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[kristin]

And what is NOT in the Top 10 list from this study of the most important factors associated with nicotine vaping among adolescents who were previously tobacco-naive?

The availability of non-tobacco flavored products. Hmm...

Family, Friends Identified as Major Influences of e-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents

Electronic nicotine devices, originally marketed to help smokers quit cigarettes, have resulted in a worldwide outbreak of adolescent nicotine consumers.

www.ajmc.com

 

[kristin]

"Folks should refrain from using vapes as a smoking alternative....There may be multiple quit dates in your life, but every smoke-free day will benefit your health."

Conflicting, irresponsible statements like the above ENDANGER adults who smoke!

It's undeniable that nicotine vaping is SMOKE-FREE and reduces health risks for people who smoke. Yet these "experts" are essentially advising people to KEEP SMOKING rather than use a vapor product in-between these (often rare) quit attempts. That is DEADLY advice!

Experts warn of nicotine addiction risks

A nicotine addiction can seriously impact one’s health. Those who smoke or vape may notice over time they have difficulty performing normal, everyday activities because of damage to their lungs.

www.huntingdondailynews.com

 

[kristin]

Michelle Minton on how the Netflix documentary "Big Vape" left out the dramatic decline of youth smoking with the advent of vaping and that pesky "gateway effect" that never materialized.



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[kristin]

Helen Redmond on the how the anti-vaping "millionaire moms of PAVe" in the Netflix "Big Vape" documentary came off as "very unempathic, very cold, clearly very privileged."



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[kristin]

It's completely antithetical to the protection of public health that low risk harm tobacco products face huge obstacles and continuous scrutiny even after authorization, while deadly combustible products continue to be sold without needing authorization.

MRTP Renewal Filed for General Snus

The FDA's 2017 modified-risk granted orders expire in 2014.

tobaccoreporter.com

 

[kristin]

Anti-THR groups are having a hissy fit because companies affected by FDA regulations get to make the argument for their reduced risk products before those groups got a chance to bully the FDA into disregarding science and banning life-saving products. ‍

Tanden, Becerra, Califf make time for a meeting with tobacco lobbyists on the menthol ban

A host of major Biden health officials took time for a meeting with tobacco industry lobbyists about a proposed ban on menthol cigarettes.

www.statnews.com

 

[kristin]

 

[kristin]

Lindsey Stroud brings the receipts and doesn't hold back on how she feels about anti-THR groups lying about vaping leading to smoking.

Don't miss Part 2 with Lindsey TOMORROW, Dec. 2nd at 4:30 PM ET/3:30 PM CT!

 

[kristin]

️CASAA BLOG️
Contradictory messaging about #vaping endangers lives. New Zealand to repeal bad tobacco laws. The real reasons youth vape. Guest doesn't hold back on CASAA Live. Anti-THR groups throw a hissy fit and more!

Contradictory Messaging About Vaping & More! THR News

Contradictory messaging about vaping endangers lives. The real reasons youth vape. Anti-THR groups throw a hissy fit and more!

casaa.org

 

[kristin]

️CASAA LIVE️

TODAY at 4:30 PM ET/3:30 PM CT, guest @lmstroud89 rejoins us for Part 2 of breaking down vaping by the numbers. In this episode, she debunks claims that more youth vape than adults, that vaping doesn't help adults quit smoking and more!

 

[kristin]

The media just continues to fan the flames of youth vaping hysteria. In TRUTH, youth tobacco use is at an all-time low in SD. In fact, 5% of SD middle schoolers SMOKED in 2011, but just 5.4% used ANY tobacco product (including vaping) in 2021.

This article uses anecdotal stories about confiscated vapes and a false claim that heart risks from vaping are "similar to cigarettes...increasing the risk of death." It also contains the claim that 80,000 fentanyl-laced vapes were confiscated in Omaha, but we could only find a story about 80,000 PILLS.

Finally, it says 1/3 of high school students vape. That was true back in 2019 when the vaping rate was 27.7%, but that has dropped to 10% in 2023, which is 1/10. (Remember, too, that "current vaping" is defined as "EVEN ON PUFF" in the past 30 days.)

Schools battle young students vaping

When he opens his desk drawer, Marty Indian School Superintendent George Erdahl takes out a bucket of confiscated vapes.

www.dakotanewsnow.com

 

[kristin]

In a country where 18.6% of adults smoke, they want to raise the cost and ban flavors of harm reduction products in a foolhardy attempt to dissuade youth.

