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[kristin]

Study participants smoked but had never vaped before. Both smoking & vaping delayed blood vessels from dilating back to normal (as does caffeine.) It's long been understood that people with PREEXISTING heart conditions should avoid nicotine/caffeine.

Researchers did not appear to take into consideration that carbon monoxide, which also has been linked to atherosclerosis, is present in cigarette smoke but NOT present in e-cigarette vapor. Eliminating carbon monoxide exposure means less risk to the heart. That means SAFER.

Furthermore, in 2013 the FDA stopped requiring nicotine gum labels to advise only 12 weeks of use, because studies showed "adverse effects...were described as MINOR AND TRANSIENT, and there was NO CORRELATION between long-term gum use and cardiovascular events." So, nicotine gum doesn’t appear to raise the risk of heart attack, but somehow nicotine vapes do? Hmmm...something is fishy here.

E-cigarettes not a safer alternative to smoking

UTA researcher suggests vaping just as unhealthy as smoking

www.uta.edu

 

[kristin]

Unsurprisingly, a former "Drug Czar" misleads the public about a drug.

He falsely suggests that a "number of kids are dying" from disposable nicotine vapes and his warning that they "may contain the dangerous opioid fentanyl" is pure scaremongering.

But we do agree with him that the "new Texas law punishing kids who vape is too aggressive." The law requires “students caught with vapes at the school to be placed in an alternative schooling environment, or Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) even if it’s their FIRST OFFENSE.” Nicotine is not a controlled substance, nor is it intoxicating. Such harsh punishment should be reserved for truly dangerous behavior, not something as low risk as vaping nicotine.

Ex ‘Drug Czar’ talks FDA action against e-cigs, Texas law that punishes kids for vaping

Earlier this year, the U.S Food and Drug Administration announced it would crack down on the illegal sale of disposable e-cigarettes.

www.kxan.com

 

[kristin]

The FDA seems proud that it has managed to "authorize 23 e-cigarettes" (out of MILLIONS of products.)

In reality, the agency authorized just SEVEN e-cig devices and 12 refills since 2020 (and NONE have been authorized since July 2022.) ALL of the products are only authorized to be sold with artificial "tobacco" flavored e-liquid.

About FDA's New "Authorized E-Cigarette" List...

The FDA has created a list of e-cigarettes authorized for sale, but the list includes refills, duplicates and non-e-cigarette products.

vaping360.com

 

[kristin]

Note how they don't mention what the "negative impacts" of snus use are -- because there really aren't any other than possible dependency.

Mr. Murphy should be happy that, rather than smoke as he did, the current generation is choosing to NOT SMOKE.

Danny Murphy: I used snus during my career but believe football clubs should ban it

Former Liverpool and Tottenham star Danny Murphy has admitted he used snus during his career – but believes it should be banned now. The Professional Footballers’ Association and Loughb…

talksport.com

 

[kristin]

 

[kristin]

"The results of this study alleviate the concern that access to e-cigarettes and other low-risk nicotine products promote smoking. There is no sign of that, and there are some signs that they in fact compete against cigarettes..."
~ Professor Peter Hajek, Director of Health and Lifestyle Research Unit, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London

Population study finds no sign that e-cigarettes are a gateway into smoking

The most comprehensive study to date investigating whether e-cigarettes are a gateway into or out of smoking finds that, at the population level, there is no sign that e-cigarettes and other alternative nicotine delivery products promote smoking.

medicalxpress.com

 

[kristin]

CASAA LIVE
This week's guest is Corey Pegues, a retired NY Deputy Inspector, who joins Alex and Logan to discuss the FDA's looming ban on menthol, illicit markets for tobacco/nicotine products, and if harm reduction can help solve issues between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

Catch the show LIVE tomorrow, Saturday September 23rd at 4:30PM ET/3:30PM CT!

 

[kristin]

CASAA BLOG

FDA's Special Math for vaping products. CASAA in the news and at GTNF. New study finds there's still no "gateway" to smoking. An asthma study with a timing problem. Former "Drug Czar" unsurprisingly misleads the public. Engineering a snus panic and more!

FDA's Special Math For Vaping Products & More!

FDA's Special Math for vaping products. CASAA in action. Study finds there's still no "gateway" to smoking. Engineering a snus panic & more!

casaa.org

 

[kristin]

Another study finds vaping isn't leading to smoking. How many more will it take for this myth to finally be considered DEBUNKED?

"The emergence of e-cigarettes has coincided with THE MOST RAPID DECLINES IN CIGARETTE USE over the past thirty years."

Dramatic Reductions in Cigarette Smoking Prevalence among High School Youth from 1991 to 2022 Unlikely to Have Been Undermined by E-Cigarettes

There is concern that youth e-cigarette use could lead youth to initiate cigarette smoking. This study identifies epochs of cigarette smoking among U.S. high school students in three commonly utilized national school-based surveys over three decades without a priori assumptions. We examined...

www.mdpi.com

 

[kristin]

In a country that is the second largest producer of tobacco in the world and where approximately 100 MILLION people ages 15 and older SMOKE, it's ILLEGAL to even POSSESS a product that is at least 95% safer than smoking.

It's unconscionable.

Possession Of E-Cigarettes Is A Violation Of Law, Says Health Ministry

The union health ministry has asserted that the possession of e-cigarettes in any form, quantity, or manner is in direct violation of PECA

inc42.com

 

[kristin]

After reviewing the data, this new study finds that any public health benefits of reducing youth #vaping via flavor restrictions and/or bans may be "offset by public health costs from increased cigarette sales."

