Health experts defend e-cigarettes despite concerns

[Skylare]

Health experts defend e-cigarettes despite concerns | Free Malaysia Today

“Alternatives to smoking do not need to be 100 percent safe, they just need to be much safer than tobacco cigarettes,” Etter said.

 

[philoshop]

This quote from one of the delegates, who wished to remain anonymous, tells the tale:

"If they are proved to help smokers quit, then “e-cigarettes could easily be sold in pharmacies where you have a controlled product” and ensure they are only sold to adults.
But she added: “We need regulation for this product.”"

The concern is not about public health or safety. It is entirely about control.

 

[WhiteHighlights]

This quote from one of the delegates, who wished to remain anonymous, tells the tale:

"If they are proved to help smokers quit, then “e-cigarettes could easily be sold in pharmacies where you have a controlled product” and ensure they are only sold to adults.
But she added: “We need regulation for this product.”"

The concern is not about public health or safety. It is entirely about control.

I couldn't like this post because sadly I agree with it...

 

[Mossy]

The best quote
" Alan Blum, a family doctor and director of The University of Alabama Center for the Study of tobacco and Society, says he would usually recommend e-cigarettes to patients trying to quit, rather than “give a pharmaceutical product which has side effects and which have not worked very well”.

Nice one.......but he did have to pull back a little when he said "But he also warned that e-cigarettes are being used by schoolchildren and that some people use ........ and ......... in the devices " obviously just trying to protect his rear end.

 

[Mossy]

I love the way the two offending words were edited when I copied the quote

 

[BigEgo]

This quote from one of the delegates, who wished to remain anonymous, tells the tale:

"If they are proved to help smokers quit, then “e-cigarettes could easily be sold in pharmacies where you have a controlled product” and ensure they are only sold to adults.
But she added: “We need regulation for this product.”"

The concern is not about public health or safety. It is entirely about control.

No, it's about money. BP doesn't want to lose their share of the market, neither does BT. And all the government is concerned about is finding a way to keep the (massive) cigarette taxes flowing.

Fighting a war on three fronts isn't easy.