This is akin to banning seat belts because kids feel safer driving recklessly with seat belts. ‍

Advocates Dismayed at Denmark’s “Horrible” Nicotine Clampdown

More flavor bans and a tax hike squeeze access, even as other Scandinavian countries enjoy tobacco harm reduction success stories.

filtermag.org

 

[kristin]

Oh, Canada!

Health minister slams nicotine pouches, tobacco company alleges defamation

Health minister slams nicotine pouches, tobacco company alleges defamation - National | Globalnews.ca

One of Canada's largest tobacco companies is responding to the Canadian health minister's recent comments around nicotine pouches.

globalnews.ca

 

[kristin]

This insightful article gives us hope that more journalists will finally start questioning public health's prohibition narrative and their war on THR!

"Prohibition is almost never effective at preventing the consumption of a product individuals wish to use." ~ Jeff Jacoby, The Boston Globe

Brookline’s phased cigarette ban is unwise, irrational, and deeply patronizing - The Boston Globe

The ordinance bans sales of tobacco or vapes to anyone born after 1999 — forever.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[kristin]

"Bans don’t make smokers quit; instead they might pave the way for an illicit market, potentially culminating in escalated law enforcement interactions, subsequent arrests and criminal charges."
~ Jessica Smith-Petersen, a chief deputy public defender in Clark County

Despite good intentions, ban on menthol may have ugly consequences

As a chief deputy public defender in Clark County, I have witnessed countless times how well-meaning laws have inadvertently imposed a disproportionate burden on communities of color, ushering in heightened law enforcement presence and subsequent legal entanglements ...

lasvegassun.com

 

[kristin]

"Unless there are real safeguards against criminal prosecution of Black and Brown communities, the proposed menthol ban will have unintended consequences."

We KNOW that bans don't work!!

Biden administration pulls back from banning menthol cigarettes

The Biden administration delays a ban menthol cigarettes after pressure from civil rights groups who argued a ban would unfairly target Black smokers.

abcnews.go.com

 

[kristin]

"Nearly half of audience is under 25."

In truth, it's 40%, meaning 60% are OVER 25. Downplayed is that these aren't ads for cigarettes, but LOW RISK SMOKING ALTRNATIVES like vapor products, and just 4.2% of the audience is under 18, so the vast majority are ADULTS who might otherwise SMOKE. Studies show ads have TINY influence on youth uptake.

Tobacco Industry Ads Generate Billions of Views and Reach Millions of…

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

www.tobaccofreekids.org

 

[kristin]

What this article fails to acknowledge is that overall youth tobacco use (including vaping) reached a RECORD LOW in 2023 & one reason "underage" sales are up is because tens of thousands of 18, 19 & 20 year old ADULTS are now considered "underage."

They also include unscientific anti-vaping talking points. In truth, youth vaping is NOT rising, does NOT lead to smoking, very few youth get "addicted" to vaping (and they were likely to have SMOKED instead) and is NOT proven to increase “asthma-like symptoms and potential decreased fertility.”

Underage cigarette and vape sales increase while Wisconsin law lags behind

Wisconsin's underage tobacco product sales have doubled since 2019. Lawmakers have been slow to update state law to match federal law.

www.jsonline.com

 

[kristin]

"One thing is clear about underage e-cigarette use: Adolescents like flavors."

Equally clear: ADULTS like flavors.

And no, the 2023 NYTS did NOT show evidence that flavor bans "may have contributed to a decline" in vaping. As the chart shows, high school vaping has declined significantly since 2019, while the percentage of those who vape using flavors has risen from 71.7% to 90.3%. With more high school vapers using flavors than ever before, how do they conclude flavor bans had any effect? Additionally, studies have shown that flavor bans actually increased SMOKING. Double fail.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/learning/should-governments-do-more-to-discourage-people-from-smoking-and-vaping.html

 

[kristin]

QUOTE: “The trend toward electronic cigarettes is decreasing the funds the state receives from the agreement with tobacco companies, creating a gap in funding, according to the legislation that established the commission.

“The problem right now is the (master settlement agreement) funds are declining over time,” said Yvonne Jonk of the Maine Rural Health Research Center. “We know that the trend is a reduction in smoking of tobacco products but vaping is on the rise. Short of some kind of lawsuit against the vaping companies, how are we going to rectify the fact that those dollars are on the downhill?”

Tobacco Control's true priorities exposed? It’s obvious from this that vaping is reducing deadly smoking, but that means less funds for “tobacco” prevention coming from cigarette sales, so Ms. Jonk low-key suggests suing VAPING companies for...what? Reducing smoking? Tobacco Control is OUT of control!

Panel looks to ensure settlement funds target tobacco use prevention

Maine is one of 46 states to receive funds each year.

spectrumlocalnews.com