Put simply, flavor bans increase smoking.

Study: Flavored Vape Bans Increase Cigarette Sales

New research shows that restrictions on flavored vaping products lead to decreased vape sales---but also increased cigarette sales.

vaping360.com

 

[kristin]

"The TRUTH is [vaping is] a promising harm reduction option for people who would smoke anyway....

Restrictions on e-cigarettes might undo years of public health progress."
~ Peter Clark

Vaping is unhealthy, but banning it in Arizona could hurt teens more

Opinion: Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and others say a vaping ban could keep more teens from smoking. Here's why they're wrong.

www.azcentral.com

 

[kristin]

After Finland ceased classifying higher nicotine pouches as "medicines," smuggling of (very low risk) snus has dramatically decreased. Australia, which created a huge illicit market by requiring a prescription for vapor products, could learn from this.

Snus smuggling plummets after nicotine pouch law reform

The widespread availability of strong nicotine pouches in Finland has dramatically reduced the smuggling of oral tobacco products from neighbouring Sweden.

yle.fi

 

[kristin]

“We seem to have reached peak dishonesty in parts of the health community. Instead of celebrating and sharing the good news that we have nicotine products that substitute for smoking and are likely to be at least 95 percent less risky, we have doctors declaring that it would be better to lie to the public, and pretend all these products are equally dangerous in the hope they won’t use them.”
~ Clive Bates

Uproar as “95 Percent Safer” Message Blamed for Youth Vaping - Filter

A prominent British physician has sparked controversy by blaming the country’s message that vapes are “95 percent safer” than cigarettes ...

filtermag.org

 

[kristin]

The good news is that this study will be one of the very few that actually compares the effects of vaping to smoking.

However, when it comes to comparing it to never-smoking, it would be disingenuous not to compare vaping to other risks that society deems "acceptable." For example, how much more of a health risk is vaping compared to consuming coffee or alcohol, or activities such as cycling, rock climbing, parachuting, etc.?

Vaping: New study launched into long-term impact on vascular health

A new study, which will take 18 months to complete, will investigate the body's response to e-cigarettes. Specifically, researchers will look at the blood vessels.

news.sky.com

 

[kristin]

PMI has developed heat-not-burn sticks (LEVIA) that don't contain tobacco but a "non-tobacco substrate" infused with nicotine and various flavors. The product may avoid the punitive taxes and restrictions imposed on other low risk tobacco products.

Philip Morris develops zero-tobacco heat stick that may avoid regulations

Philip Morris International (PMI) on Thursday unveiled a zero-tobacco stick for use with its "heat-not-burn" device IQOS, which may help the company avoid tax and other regulations that affect its tobacco products in some markets.

www.reuters.com

 

[kristin]

"If it is only vaping, then why do we care about nicotine use, in itself a relatively low harm substance? Is it that, morally, we do not like the idea of dependence or is it that we struggle with harm perceptions that distort clinical reasoning?"

Indeed.

 

[kristin]

"Industry observers...have been talking about the growing neo-prohibition movement for a while now. The new story is about making alcoholic beverages less socially acceptable, like with tobacco.”

Tobacco, now nicotine, next alcohol. When will it end?

Is Alcohol the New Tobacco?

As the U.S. weighs new guidelines that would significantly reduce the suggested number of drinks per week, a movement brews to equate drinking with smoking.

www.wineenthusiast.com

 

[kristin]

This article was going fairly well until it said "One of the most common health risks is popcorn lung." This is patently false. Vaping has NOT been shown to cause "popcorn lung," a condition typically linked to inhaling "oils" that are NOT found in vapes.

Vaping: Why People Do It, and the Potential Risks Involved - VIVA GLAM MAGAZINE™

Vaping has become very popular in recent years, so much so that you may start to see vape pens in movies and television shows instead of or even alongside cigarettes. You may have even noticed people at work, in your neighborhood, or generally out and about in public vaping. With it becoming...

vivaglammagazine.com

 

[Ipster]

Hands down one of the worst supposed "Medical" news presentations I've seen. What a mess this article is!
First and foremost, theres no peer review. Always, always, always look for peer reviewed bona fide studies including resources, study size, control groups, and more. A single opinion in any industry magazine whether health care or automobile care, is like a tuchus. Everyone has one. Verify!
The writing is so convoluted it's hilarious. We all know Vaporizors release vapor, not "smoke" as in combustibles. Submitting articles to any publication willing to accept them doesn't give them merit, or readability. No editing. Look at this sentence- "inhaling e-cigarette smoke could be damaging neutrophils, the first line of defense in the human immune system. The findings are important as previous research has shown that damage caused to neutrophil by cigarette smoking can lead to long-term lung damage"
WTH? OK either choose to write about damages caused by cigarette "SMOKE" or choose to write about e-cigarette vapor emissions.
Unfortunately the remainder of this article continues to obfuscate between tobacco cigarettes and e-cigarettes. It's not only in the misuse of the wording for vapor, but a deliberate comparison in terms of supposed, yet undocumented health risks.
Im an ardent supporter of CASAA, I won't change my opinion over choice in re published articles. I recommend to ECF readers that they always seek out peer reviewed medical studies, check the references footnotes and supporting research. Its rarer to see a dozen or more tuchuses in agreement reviewing data, which seemed missing as well.