Clive Bates on rethinking nicotine. Calls to Action & more!

casaa.org

 

[kristin]

Today's guest is Jacob Grier, journalist and author of The New Prohibition: The Dangerous Politics of Tobacco Control! We discuss his new book, the history of tobacco control, and how the new tobacco prohibition trends are impacting vaping, tobacco harm reduction, public health and personal freedoms.

The show starts at 4:30 PM Eastern/3:30 Pm Central!

Vaping and The New Prohibition with Jacob Grier

This week's guest is Jacob Grier, journalist and author of The New Prohibition: The Dangerous Politics of Tobacco Control. We discuss his new book, the histo...

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[kristin]

Pediatricians claim nicotine vape flavors should be banned because of EVALI (except that was caused by illicit THC vapes,) that there’s "no evidence" adults "require fruit and candy flavors to quit smoking” (except surveys show adults by far prefer non-tobacco flavors,) that it’s a "gateway to smoking" (except record low smoking rates have disproved that,) and that “toxic chemicals” in vapes pose a health risk (except they ignore “the dose makes the poison.”)

As pediatricians, we advocate banning flavored e-cigarettes to halt vaping trends - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Evidence of vaping's detrimental consequences is increasing rapidly and the need for prohibition of all flavored e-cigarettes.

blogs.bcm.edu

 

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In a world first (according to the UK government,) one million people will be encouraged to swap their cigarettes for a free vape kit, with even pregnant women being offered financial incentives to make the change.

Britain to encourage smokers to swap cigarettes for vapes

Up to one million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for "vapes", with pregnant women offered financial incentives to make the change in what will be a world first, the British government said on Tuesday.

www.reuters.com

 

[kristin]

A Rare Media Mention:

"The Consumer Advocacy for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA) is opposing the ban over fears it would remove safer alternatives to smoking.

“Minnesota’s flavor ban would undermine any decision by the FDA allowing low-risk, flavored tobacco products on the market,” CASAA stated on its website."

https://mndaily.com/276523/news/mn-proposed-flavor-tobacco-ban-faces-op

 

[kristin]

Tobacco Control has truly lost control of common sense...and reality.

"There’s evidence to show banning nicotine is beneficial to society."
“We’ve put in place something that could actually create a tobacco-free generation.”

Brookline Nicotine Bylaw Hopes To Create A “Smoke-Free Generation”

"There's evidence to show banning nicotine is beneficial to society, especially concerning its effects on younger users."

patch.com

 

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Longitudinal study finds that exclusive vaping was NOT associated with an increase in the risk of self-reported wheezing.

Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Cigarette Use, and Self-reported Wheezing in US Adults

This cohort study evaluates the association between electronic nicotine delivery systems, cigarette use, and self-reported wheezing in a population of US adults.

jamanetwork.com

 

[kristin]

It seems like the anti-nicotine syndicate views safer alternatives to smoking as a greater threat (to them) than smoking is (to public health)? Would they still have purpose (and funding) if people were only using non-deadly forms of nicotine?

Tobacco sales phaseout withers in California without support from anti-tobacco advocates

A bill to eventually ban tobacco sales in California has been shelved, and anti-tobacco groups won't say why they didn't offer support.

calmatters.org

 

[kristin]

Palau's adult smoking rate in 2000 was 30%. It dropped to 18.6% while vaping was legal. Smoking among men, however, is still at a whopping 28.5%.

Congratulations? You just banned even possessing a far safer product that was likely a big factor in your dramatic smoking decline.

 

[kristin]

This Medscape article opens with a story about a woman who was diagnosed with lung cancer after vaping for 7 years (never mind that she'd smoked for 40 years.) CASAA's 13,000+ testimonials got a mention and a link, but the author said nothing about our mission to educate the public about tobacco harm reduction. She was keen to point out that CASAA accepts donations from the e-cigarette industry, though.‍

What she doesn’t tell readers is that the vast majority of our “industry” donors are small business owners who are mainly vapers who opened vape shops, and those donations are a drop in the bucket compared to the funding anti-nicotine groups get from tobacco company MSA payments and cigarette taxes.

Should You Recommend E-cigs To Help Patients Quit Smoking?

The medical community remains split on recommending vaping to help patients who want to quit smoking cigarettes.

www.medscape.com

 

[kristin]

Another "vaping caused lung collapse" article, also filled with alarmist and very misleading claims about "links to heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure." While not mentioned here, these cases nearly always turn out to be tall, thin teens who are already at risk for pneumothorax.

E-cig causes collapsed lung in 16-year-old Israeli

A link has been found between e-cigs and heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure.

www.jpost.com

 

[kristin]

Their tweet says "not safe" (which is true, because NOTHING is 100% safe, including FDA-approved nicotine products,) but the graphic says "not safer." This is a DANGEROUS, IRRESPONSIBLE LIE that will only convince people who can't or won't quit that they may as well keep smoking.

 

[kristin]

CASAA BLOG

New study finds vaping doesn't cause wheezing. CASAA gets mentions in two articles. UK giving out free vape kits. Tobacco control prohibitionists keep lying. Calls to Action and more!

Vaping Doesn't Cause Wheezing and More! THR News

New study finds vaping doesn't cause wheezing. CASAA gets mentions in 2 articles. UK giving out free vape kits. Calls to Action and more!

casaa.org

 

[kristin]

Another BAD study attempts to attribute adverse effects to vaping using cross-sectional data that considers an e-cigarette "user" to be someone who EVER vaped even once, does NOT adjust for past SMOKING or know if the subject even vaped BEFORE the stroke.

The association between combustible/electronic cigarette use and stroke based on national health and nutrition examination survey - BMC Public Health

Aims This study aims to analyze the association between combustible/electronic cigarettes and the risk of stroke. Methods We obtained data from the 2017–2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The stroke history and combustible/electronic cigarette use were acquired by...

bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com

 

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"Having a caucus dedicated to protecting vape and nicotine consumer and industry interests could be a valuable tool to push back on the dominant congressional position, which has been shaped by anti-vaping and -tobacco groups like the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and its allies. Those groups have spent millions to influence the debate, and promote prohibition-leaning policy directions."

What Is the Congressional Tobacco Harm Reduction Caucus?

The new congressional tobacco harm reduction caucus is supported by Philip Morris International, which sells smoke-free products in the U.S.

vaping360.com

 

[kristin]

It’s pretty hypocritical to call out a small non-profit’s "industry" donations (the majority of which come from small businesses owned by vapers) when you not only accept funding from the pharmaceutical industry – which sells nicotine/cessation products that directly compete with the vape industry’s products – you were actually the TOP RECIPIENT of pharma industry dollars.

You've Quit Smoking with Vaping. Now What?

Many Americans use vapes to quit smoking cigarettes. But because of nicotine levels of e-cigarettes, patients also may need help quitting the unauthorized cessation tools.

www.medscape.com

The truth about WebMD, a hypochondriac's nightmare and Big Pharma's dream

What you need to know about the most popular source of medical information online.

www.vox.com

 

[kristin]

Misinformation from Harvard Health! 30+ yrs of research found NO increased risk of ANY diseases linked to Swedish snus, and even if there is still increased risk with US snus, it's TINY compared to smoking. That means snus IS really SAFER than smoking!

Is snuff really safer than smoking? - Harvard Health

The FDA authorized a brand of smokeless tobacco to use language in its advertising claiming that using snuff reduces risk of lung cancer compared to smoking cigarettes. Technically this is t...

www.health.harvard.edu