Interesting article in NY Times today

[Tempesta]

About e-cigs being vilified in this country, because people think they're harmful, even with no proof. The article compares the US and Britain's approaches, and mentions that most of the US public doesn't know that vaping is safer, because we cannot legally be told that by manufacturers.

Interesting read.

 

[Mice Elf]

About e-cigs being vilified in this country, because people think they're harmful, even with no proof. The article compares the US and Britain's approaches, and mentions that most of the US public doesn't know that vaping is safer, because we cannot legally be told that by manufacturers.

Interesting read.

I read that last night, I thought it fairly balanced except for the click-bait title.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/h...-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

 

[Eskie]

I read that last night, I thought it fairly balanced except for the click-bait title.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/h...-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well

Is there supposed to be an issue about this article? Maybe I'm missing something, but the article was quite fair in illustrating the US/UK difference in approach, and repeatedly noted the harm reduction for smokers who stop thanks to vaping. I would think more articles like that in mainstream media is a positive for vaping, and helps illustrate the demonization of vaping that's been taking place.

 

[Mazinny]

If we had these types of articles two years ago, perhaps ....

Anyhow, i suppose better late than never. Really like this analogy to explain the attitude of American public health experts :

The American approach “is the same as asking, ‘What are the relative risks of jumping out a fourth story window versus taking the stairs?’” said David Sweanor, a lawyer with the Center for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa. “These guys are saying: ‘Look, these stairs, people could slip, they could get mugged. We just don’t know yet.’”

 

[retired1]

Already being discussed here: Safer to Puff, E-Cigarettes Can’t Shake Their Reputation as a Menace

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